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Conservation Act 1987

Concessions

17SA: Minister may return application that lacks required information

You could also call this:

"Minister can send back your application if it's missing important information."

If you apply for a concession, the Minister checks your application. You must include all the information required by section 17S or the Minister may send it back to you. The Minister can only do this within 10 working days after getting your application.

When the Minister returns your application, they must tell you why they made this decision. This helps you understand what you need to do next. You can then fix the issues and resubmit your application.

If you resubmit your application after it has been returned, it is treated as a brand new application. This means it will be processed again from the start.

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Part 3BConcessions

17SAMinister may return application that lacks required information

  1. If the Minister is satisfied that an application does not contain all of the information required by section 17S, he or she may return the application to the applicant.

  2. The Minister may only do so within 10 working days after receiving the application.

  3. If the Minister returns an application, he or she must give the applicant reasons for the decision to do so.

  4. If an application is resubmitted after having been returned, the application is to be treated as a new application.

Notes
  • Section 17SA: inserted, on , by section 202 of the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 15).