Queensland Consolidated Acts

FARM BUSINESS DEBT MEDIATION ACT 2017 - SECT 59

59 Inquiring about application

(1) Before deciding the application, the authority—

(a) must consult with—

(i) at least 1 organisation that represents the interests of Queensland farmers; and

(ii) at least 1 organisation that represents the interests of banks or other entities that provide finance to Queensland farmers; and

(b) may make inquiries to decide whether the applicant is a suitable person to be accredited as a mediator; and

(c) may, by a notice to the applicant, require the applicant to give the authority more information or a document the authority reasonably requires to decide the application within a reasonable period of at least 20 business days stated in the notice.

(2) The authority must give any notice under subsection (1) (c) to the applicant as soon as practicable after the authority receives the application.

(3) The applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application if the applicant does not comply with the notice within the stated period.

(4) The applicant must verify the information or document by statutory declaration if the notice requires.