Section 121 — Invitation to give comments etc.

121 Invitation to give comments etc.

(1) An invitation under paragraph 119(1)(b) or 120(2)(c) is to specify whether the response to the invitation may be given:

(a) in writing; or

(b) at an interview between the holder and an officer; or

(c) by telephone.

(2) Subject to subsection (4), if the invitation is to respond otherwise than at an interview, the response is to be given within a period specified in the invitation, being a prescribed period or, if no period is prescribed, a reasonable period.

(3) Subject to subsection (5), if the invitation is to respond at an interview, the interview is to take place:

(a) at a place specified in the invitation, being a prescribed place or, if no place is prescribed, a reasonable place; and

(b) at a time specified in the invitation, being a time within a prescribed period or, if no period is prescribed, within a reasonable period.

(4) If a person is to respond to an invitation within a prescribed period, that period may be extended by the Minister for a prescribed further period, and then the response is to be given in the extended period.

(5) If a person is to respond to an invitation at an interview at a time within a prescribed period, that time may be changed by the Minister to:

(a) a later time within that period; or

(b) a time within that period as extended by the Minister for a prescribed further period;

and then the response is to be given at an interview at the new time.

(6) This section is subject to sections 125 and 126.