60Decision to issue licence or authority

60 Decision to issue licence or authority (1) After considering the application, the Commission must, in accordance with section 49, decide whether to: (a) issue the licence or authority, with or without additional conditions; or (b) refuse to issue the licence or authority. (2) The Commission must make a decision under subsection (1) within 28 days after the later of the following: (a) if the application was exempted from public notice by the Director under section 57(2) – the day the application was accepted; (b) if no objection is made to the application within the time allowed under section 61 – the day the time allowed under that section expires; (c) if an objection to the application is made within the time allowed under section 61 – the day the period allowed for the applicant's response to the complaint under section 62 expires. (3) As soon as practicable after making a decision under subsection (1), the Commission must give a decision notice to: (4) If the Commission refuses to issue a licence or an authority, it may refund the whole or any part of the application fee.

Liquor Act 2019 46 (5) To avoid doubt, the Commission may issue a licence and an authority in respect of premises that are not yet constructed, or are still under construction, but liquor must not be sold under the licence until: (a) the Commission gives the licensee written approval to do so; or (b) the licence is transferred and a certificate of transfer is issued under section 74.