7Weight to be given to views of independent body or special adviser

7 Weight to be given to views of independent body or special adviser

(1) When considering the making of a decision under section 23DN of the Act in relation to premises, the Minister must take into account: (2) The Minister may take into account an advisory report, an assessment report or an accreditation action which is not the most recent. (a) views expressed or implied by an independent body in its advisory report or assessment report, or by its accreditation action, or by a special adviser in its assessment report; and (b) any other person’s view obtained and put forward by an applicant for approval or by the holder of an approval under section 23DN of the Act; the Minister should generally give greater weight to the views of the independent body or the special adviser, as appropriate.