24Grant of permit

##### 24 Grant of permit (1) Subject to this Act, the Minister may, in the Minister’s discretion, grant, or refuse to grant, a permit to a person who has made an application for the permit in accordance with section 23. (2) The Minister must either grant or refuse to grant the permit within 90 days after the application is made. (3) However, if Subdivision A of Division 4 of Part 11 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 applies in relation to the granting of the permit, the Minister must grant or refuse to grant the permit within 30 days after the day on which the Minister receives advice given under that Subdivision on the proposed grant. > Note: Under Subdivision A of Division 4 of Part 11 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, persons considering whether to authorise certain actions must get advice on environmental matters from the Minister administering that Subdivision. (4) A permit shall be in writing in the prescribed form, or, if no form is prescribed, a form approved by the Minister. (5) A permit: (a) comes into force on the date on which it is granted; and (b) subject to section 46, remains in force: (i) in the case of a permit to export or import a specimen (other than a specimen specified in Part I of Schedule 1, Part I of Schedule 2 or Part I of Schedule 3) for the purposes of scientific research—for a period of 2 years beginning on the date on which it is granted or, if a lesser period is specified in the permit, that lesser period; or (ii) in any other case—for a period of 6 months beginning on the date on which it is granted or, if a lesser period is specified in the permit, that lesser period.