Licensee may apply to Minister if approval not granted
422 Licensee may apply to Minister if approval not granted
This section applies if—
an application has been made to a responsible entity for an approval; and
the entity refuses the application or does not grant the application within 20 business days after it is made.
The applicant may apply in writing to the Minister for the approval.
The Minister may grant or refuse the approval.
The Minister must give the applicant and the entity notice of the granting or refusal.
If the Minister grants the approval, it is taken to have been granted by the entity.
If the Minister decides to grant or refuse the approval, the Minister must prepare a statement of the reasons for the decision for this section.
The statement of reasons must be tabled in the Legislative Assembly within 14 sitting days after the day of the decision.
In preparing the statement of reasons, the Minister must not include anything that is exempt information.
A failure to comply with subsections (6) to (8) is of no effect.
The Judicial Review Act 1991, parts 3 and 4, do not apply to any decision the Minister makes or fails to make for this section.
In this section—
exempt information means information that is exempt information under the Right to Information Act 2009.
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