(1) A substance authority subject to a renewal application continues in force from the day the renewal application is accepted by the chief executive until the application is decided or taken to have been withdrawn under division 4 .
(2) However, if the application is refused, or taken to be refused, the substance authority continues in force until an information notice for the refusal is given to the applicant.
(3) This section does not apply if the substance authority is earlier suspended or cancelled under chapter 4 , part 3 .