Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

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DRUGS OF DEPENDENCE ACT 1989 - SECT 155

Approval—emergency cancellation

    (1)     Notwithstanding section 154, if the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that circumstances exist in relation to approved premises that give rise to an immediate risk of danger to the health or safety of patients, residents or staff at those premises, the Minister may cancel the approval.

    (2)     If an approval has been cancelled under subsection (1), the person who was the holder of the approval may apply to the Minister in writing for the restoration of the approval on the ground that, because of a specified change in circumstances that has occurred since that date of the cancellation, it is proper that the approval should be restored.

    (3)     On an application made under subsection (2), the Minister may, if satisfied on reasonable grounds that, because of the change in circumstances specified in the application, the approval to which the application relates should be restored, restore the approval accordingly.



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