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at an interview, the information or comments are to be given within a period specified in the invitation, being a prescribed period or, if no period is prescribed, a reasonable period.

"(3) Subject to subsection (5), if the invitation is to give information or comments at an interview, the interview is to take place:

     (a)     at a place specified in the invitation, being a prescribed place or if no place is prescribed, a reasonable place; and

     (b)    at a time specified in the invitation, being a time within a prescribed period or, if no period is prescribed, a reasonable period.

"(4) If a person is to respond to an invitation within a prescribed period, that period may be extended by the Minister for a prescribed further period, and then the response is to be made in the extended period.

"(5) If a person is to respond to an invitation at an interview at a time within a prescribed period, that time may be changed by the Minister to:

  (a)     a later time within that period; or

    (b)     a time within that period as extended by the Minister for a prescribed further period;

and then the response is to be made at an interview at the new time.

Interviews

"26ZA.(1) An applicant must make every reasonable effort to be available for, and attend, an interview.

"(2) Section 26Z and this section do not mean that the Minister cannot obtain information from an applicant by telephone or in any other way.

Medical examination

"26ZB.(1) If the health or physical or mental condition of an applicant for a visa is relevant to the approval of the application, the Minister may require the applicant to visit, and be examined by, a specified person, being a person qualified to determine the applicant's health, physical condition or mental condition, at a specified reasonable time and specified reasonable place.

"(2) An applicant for a visa must make every reasonable effort to be available for, and attend, an examination.

Prescribed periods

"26ZC. If this Subdivision requires or allows the regulations to prescribe a period or other time limit relating to a step in considering an application for a visa, the regulations may prescribe different limits relating to that step and specify when that specified limit is to apply, which, without limiting the generality of the power, may be to:

  (a)     applications in a specified class; or

  (b)     applications in specified circumstances; or

  (c)     applicants in a specified class; or

  (d)     applicants in a specified class in specified circumstances.

Failure to receive information not require action

  "26ZD.(1) If an applicant for a visa:

  (a)     is invited to give additional information; and

    (b)     does not give the information before the