Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If the Minister needs further information to decide an application made under section 28 or 51, the Minister may, by written notice, ask one or more of the following persons (as the Minister considers appropriate):
(a) the applicant;
(b) any holder of a general licence who has given a notice in response in relation to the application;
to provide the information to the Minister.
(2) A request under subsection (1) in relation to an application must not be made before:
(a) if one or more notices in response have been given in relation to the application--either:
(i) the day the applicant notifies the Minister under paragraph 32(2)(b); or
(ii) in a case where the applicant fails to notify the Minister under that paragraph--the end of the period within which the applicant was required to notify the Minister under that paragraph; or
(b) otherwise--the end of the 2 business day period mentioned in section 31.
(3) The Minister must, as soon as practicable after receiving the information, notify the person who provided the information, in writing, whether or not the information provided satisfies the Minister's request.
(4) A day is not to be counted as a business day for the purposes of subsection 34(4) or 54(1) if it is:
(a) on or after the day the Minister asks a person for further information under subsection (1); and
(b) on or before the day the Minister notifies the person that the further information provided satisfies the Minister's request.