Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00440:section:46
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00440
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 46
Character Range: 52602–53922

46  Minister to decide application
 (1) The Minister decides an application by:
 (a) granting the application; or
 (b) refusing the application.
 (2) In deciding an application, the Minister may have regard to the following:
 (a) whether the applicant has previously held, or applied for, a temporary licence;
 (b) whether the applicant has previously applied for a variation of a temporary licence (whether under this Subdivision or Subdivision D of this Division);
 (c) whether the applicant has previously held a licence that was cancelled;
 (d) whether the applicant has been issued with an infringement notice under this Act;
 (e) any report given to the Department by the applicant under section 62;
 (f) the object of this Act;
 (g) any other matters the Minister thinks relevant.
 (3) If the Minister is notified that the variation proposed by the application could be accommodated by a voyage to be undertaken under a holder's general licence, the Minister must have regard to that fact in deciding the application.
 (4) The Minister must decide an application for variation of a temporary licence:
 (a) in the case of an application relating to an energy security situation—within 24 hours of receiving the application; and
 (b) in any other case—within 2 business days after the day the application is made.