Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020
sec.105Chief executive may require further information or document
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sec.105 Chief executive may require further information or document
Before deciding an application for a plant authority, the chief executive may ask the applicant for further information or a document the chief executive reasonably requires to decide the application. The chief executive may require the information or document to be verified by 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 it is given, within which the information or document must be given. The applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application if the applicant does not comply with the request within— if the chief executive has given a notice to the applicant under subsection (3) —the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) . (sec.105-ssec.1) Before deciding an application for a plant authority, the chief executive may ask the applicant for further information or a document the chief executive reasonably requires to decide the application. (sec.105-ssec.2) The chief executive may require the information or document to be verified by statutory declaration. (sec.105-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.105-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 it is given, within which the information or document must be given. (sec.105-ssec.5) The applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application if the applicant does not comply with the request within— if the chief executive has given a notice to the applicant under subsection (3) —the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.105-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 it is given, within which the information or document must be given.
- (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.