56Acceptance of application

56 Acceptance of application (1) Within 21 days of an application being lodged, the Director must: (a) if it complies with the requirements in section 52 – accept the application for consideration; or

Liquor Act 2019 42 (b) if it does not comply with the requirements of section 52 – refuse to accept the application; or (c) if specified changes to comply with the requirements in section 52 are made to it within 28 days, or such longer period as the Director allows – accept the application provisionally. (2) As soon as practicable after making a decision under subsection (1), the Director must give a decision notice to the (3) An application that is accepted provisionally is to be considered accepted if the specified changes are made to it within the specified time, otherwise it is to be taken as refused. (4) Within 14 days of accepting an application, the Director must inform the following that an application has been made and accepted: (b) the Commissioner of Police; (c) if the application relates to premises within a local government area – the chief executive officer of the local council.