Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if the Minister considers further time is needed to make a decision on the application because of the complexity of the matters that need to be considered in deciding the application.
(2) The applicant and Minister may at any time before the final consideration day agree in writing on a day (the agreed extended day) by which the decision is to be made.
(3) The Minister must, as soon as practicable, notify the board of the agreed extended day.
(4) If the Minister fails to make the decision by the agreed extended day—
(a) the failure is taken to be a decision of the Minister to refuse to grant the application; and
(b) the Minister must, as soon as practicable—
(i) give the applicant an information notice about the decision; and
(ii) if the application is part of an application for the accreditation of the school—give the board notice of the decision.
(5) If the application is part of an application for the accreditation of the school and the Minister gives a notice under subsection (3), the period in which the board must decide whether to provisionally accredit the school is also extended to the agreed extended day.
(6) In this section—
final consideration day means the day that is 9 months after the application was received by the board.