Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987

A person may make application for the grant of a permit by lodging an application, in accordance with the approved form, with the Director.

Where a person makes application pursuant to subsection (1), the Director:

may, by notice in writing to the person, require the person to provide to the Director, within such period, being a period of not less than 14 days, as is specified in the notice, such information relating to the application as is specified in the notice; and

shall, after having considered the application and any information provided pursuant to paragraph (a), give a report in writing to the Minister in relation to the application.

Where a person who makes application pursuant to subsection (1) fails to comply with a request made by the Director pursuant to paragraph (2)(a), the Director shall include a statement giving particulars of that failure in the report made to the Minister in relation to the application pursuant to paragraph (2)(b).