sec.117Chief executive may require further information or document

sec.117 Chief executive may require further information or document

Before deciding an application for a protected area 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 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— if the notice is given in relation to an application for a joint marine park permit—state a reasonable period of at least 15 business days after the notice is given within which the information or document must be given; or otherwise— 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. If the applicant does not comply with a notice given to the applicant under subsection (3) , the applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application. The chief executive may, at any time, extend the period for compliance with a notice given under subsection (3) . (sec.117-ssec.1) Before deciding an application for a protected area authority, the chief executive may ask the applicant for further information or a document the chief executive reasonably requires to decide the application. (sec.117-ssec.2) The chief executive may require the information or document to be verified by a statutory declaration. (sec.117-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.117-ssec.4) A notice given under subsection (3) must— if the notice is given in relation to an application for a joint marine park permit—state a reasonable period of at least 15 business days after the notice is given within which the information or document must be given; or otherwise— 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.117-ssec.5) If the applicant does not comply with a notice given to the applicant under subsection (3) , the applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application. (sec.117-ssec.6) The chief executive may, at any time, extend the period for compliance with a notice given under subsection (3) .

• (a) if the notice is given in relation to an application for a joint marine park permit—state a reasonable period of at least 15 business days after the notice is given within which the information or document must be given; or
• (b) otherwise— (i) be given to the applicant within 20 business days after the chief executive receives the application; and (ii) state a reasonable period, of at least 20 business days after it is given, within which the information or document must be given.