sec.261Steps to be taken after application decided

sec.261 Steps to be taken after application decided

If the chief executive decides to renew an existing licence, the chief executive must, as soon as practicable after making the decision, give the applicant the licence, as renewed under this part. Despite section 259 (1) (b) , the term of the licence, as renewed under this part, is taken to have started immediately after the day the existing licence would otherwise have ended. Subsection (4) applies if the chief executive decides to do any of the following— refuse the application; renew the existing licence as a renewable licence of a different type than the type applied for; renew the existing licence, as a renewable licence of the same or a different type, with conditions. The chief executive must, as soon as practicable after making the decision, give the applicant— an information notice for the decision; and if the chief executive decides to refuse the application—a notice stating that the refusal does not prevent the applicant from applying for a new animal authority under part 1 or 2 . However, subsection (4) does not apply in relation to the renewal of an existing licence on a condition that— applied to the existing licence immediately before its renewal; or the applicant sought in the application for renewal. A document mentioned in subsection (1) or (4) may be given to the applicant using the authority management system or in another way. s 261 (prev s 262) amd 2025 SL No. 125 s 17 (1) – (2) renum 2025 SL No. 125 s 17 (3) (sec.261-ssec.1) If the chief executive decides to renew an existing licence, the chief executive must, as soon as practicable after making the decision, give the applicant the licence, as renewed under this part. (sec.261-ssec.2) Despite section 259 (1) (b) , the term of the licence, as renewed under this part, is taken to have started immediately after the day the existing licence would otherwise have ended. (sec.261-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if the chief executive decides to do any of the following— refuse the application; renew the existing licence as a renewable licence of a different type than the type applied for; renew the existing licence, as a renewable licence of the same or a different type, with conditions. (sec.261-ssec.4) The chief executive must, as soon as practicable after making the decision, give the applicant— an information notice for the decision; and if the chief executive decides to refuse the application—a notice stating that the refusal does not prevent the applicant from applying for a new animal authority under part 1 or 2 . (sec.261-ssec.5) However, subsection (4) does not apply in relation to the renewal of an existing licence on a condition that— applied to the existing licence immediately before its renewal; or the applicant sought in the application for renewal. (sec.261-ssec.6) A document mentioned in subsection (1) or (4) may be given to the applicant using the authority management system or in another way.