sec.173UDeciding application

### sec.173U Deciding application The chief executive must decide to grant or refuse to grant the application within the required decision-making period for the application. However, the chief executive may extend, on 1 occasion, the required decision-making period for deciding the application by giving the applicant a notice about the extension before the end of the period. The extension must not be more than— if another provision of this Act states a period by which the required decision-making period may be extended—the stated period; or otherwise—10 business days. A failure to make a decision under this section is taken to be a decision to refuse to grant the application. In this section— required decision-making period , for an application, means the period— that starts on the later of the following days— the day the chief executive receives the application; if further information or documents are requested under section 173T —the day the chief executive receives the information or documents; and that ends after either of the following periods— if another provision of this Act states a period for deciding the application—the stated period; otherwise—20 business days. s 173U ins 2014 No. 59 s 167 sub 2017 No. 31 ss 23 – 24 (sec.173U-ssec.1) The chief executive must decide to grant or refuse to grant the application within the required decision-making period for the application. (sec.173U-ssec.2) However, the chief executive may extend, on 1 occasion, the required decision-making period for deciding the application by giving the applicant a notice about the extension before the end of the period. (sec.173U-ssec.3) The extension must not be more than— if another provision of this Act states a period by which the required decision-making period may be extended—the stated period; or otherwise—10 business days. (sec.173U-ssec.4) A failure to make a decision under this section is taken to be a decision to refuse to grant the application. (sec.173U-ssec.5) In this section— required decision-making period , for an application, means the period— that starts on the later of the following days— the day the chief executive receives the application; if further information or documents are requested under section 173T —the day the chief executive receives the information or documents; and that ends after either of the following periods— if another provision of this Act states a period for deciding the application—the stated period; otherwise—20 business days. - (a) if another provision of this Act states a period by which the required decision-making period may be extended—the stated period; or - (b) otherwise—10 business days. - (a) that starts on the later of the following days— (i) the day the chief executive receives the application; (ii) if further information or documents are requested under section 173T —the day the chief executive receives the information or documents; and - (i) the day the chief executive receives the application; - (ii) if further information or documents are requested under section 173T —the day the chief executive receives the information or documents; and - (b) that ends after either of the following periods— (i) if another provision of this Act states a period for deciding the application—the stated period; (ii) otherwise—20 business days. - (i) if another provision of this Act states a period for deciding the application—the stated period; - (ii) otherwise—20 business days. - (i) the day the chief executive receives the application; - (ii) if further information or documents are requested under section 173T —the day the chief executive receives the information or documents; and - (i) if another provision of this Act states a period for deciding the application—the stated period; - (ii) otherwise—20 business days.