sec.193Deciding authority may make directions about applications

### sec.193 Deciding authority may make directions about applications The deciding authority may, by written notice, direct an applicant to do all or any of the following within a stated period— complete or correct the application if it appears to the deciding authority to be incorrect, incomplete or defective; do any thing required of the applicant under this Act or another Act to allow the application to be decided; give the deciding authority or another stated entity additional information about, or relevant to, the application; give the deciding authority or another stated entity an independent report, statement or statutory declaration verifying all or any of the following— any information included in the application; any additional information required under paragraph (c) ; that the applicant meets any eligibility or capability criteria relevant for the application. The deciding authority may— require the independent report, statement or statutory declaration required by the direction— to be made by an appropriately qualified independent person or by the applicant; and if the applicant is a corporation—to be made for the applicant by an executive officer of the applicant; or act under this section more than once in relation to a particular application; or extend the period for complying with the direction. A regulation may prescribe— examples of additional information about, or relevant to, an application; and the minimum period for the stated period mentioned in subsection (1) . The applicant must bear the costs incurred in complying with the direction. The applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application if the applicant does not comply with the direction within the stated period in the direction. In this section— executive officer , of a corporation, means a person who is concerned with or takes part in its management, whether or not the person is a director or the person’s position is given the name of executive officer. information includes a document. (sec.193-ssec.1) The deciding authority may, by written notice, direct an applicant to do all or any of the following within a stated period— complete or correct the application if it appears to the deciding authority to be incorrect, incomplete or defective; do any thing required of the applicant under this Act or another Act to allow the application to be decided; give the deciding authority or another stated entity additional information about, or relevant to, the application; give the deciding authority or another stated entity an independent report, statement or statutory declaration verifying all or any of the following— any information included in the application; any additional information required under paragraph (c) ; that the applicant meets any eligibility or capability criteria relevant for the application. (sec.193-ssec.2) The deciding authority may— require the independent report, statement or statutory declaration required by the direction— to be made by an appropriately qualified independent person or by the applicant; and if the applicant is a corporation—to be made for the applicant by an executive officer of the applicant; or act under this section more than once in relation to a particular application; or extend the period for complying with the direction. (sec.193-ssec.3) A regulation may prescribe— examples of additional information about, or relevant to, an application; and the minimum period for the stated period mentioned in subsection (1) . (sec.193-ssec.4) The applicant must bear the costs incurred in complying with the direction. (sec.193-ssec.5) The applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application if the applicant does not comply with the direction within the stated period in the direction. (sec.193-ssec.6) In this section— executive officer , of a corporation, means a person who is concerned with or takes part in its management, whether or not the person is a director or the person’s position is given the name of executive officer. information includes a document. - (a) complete or correct the application if it appears to the deciding authority to be incorrect, incomplete or defective; - (b) do any thing required of the applicant under this Act or another Act to allow the application to be decided; - (c) give the deciding authority or another stated entity additional information about, or relevant to, the application; - (d) give the deciding authority or another stated entity an independent report, statement or statutory declaration verifying all or any of the following— (i) any information included in the application; (ii) any additional information required under paragraph (c) ; (iii) that the applicant meets any eligibility or capability criteria relevant for the application. - (i) any information included in the application; - (ii) any additional information required under paragraph (c) ; - (iii) that the applicant meets any eligibility or capability criteria relevant for the application. - (i) any information included in the application; - (ii) any additional information required under paragraph (c) ; - (iii) that the applicant meets any eligibility or capability criteria relevant for the application. - (a) require the independent report, statement or statutory declaration required by the direction— (i) to be made by an appropriately qualified independent person or by the applicant; and (ii) if the applicant is a corporation—to be made for the applicant by an executive officer of the applicant; or - (i) to be made by an appropriately qualified independent person or by the applicant; and - (ii) if the applicant is a corporation—to be made for the applicant by an executive officer of the applicant; or - (b) act under this section more than once in relation to a particular application; or - (c) extend the period for complying with the direction. - (i) to be made by an appropriately qualified independent person or by the applicant; and - (ii) if the applicant is a corporation—to be made for the applicant by an executive officer of the applicant; or - (a) examples of additional information about, or relevant to, an application; and - (b) the minimum period for the stated period mentioned in subsection (1) .