90CGrant or refusal of application

90C Grant or refusal of application

90C Grant or refusal of application

(1) The Secretary may grant or refuse an application for the issue or transfer of an Aboriginal heritage impact permit.

(2) An application is granted by the issue or transfer of the permit concerned.

(3) If the Secretary proposes to refuse such an application, the Secretary must before doing so—

(a) give notice to the applicant that the Secretary intends to do so, and

(b) specify in that notice the reasons for the Secretary’s intention to do so, and

(c) give the applicant a reasonable opportunity to make submissions in relation to the matter, and

(d) take into consideration any such submissions by the applicant.

(4) A permit is issued or transferred by notice in writing given to the applicant.

Note.

Section 90L enables appeals to be made in connection with permit applications within a specified period after the person is given notice of the decision concerned.

s 90C: Ins 2010 No 38, Sch 1 [37]. Am 2021 No 47, Sch 1.1[16]; 2022 No 59, Sch 3.46[4] [5].