54Request for further information

54 Request for further information

(1) If a person makes an application under section 53, the Secretary may, by notice in writing, require the person to give the Secretary, within the period specified in the notice, such further information in relation to the application as the Secretary requires. (2) Despite subsection 55(1), the Secretary is not required to decide the application, and may cease considering whether to decide the application, if the person does not provide the required information within the specified period.