Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00155:section:269tc:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00155
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 269TC (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 1835779–1838603

269TC  Consideration of application
 (1) The Commissioner shall, within 20 days after receiving an application under subsection 269TB(1) in respect of goods, examine the application and, if the Commissioner is not satisfied, having regard to the matters contained in the application and to any other information that the Commissioner considers relevant:
 (a) that the application complies with subsection 269TB(4); or
 (b) that there is, or is likely to be established, an Australian industry in respect of like goods; or
 (c) that there appear to be reasonable grounds:
 (i) for the publication of a dumping duty notice or a countervailing duty notice, as the case requires, in respect of the goods the subject of the application; or
 (ii) for the publication of such a notice upon the importation into Australia of such goods;
he or she shall reject the application and inform the applicant, by notice in writing, accordingly.
 (2) The Commissioner shall, within 20 days after receiving an application by the Government of a country under subsection 269TB(2) in respect of goods, examine the application and, if the Commissioner is not satisfied, having regard to the matters contained in the application and to any other information that the Commissioner considers relevant:
 (a) that the application complies with subsection 269TB(4); or
 (b) that there is a producer or manufacturer of like goods in that country who exports such goods to Australia; or
 (c) that there appear to be reasonable grounds:
 (i) for the publication of a dumping duty notice or a countervailing duty notice, as the case requires, in respect of the goods the subject of the application; or
 (ii) for the publication of such a notice upon the importation into Australia of such goods;
he or she shall reject the application and inform the applicant, by notice in writing, accordingly.
 (2A) If an applicant, after lodging an application under section 269TB, decides to give the Commissioner further information in support of that application without having been requested to do so:
 (a) the information must be lodged with the Commissioner, in writing, in the manner in which applications under that section must be lodged; and
 (b) the information is taken to have been received by the Commissioner when the information is first received by a Commission staff member doing duty in relation to dumping applications; and
 (c) this Part has effect as if:
 (i) the application had included that further information; and
 (ii) the application had only been lodged when that further information was lodged; and
 (iii) the application had only been received when that further information was received.
 (3) Where, in accordance with subsection (1) or (2), the Commissioner rejects an application, the notice informing the applicant of that rejection: