(3) An application under this clause made by a
person who began operating the facility concerned after 1 January 2013 must be
made before the existing required completion date for the facility.
(a) in relation to a facility for which
the nominated completion date is 1 September 2014 (other than a facility to
which clause 186J(2) applies)--up to 6 months, and
(b) in any other case--up
to 1 year.
(6) In determining whether to grant such a postponement, the
Implementation Committee is to consider--
(a) whether the applicant has
substantially complied with the implementation plan for the facility (if any),
and
(b) whether, if the application were to be refused, the requirement under
this Division to complete the installation by the existing
required completion date would create such a significant financial burden on
the applicant that the provision of residential care at the facility may
suffer, and
(c) any other matter that the Committee considers relevant.
(7)
A postponement may be granted unconditionally or subject to conditions
(including conditions requiring that other fire safety measures be implemented
and maintained until the fire sprinkler system is installed).