17Prescribed period for deemed refusal of permits—the Act, s 17(5)

17 Prescribed period for deemed refusal of permits—the Act, s 17(5)

17 Prescribed period for deemed refusal of permits—the Act, s 17(5)

(1) The Secretary is taken to have refused a permit if the Secretary fails to give an applicant for a permit notice of a decision to grant or refuse the permit within 28 days after the application is received.

(2) If the Secretary requires information from another agency to assess an application, the period from when the Secretary requests the information until the information is provided is not to be included in calculating the period of 28 days.