(1) In this section
—
information includes a record relating to
information.
(2) If an application
for compensation is made under this Division, the Minister may direct the
applicant to provide information to decide the application by giving the
applicant a notice stating —
(a) the
required information; and
(b) the
time by which the information must be given to the Minister; and
(c)
that, if the information is not given to the Minister by the stated time, the
application will lapse.
(3) The stated time
must be reasonable and, in any case, at least 21 days after the notice is
given.
(4) The Minister may
give the applicant a further notice extending or further extending the time if
the Minister is satisfied that it would be reasonable in all the circumstances
to give the extension.
(5) A notice may be
given under subsection (4) even if the time to which it relates has passed.
(6) If the applicant
does not provide the information required under subsection (2) within the
stated time or any extension of it, the application lapses.