From 13 July 2026 subsection 11(5) lets an applicant whose approval was refused on the assessment-report ground amend the kinds of service or the category, and the Minister may then deal with it as an original application.
What the provision does
Item 6 omits "in principle" from subsection 11(5). The subsection applies where premises are not approved because of subsection 11(4), the assessment-report condition. Where the applicant changes the application as to the kinds of service or the category, the Minister may treat the amended application under the Principles as though it were a fresh application. The amendment removes the in-principle reference. The route is now tied to a refusal of the approval on the report ground.
Why it matters
The provision gives an applicant a way to fix a scope mismatch without starting a separate process. It is not a right to a new decision on the same facts. The amendment keeps the route attached to the approval decision that failed on the report ground, which is the only decision the subsection now describes.
What changed, and when
Item 6 commenced on 13 July 2026. It is one of the eight in-principle items. The amended-application route is now tied to a refusal of the approval on the assessment-report ground.
This unit is one of the ten that commenced on 13 July 2026. It is not waiting for 1 July 2027. A record that treats it as future will describe the wrong approval process or the wrong edition at the next assessment.
What to do about it
When a refusal rests on subsection 11(4), record that ground precisely. Then prepare the amendment as a fresh application: the kinds of service, the category and the report evidence all need to line up. Keep the original decision and the amended application together so the history is clear. Do not use the route where the refusal rested on a different ground.
What the assessor asks for
| Category | Artefact to have ready |
|---|---|
| Decision record | The refusal notice that names subsection 11(4) as the ground |
| Amendment | The amended application with the revised kinds of service or category highlighted |
| Report mapping | The assessment report evidence that supports the amended scope |
| File note | A note that records why the amendment route was used and how it was processed |
The question that follows. A reviewer may ask on what ground the first decision was made, and an amendment file that does not name subsection 11(4) is incomplete.
Gaps that lose a file
- Amending after a refusal on a different ground
- Changing the scope without new report evidence
- Losing the link between the refusal and the amendment
Before the date
- Name the ground in the refusal notice
- Prepare the amendment as an original application
- Keep both files together
Dates
| Date | What happens | Source pointer |
|---|---|---|
| Item 6 commences | s 2 table item 2 |
Cross-references
The assessment report condition · The approval test · Interim approval: the trigger
Source
Schedule 1 item 6, amending subsection 11(5) of the 2017 Principles. The operative text is F2026L00927 on the Federal Register, with the parent 2017 Principles and the Explanatory Statement. Our statement, not the instrument verbatim.
Not legal advice; does not certify. A reading of the provision and the evidence an assessor commonly samples, not a substitute for the instrument, the standards or your accreditation body's rules.