(1) The GEMS Regulator must give the applicant written notice of the GEMS Regulator's decision on an application under this Part.
Note 1: See also section 165 for additional requirements for reviewable decisions.
Note 2: The registrant or applicant for a registration is taken to have been given a notice under this Act if the notice is given to a contact person for the registration (see section 68).
(2) If the application is under section 47 (varying registration to change registrant), the notice must also be given to the new registrant.
(3) The GEMS Regulator must notify the applicant for an application to register a model under section 41, or to vary a registration under section 46 or 47, that the application is still under consideration if the GEMS Regulator has not made a decision on the application within 42 days of receiving it.
(4) The period of 42 days is extended, for each notice requesting further information under section 65, by the number of days in the period:
(a) beginning on the day the notice was given; and
(b) ending on the day the information is received.
(5) A failure to comply with the requirements of this section does not affect the validity of a decision under this Part.