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a certificate of competency.
Note   A certificate of survey, certificate of operation or certificate of competency also ceases to be in force if it is suspended or revoked —— see sections 38, 48 and 60 of the national law.
Division 3 Application process

8 Applications to which this Division applies
       (1) This Division applies to an application if a Marine Order provides that the application must be made in accordance with this Marine Order.
 (2) A Marine Order that provides that an application must be made in accordance with this Marine Order may vary the process set out in this Marine Order as it applies to the application.
Example
The period for consideration of the application may be varied.
       (3) For paragraph 143(4)(a) of the national law, the granting of an exemption under subsection 143(1) of the national law is a matter for which an application must be made in accordance with this Marine Order.

9 Form and content of applications
        An application mentioned in section 8:
(a) must:
 (i) be in writing; and
 (ii) be in the approved form, if any; and
 (iii) include any other information or document that a Marine Order requires be included; and
 (iv) be accompanied by any prescribed fee charged by the National Regulator for assessing the application; and
(b) may include any other information or document the applicant considers relevant to the application.
Note 1   See section 37 in relation to approved form.
Note 2   For the prescribed fees that may be charged by the National Regulator — see the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Regulation 2013.
Note 3   Giving false or misleading information in an application is an offence — see subsection 136.1(1) of the Criminal Code.

10 Request for further information etc
       (1) The National Regulator may, in writing, ask the applicant to provide any information or document that the National Regulator reasonably considers necessary for consideration of the application.
       (2) The National Regulator may, in writing, ask another person to provide any information, document or agreement that the National Regulator reasonably considers necessary for consideration of the application.
Note   More than 1 request may be made under this section.

11 Notification of applicant of progress of application
        If the National Regulator asks for information, a document or an agreement under section 10, the National Regulator must tell the applicant, in writing, the following:
(a) the effect of the request on the period for consideration of the application;
(b) if the information, document or agreement has been requested under subsection 10(2) — that the information, document or agreement has been requested and from whom.

12 Period for consideration of application
        An application must be considered:
(a) if no request