(1) The NHMRC Licensing Committee must notify its decision on an application for a licence under section 15 to the following—
(a) the applicant;
(b) the HREC that assessed and approved the activity or project proposed in the application as mentioned in section 15(3)(b);
(c) the Authority.
(2) If the NHMRC Licensing Committee decides to issue the licence, it must, in addition to issuing the licence to the applicant, give a copy of the licence to the bodies mentioned in subsection (1)(b) and (c).