149Minister may require further information or action

149 Minister may require further information or action

[Section 149 Subsection (1) amended by No. 57 of 2002, s. 16, Applied:05 Dec 2002] [Section 149 Subsection (1) amended by No. 57 of 2002, s. 16, Applied:05 Dec 2002] [Section 149 Subsection (1) amended by No. 6 of 2007, s. 24, Applied:16 Jul 2007] [Section 149 Subsection (1) amended by No. 6 of 2007, s. 24, Applied:16 Jul 2007] [Section 149 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 6 of 2007, s. 24, Applied:16 Jul 2007] [Section 149 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 6 of 2007, s. 24, Applied:16 Jul 2007] [Section 149 Substituted by No. 33 of 2015, s. 20, Applied:01 Jan 2016]

(1)  After the period within which representations relating to a permit application may be made under section 146(1)(a) has ended, the Minister, by notice to the applicant, may require the applicant to provide to the Minister the further information, or take the action, specified in the notice, or both, to assist the Minister in determining the permit application.

(2)  A notice –

(a) is to be in writing; and

(b) is to specify the rights of the permit applicant, if aggrieved by the notice, to apply for a review or appeal under Part 14 ; and

(c) may require the applicant to cause additional information that is to be provided to be verified by the person specified in the notice; and

(d) may require that the additional information to be provided is to be in the format specified in the notice and is to be provided within the period, of not more than 2 years, specified in the notice; and

(e) may specify that an action to be taken is to be taken in accordance with the instructions set out in the notice within the period, of not more than 2 years, specified in the notice.