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Offshore Renewable Energy Bill

Administration and enforcement - Administration - Applications

120: Minister may request further information

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"The Minister can ask for more details to help decide your application"

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If you apply for something under the proposed Offshore Renewable Energy Bill, the Minister might ask you for more information to help them decide on your application. The Minister must ask you in writing and give you a deadline to provide the information, which will be a reasonable amount of time. After asking for more information, the Minister can wait until you provide it or tell them you do not plan to respond before they continue looking at your application.

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Part 4Administration and enforcement
Administration: Applications

120Minister may request further information

  1. The Minister may request an applicant to provide any further information the Minister considers will assist the Minister in assessing the application.

  2. The Minister’s request must—

  3. be made in writing; and
    1. set out the date by which it must be complied with (which must allow the applicant a reasonable time to comply).

      1. After making a request, the Minister may defer consideration of the application until—

      2. the request is complied with; or
        1. the applicant advises, with reasons, that it does not intend to respond to the request.