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Fast-track Approvals Bill

Fast-track approval approvals process for eligible projects - Decisions about referral of projects and process of referral - Decision on referral application

22E: Timing of decision to decline referral application

You could also call this:

“When the Minister can say no to your application”

If someone wants to decline your referral application, they can do so at different times. They can decide to decline it before or after they ask for comments about your application. They can also decline it before or after they get a report about your application. They can even decline it whether or not they’ve asked for more information about your application.

However, if they’ve already gotten a report, or if they’ve asked for comments or more information and received them on time, the Minister has to look at all of these things along with your application before they can decide to decline it. This means they have to consider everything they’ve received before making their decision.

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Part 2 Fast-track approval approvals process for eligible projects
Decisions about referral of projects and process of referral: Decision on referral application

22ETiming of decision to decline referral application

  1. A decision to decline a referral application may be made—

  2. before or after comments on the application are invited under section 19(1) :
    1. before or after a report on the application is obtained under section 19A or 19B :
      1. whether or not further information on the application is requested and provided under section 20 .

        1. However, if a report has been obtained, or if comments or further information have been sought and provided within the required time frame, the Minister must consider those things, along with the referral application, before deciding to decline the application.