99Procedure before refusing to grant a community store licence

#### 99 Procedure before refusing to grant a community store licence (1) If the Secretary proposes to refuse to grant a community store licence, the Secretary must give written notice of the proposed refusal to the owner and the manager of the community store. (2) The notice must: (a) specify the reasons for the proposed refusal; and (b) invite written responses, from the owner and manager of the community store, to the matters specified in the notice; and (c) specify the day (the response day) by which responses are to be received; and (d) specify the address where written responses are to be lodged. (3) The response day must not be less than 7 working days after the day on which the notice is given. (4) If: (a) the community store has been assessed for the purpose of deciding whether to grant the licence; and (b) a notice under section 95A that a community store licence is required to be held by the owner of the store is in effect; the notice under subsection (1) must advise that, if a community store licence is not held by the owner of the community store by the day specified in the notice, or by a later day agreed to by the Secretary, the community store will not be eligible to participate in the income management regime after that day. (5) The Secretary must not refuse to grant a community store licence unless: (a) each person required to be given a notice under subsection (1) has been given such a notice; and (b) the Secretary has considered all written responses received by the response day.