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15 Decision on application

(1) If the Secretary receives an application in accordance with section 14 to approve an organisation, the Secretary must, as soon as is reasonably practicable: (a) if the Secretary is reasonably satisfied of the matters mentioned in subsection (2): (i) approve the organisation; and (ii) allocate a unique number (the organisation’s approval number) to the organisation; or (b) otherwise—refuse the application. (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), the matters are as follows: (a) the organisation is a not‑for‑profit entity; (b) the organisation has a function of providing care to homeless people; (c) the organisation is not an approved pharmacist or an approved hospital authority; (d) were the organisation to be approved, the organisation would assist eligible patients to receive special arrangement supplies of eligible pharmaceutical benefits in accordance with this instrument. (3) The Secretary must give the organisation notice in writing of: (a) the decision; and (b) the date the decision takes effect; and (c) if the decision was to approve the organisation—the organisation’s approval number.