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Fast-track Approvals Act 2024

Fast-track approvals process - Referral of project to fast-track approvals process - Timing of decision to decline referral application

25: Timing of decision to decline referral application

You could also call this:

“When the Minister can say no to your application”

If you apply for a referral, the Minister can decide to decline it at different times. They can say no before or after asking for comments from others about your application. They can also decline it before or after getting a report about it. The Minister can even say no without asking for more information from you.

But there’s an important rule: if the Minister has already gotten a report, or if they’ve asked for comments or more information (and these were given on time), they must look at all of this along with your application before they can say no.

This means the Minister has to consider everything they’ve collected about your application before making a final decision to decline it. They can’t just ignore information they’ve received.

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Part 2 Fast-track approvals process
Referral of project to fast-track approvals process: Timing of decision to decline referral application

25Timing of decision to decline referral application

  1. A decision to decline a referral application may be made, in accordance with section 21,—

  2. before or after comments on the application are invited under section 17(1):
    1. before or after a report on the application is obtained under section 18 or 19:
      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.

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