Section 398 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Chief executive not to decline application without giving applicant opportunity to make submissions

398 Chief executive not to decline application without giving applicant opportunity to make submissions The chief executive shall not decline an application for an approval under section 396 of this Act without giving the applicant— (a) A copy of any information on which the chief executive relies in proposing to decline the application; and (b) A reasonable opportunity to make written submissions to the chief executive in relation to that information. Section 398 was amended, as from 1 October 1999, by section 13 Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82) by substituting “ chief executive ” for “ Director-General ” .