Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00598:section:156
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00598
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 156
Character Range: 429800–430648

156  General rules about time limits
 (1) If this Chapter specifies a time limit in business days in relation to a controlled action (or an action that the Minister believes may be or is a controlled action), the limit is to be worked out by reference to what is a business day in the place where the action is to be taken.
 (2) A day is not to be counted as a business day for the purposes of subsection (1) if it is not a business day in all the places in which the action is to be taken.
 (3) Failure to comply with a time limit set in this Chapter does not affect the validity of:
 (a) a decision under this Chapter; or
 (b) an assessment or approval under this Chapter.
Note: The Minister must make a statement to Parliament about some failures to comply with time limits. See section 518.

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