Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) An authority holder may apply to the Secretary for a variation to the authority or the conditions of an authority.
(2) An application under this section must be—
(a) in a form approved by the Secretary; and
(b) accompanied by—
(i) any information required by the Secretary; and
(ii) the prescribed fee (if any).
(3) On receipt of an application under this section, the Secretary may agree, or refuse to agree, to the variation of the authority or the conditions of an authority.
(4) The Secretary must notify the applicant within 14 days after his or her decision to agree or refuse to agree to the variation of the authority or the conditions of an authority.
(5) If the Secretary refuses to agree to the variation, the Secretary must also—
(a) notify the applicant about how the applicant may seek review of the Secretary's decision to refuse to agree to the variation; and
(b) give the applicant a statement of reasons for refusing to agree to the variation.
(6) A notification under this section and the statement of reasons given under sub-section (5)(b) must be in writing.
(7) If the Secretary agrees to the variation, the variation takes effect on—
(a) the day on which the authority holder is notified of the variation; or
(b) a day specified in the variation.
(8) The date specified in the variation must not be a date before the day on which the variation is agreed to by the Secretary.