Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:429
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 429
Character Range: 1170015–1171730

429  Responsible Commonwealth Minister may require further information

Scope
 (1) This section applies to an application for:
 (a) the grant or renewal of a greenhouse gas assessment permit (other than a cross‑boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit); or
 (b) the grant or renewal of a greenhouse gas holding lease (other than a cross‑boundary greenhouse gas holding lease); or
 (c) the grant of a greenhouse gas injection licence (other than a cross‑boundary greenhouse gas injection licence); or
 (ca) the variation of a greenhouse gas injection licence; or
 (d) a site closing certificate; or
 (e) the variation or suspension of, or exemption from compliance with, the conditions of a greenhouse gas title under section 436.

Requirement to give further information
 (2) The responsible Commonwealth Minister may, by written notice given to the applicant, require the applicant to give the responsible Commonwealth Minister, within the period specified in the notice, further information in connection with the application.

Consequences of breach of requirement
 (3) If the applicant breaches the requirement, the responsible Commonwealth Minister may, by written notice given to the applicant:
 (a) refuse to consider the application; or
 (b) refuse to take any action, or any further action, in relation to the application.
 (4) Subsection (3) has effect despite any provision of this Act that requires the responsible Commonwealth Minister to:
 (a) consider the application; or
 (b) take any particular action in relation to the application.
 (5) A reference in this section to taking action in relation to the application includes a reference to giving an offer document in relation to the application.