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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 51
Character Range: 12399–13895

51  At the end of Part 3A
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3A.6  AFS request—application for extension of time
 (1) A requester may apply to the Registrar to extend the period for amending or submitting an AFS request under subregulation 3A.5(1).
 (2) The application must be made within the period of 2 months beginning immediately after the end of the period of 5 working days after the requester is informed by the Registrar under subregulation 3A.4(2).
 (3) The application must:
 (a) be in the approved form; and
 (b) be accompanied by a declaration stating the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds for making the application.
Note: Regulations 21.6 and 21.7 deal with making and filing declarations.
 (4) The application may be made only on any of the following grounds:
 (a) an error or omission by the requester, the requester's agent, the Registrar or an employee;
 (b) circumstances beyond the control of the requester, other than an error or omission by the requester, the requester's agent, the Registrar or an employee;
 (c) special circumstances exist that justify an extension of the period.

3A.7  AFS request—grant of extension of time
 (1) The Registrar may grant the application only if the Registrar is satisfied that the grounds set out in the application justify the extension.
 (2) The Registrar must decide the length of the extended period having regard to what is reasonable in the circumstances.
 (3) The Registrar must not grant more than one extension for an AFS request.