12ASecretary must make a decision on an application for a manufacture permit

12A Secretary must make a decision on an application for a manufacture permit

(1) If the holder of a manufacture licence has made an application for a manufacture permit, the Secretary must decide whether to grant, or refuse to grant, the permit. (2) The Secretary may, subject to subsections (3) and (4), grant a manufacture permit if the Secretary considers it appropriate in all the circumstances to do so. (3) The Secretary may refuse to grant a manufacture permit if the Secretary is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the holder of the manufacture licence to which the permit relates has breached a condition of the licence. (4) The Secretary must refuse to grant a manufacture permit if: (a) the application fee (if any) has not been paid; or (aa) the Secretary is not satisfied on reasonable grounds that applicable standards have been or will be met, as the case requires; or (ab) the Secretary is satisfied on reasonable grounds that one or more circumstances exist that are prescribed by the regulations as circumstances in which a permit must not be granted; or (ac) the Secretary is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the application for the permit contains information, or information has been given by the applicant in relation to the application, that: (i) is false or misleading in a material particular; or (ii) omits any matter or thing without which the application is misleading in a material respect; or (b) the applicant has not complied with a requirement under subsection 14J(1) (additional information) in relation to the application.

Note: The Secretary must have regard to any applicable guidelines (see subsection 26C(2)).