sec.242Chief executive may require further information or document

sec.242 Chief executive may require further information or document

Before deciding an application for an animal authority, the chief executive may ask the applicant for further information or a document the chief executive requires to decide the application. The chief executive may require the information or document to be verified by a statutory declaration. The chief executive may give the applicant a notice asking the applicant to give the information or document by the day stated in the notice. A notice given under subsection (3) must— be given to the applicant within 20 business days after the chief executive receives the application; and state a reasonable period, of at least 20 business days after the notice is given to the applicant, within which the information or document must be given to the chief executive. The applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application if the applicant does not comply with the request within— if the chief executive has given a notice to the applicant under subsection (3) —the period stated in the notice; or otherwise—a reasonable period. The chief executive may extend a period mentioned in subsection (5) . s 242 sub 2025 SL No. 125 s 10 (sec.242-ssec.1) Before deciding an application for an animal authority, the chief executive may ask the applicant for further information or a document the chief executive requires to decide the application. (sec.242-ssec.2) The chief executive may require the information or document to be verified by a statutory declaration. (sec.242-ssec.3) The chief executive may give the applicant a notice asking the applicant to give the information or document by the day stated in the notice. (sec.242-ssec.4) A notice given under subsection (3) must— be given to the applicant within 20 business days after the chief executive receives the application; and state a reasonable period, of at least 20 business days after the notice is given to the applicant, within which the information or document must be given to the chief executive. (sec.242-ssec.5) The applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application if the applicant does not comply with the request within— if the chief executive has given a notice to the applicant under subsection (3) —the period stated in the notice; or otherwise—a reasonable period. (sec.242-ssec.6) The chief executive may extend a period mentioned in subsection (5) .

• (a) be given to the applicant within 20 business days after the chief executive receives the application; and
• (b) state a reasonable period, of at least 20 business days after the notice is given to the applicant, within which the information or document must be given to the chief executive.
• (a) if the chief executive has given a notice to the applicant under subsection (3) —the period stated in the notice; or
• (b) otherwise—a reasonable period.