Narcotic Drugs Act 1967

If the holder of a manufacture licence has made an application for a manufacture permit, the Secretary must decide whether to grant, or refuse to grant, the permit.

The Secretary may, subject to subsections (3) and (4), grant a manufacture permit if the Secretary considers it appropriate in all the circumstances to do so.

The Secretary may refuse to grant a manufacture permit if the Secretary is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the holder of the manufacture licence to which the permit relates has breached a condition of the licence.

The Secretary must refuse to grant a manufacture permit if:

the application fee (if any) has not been paid; or

the Secretary is not satisfied on reasonable grounds that applicable standards have been or will be met, as the case requires; or

the Secretary is satisfied on reasonable grounds that one or more circumstances exist that are prescribed by the regulations as circumstances in which a permit must not be granted; or

the Secretary is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the application for the permit contains information, or information has been given by the applicant in relation to the application, that:

is false or misleading in a material particular; or

omits any matter or thing without which the application is misleading in a material respect; or

the applicant has not complied with a requirement under subsection 14J(1) (additional information) in relation to the application.

The Secretary must have regard to any applicable guidelines (see subsection 26C(2)).