(1) After considering an application and any investigation under section 69OA, the Secretary must determine the application within 60 days of receiving the application.
(2) The Secretary may issue a poppy cultivation licence to an applicant under section 69O(1) or (2).
(3) The Secretary may refuse to issue a poppy cultivation licence to an applicant under section 69O(1) or (2).
(4) The Secretary must—
S. 69OB(4)(a) amended by No. 22/2022 s. 72(a).
(a) notify the applicant in writing of the decision under subsection (2) or (3) within 21 days of making the decision; and
S. 69OB(4)(b) amended by No. 22/2022 s. 72(b).
(b) if the Secretary refuses an application under subsection (3)—
(i) notify the Chief Commissioner of Police that the Secretary has refused the application; and
(ii) subject to section 69U(2), provide reasons for that decision to the applicant; and
(iii) inform the applicant that they have the right to seek review of the Secretary's decision by VCAT.
S. 69OC inserted by No. 13/2014 s. 4.