(1) This section
applies where by a relevant acquisition a person —
(a)
acquires an interest in a landholder; or
(b) is
taken by section 173(4) to have acquired such an interest.
(2) A statement in
respect of the acquisition must be lodged unless —
(a)
section 180(4)(b) applies in relation to the acquisition; or
(b) it
is covered by an approval under section 201.
(3) An acquisition
statement under subsection (2) must be lodged not later than
2 months after the day on which the relevant acquisition occurred or is
taken to have occurred or within such further time as is allowed under
subsection (4).
(4) The Commissioner
may from time to time, on application by a person or entity referred to in
section 204, extend the time allowed for the lodgment of an acquisition
statement under this section, and may do so on such conditions as the
Commissioner thinks fit.
(5) An application
under subsection (4) in respect of an acquisition statement must be
made —
(a)
before the expiry of the allowed time applicable to the statement; and
(b) in
the approved form.