Public Health Act 2016

In this section —

If an application for compensation is made under this Division, the Minister may direct the applicant to provide information to decide the application by giving the applicant a notice stating —

the required information; and

the time by which the information must be given to the Minister; and

that, if the information is not given to the Minister by the stated time, the application will lapse.

The stated time must be reasonable and, in any case, at least 21 days after the notice is given.

The Minister may give the applicant a further notice extending or further extending the time if the Minister is satisfied that it would be reasonable in all the circumstances to give the extension.

A notice may be given under subsection (4) even if the time to which it relates has passed.

If the applicant does not provide the information required under subsection (2) within the stated time or any extension of it, the application lapses.