(1) The board may, before making a decision in relation to an application for registration of a person, ask the applicant, in writing—
(a) for stated information in relation to something relevant to the applicant's entitlement to registration; or
(b) to appear personally before the board to give information about the person's application.
Note The board may delegate its power to take information under par (b) (see s 125).
(2) Subsection (1) (b) does not apply if the application for registration is made under the Mutual Recognition Act 1992
(Cwlth).
(3) If the board asks an applicant to give information (whether in person or otherwise) to the board, the board may refuse to consider the application for registration further if the applicant does not give the information.