Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) On written application made by an approval holder, the Minister may, if the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that it is in the interests of patients or residents at the treatment centre to which the application relates, in writing—
(a) vary, in a specified way, a condition to which the approval is subject; or
(b) revoke a condition to which the approval is subject; or
(c) make the approval subject to a specified condition.
(2) If the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that, in the interests of patients or residents at an approved treatment centre—
(a) a condition to which the approval is subject should be varied or revoked; or
(b) the approval should be made subject to a particular condition;
the Minister may by written notice served on the approval holder, require the holder, within 28 days after the date of the notice, to show cause why that condition should not be varied in the way specified in the notice or revoked or why the approval should not be made subject to that particular condition, as the case requires.
(3) If a notice under subsection (2) is served on an approval holder, the Minister may, after the end of 28 days after the date of the notice, and taking into account any representation made by the approval holder—
(a) vary, in the way specified in the notice, the specified condition; or
(b) revoke the specified condition; or
(c) make the approval subject to the specified particular condition;
as the case requires.
(4) A decision of the Minister under subsection (3) shall take effect on the date of the notice referred to in subsection (3) or on a later date that may be specified in the notice for that purpose.