OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1994 - SECT 313 Cancellation of works licence
OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1994 - SECT 313
Cancellation of works licence(1) Subject to subsection ( 5), the Joint Authority may cancel a works licence if the licence holder:
(a) breaches a licence condition; or
(b) contravenes a provision of this Act or the regulations; or
(c) breaches a condition attached to an approval under subsection 365(2).
(2) If the Joint Authority proposes to cancel a works licence under subsection ( 1), the Designated Authority must give the licence holder a written notice that informs the holder of the proposed cancellation.
(a) specify the reason for the proposed cancellation; and
(b) invite the holder to make submissions in relation to the proposed cancellation; and
(c) specify the day by which submissions should be given to the Joint Authority; and
(d) specify an address where submissions are to be lodged.
(4) The day specified under paragraph ( 3)(c) must be not less than 60 days after the day on which the notice is given.
(5) The Joint Authority may cancel a works licence only if:
(a) the holder has been given a notice under subsection ( 2); and
(b) the Joint Authority has considered:
(i) any submission made by the holder; and
(ii) any steps taken by the holder to remedy the circumstances that led to the proposal to cancel the licence and to prevent those circumstances from happening again; and
(c) the Joint Authority is satisfied that no special
circumstances exist that justify the licence not being cancelled.