Biosecurity Act 2019

After considering an application for the renewal of an individual permit under section 107, the relevant decision-maker may – renew the permit subject to any conditions that the relevant decision-maker thinks appropriate; or refuse to renew the permit; or ask the applicant for further information and, after considering the information – renew the permit subject to any conditions that the relevant decision-maker thinks appropriate; or refuse to renew the permit.

Without limiting the generality of subsection (1)(b), a relevant decision-maker may refuse to renew an individual permit if satisfied that – the application for the renewal of the permit does not comply with this Act; or the applicant is not a suitable person to engage in the conduct to be authorised under the permit; or in an emergency, it would not be appropriate to renew the permit.

If a relevant decision-maker renews an individual permit under this section, the relevant decision-maker is to – notify the applicant of that decision, either orally or in writing, as soon as practicable after the decision is made; and provide the applicant with the renewed permit and written confirmation of that decision.

If a relevant decision-maker refuses to renew an individual permit under this section, the relevant decision-maker is to – notify the applicant of that decision, either orally or in writing, as soon as practicable after the decision is made; and provide the applicant with written confirmation of the decision and the reasons for the decision; and notify the applicant in writing that he or she may appeal to the Appeal Tribunal against the decision.

A failure of a relevant decision-maker to make a decision within the prescribed period in respect of the application for the renewal of an individual permit is taken for the purposes of this section to be a refusal to renew the permit.