Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00536:section:12a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00536
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 12A
Character Range: 89776–91445

12A  Secretary must make a decision on an application for a manufacture permit
 (1) If the holder of a manufacture licence has made an application for a manufacture permit, the Secretary must decide whether to grant, or refuse to grant, the permit.
 (2) The Secretary may, subject to subsections (3) and (4), grant a manufacture permit if the Secretary considers it appropriate in all the circumstances to do so.
 (3) The Secretary may refuse to grant a manufacture permit if the Secretary is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the holder of the manufacture licence to which the permit relates has breached a condition of the licence.
 (4) The Secretary must refuse to grant a manufacture permit if:
 (a) the application fee (if any) has not been paid; or
 (aa) the Secretary is not satisfied on reasonable grounds that applicable standards have been or will be met, as the case requires; or
 (ab) the Secretary is satisfied on reasonable grounds that one or more circumstances exist that are prescribed by the regulations as circumstances in which a permit must not be granted; or
 (ac) the Secretary is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the application for the permit contains information, or information has been given by the applicant in relation to the application, that:
 (i) is false or misleading in a material particular; or
 (ii) omits any matter or thing without which the application is misleading in a material respect; or
 (b) the applicant has not complied with a requirement under subsection 14J(1) (additional information) in relation to the application.
Note: The Secretary must have regard to any applicable guidelines (see subsection 26C(2)).