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Provision Reference: sch 7 cl 17
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 (3) If:
 (a) Subdivision A of Division 4 of Part 11 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 applies in relation to the granting of a licence; and
 (b) the Minister has not granted the licence at the end of 30 days after he or she received advice under that Subdivision on the proposed grant;
he or she is taken for the purposes of section 66 to have refused the application for the licence on the last of those days.

Note: Under Subdivision A of Division 4 of Part 11 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, persons considering whether to authorise certain actions must get advice on environmental matters from the Minister administering that Subdivision.

 (4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to an application for a licence if Subdivision A of Division 4 of Part 11 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 applies in relation to the granting of the licence.