34. Where—

(a) a provision of this Act specifies a period not later than which a person is required to provide any information to the Minister, and

(b) the Minister is satisfied, whether or not on the basis of a submission made to him or her by that person in that regard, that it is not reasonably practicable for the person to provide that information to the Minister within that period, the Minister may, by a notice in writing given to the person, extend that period by such further period as the Minister is satisfied is a period within which it is reasonably practicable for the person to provide that information to him or her.