sec.45Request for further information for deciding application

sec.45 Request for further information for deciding application

This section applies if the local government considers— the application is not a properly made application; or that the local government does not have the expertise to assess work the subject of the application (the specialist work ); or that the local government requires further information to decide the application. The local government may, by notice given to the applicant in the initial consideration period (an information request ), ask the applicant to do the following— if subsection (1) (a) applies—give the local government further information, or do a thing, the local government considers necessary to make the application a properly made application; if subsection (1) (b) applies—give the local government a compliance statement for the specialist work; if subsection (1) (c) applies—give the local government further information required to decide the application. If the local government gives the applicant an information request, the local government need not deal with the application until the applicant complies with the notice. If the applicant does not comply with the information request within 6 months after it is given, the local government— may treat the application as having lapsed; and is not required to refund the local government application fee. In this section— initial consideration period means— for a fast-track application or fast-track amendment application—2 business days after the application is made; or for another application—10 business days after the application is made. (sec.45-ssec.1) This section applies if the local government considers— the application is not a properly made application; or that the local government does not have the expertise to assess work the subject of the application (the specialist work ); or that the local government requires further information to decide the application. (sec.45-ssec.2) The local government may, by notice given to the applicant in the initial consideration period (an information request ), ask the applicant to do the following— if subsection (1) (a) applies—give the local government further information, or do a thing, the local government considers necessary to make the application a properly made application; if subsection (1) (b) applies—give the local government a compliance statement for the specialist work; if subsection (1) (c) applies—give the local government further information required to decide the application. (sec.45-ssec.3) If the local government gives the applicant an information request, the local government need not deal with the application until the applicant complies with the notice. (sec.45-ssec.4) If the applicant does not comply with the information request within 6 months after it is given, the local government— may treat the application as having lapsed; and is not required to refund the local government application fee. (sec.45-ssec.5) In this section— initial consideration period means— for a fast-track application or fast-track amendment application—2 business days after the application is made; or for another application—10 business days after the application is made.