Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020
sec.266Chief executive may require further information or document
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sec.266 Chief executive may require further information or document
Before deciding an application for the amendment of an animal authority to which this subdivision applies, the chief executive may ask the holder 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 holder a notice asking the holder to give the information or document by the day stated in the notice. A notice given under subsection (3) must— be given to the holder 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 holder, within which the information or document must be given to the chief executive. The holder is taken to have withdrawn the application if the holder does not comply with the request within— if the chief executive has given a notice to the holder under subsection (3) —the period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 266 amd 2025 SL No. 125 s 34 sch 1 pt 2 (sec.266-ssec.1) Before deciding an application for the amendment of an animal authority to which this subdivision applies, the chief executive may ask the holder for further information or a document the chief executive requires to decide the application. (sec.266-ssec.2) The chief executive may require the information or document to be verified by a statutory declaration. (sec.266-ssec.3) The chief executive may give the holder a notice asking the holder to give the information or document by the day stated in the notice. (sec.266-ssec.4) A notice given under subsection (3) must— be given to the holder 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 holder, within which the information or document must be given to the chief executive. (sec.266-ssec.5) The holder is taken to have withdrawn the application if the holder does not comply with the request within— if the chief executive has given a notice to the holder under subsection (3) —the period stated in the notice; or otherwise—a reasonable period. (sec.266-ssec.6) The chief executive may extend a period mentioned in subsection (5) .
- (a) be given to the holder 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 holder, within which the information or document must be given to the chief executive.
- (a) if the chief executive has given a notice to the holder under subsection (3) —the period stated in the notice; or