Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if the commissioner for fair trading receives an application for registration under section 53 (Registration applications).
(2) Within 12 weeks after the day the commissioner for fair trading receives the application, the commissioner must—
(a) register the applicant; or
(b) refuse to register the applicant.
Note Failure to do an act within the period set out is taken to be a decision not to do the act (see ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 , s 12).
(3) The commissioner for fair trading must register the applicant if satisfied that the applicant is eligible to be registered under section 49 (Eligibility for registration).
(4) If a requirement for information or a document relating to an application is made under section 55 (Further information for registration applications), the 12-week period mentioned in subsection (2) is extended by the period beginning on the day when the requirement is made and ending on the day when the requirement is complied with.