GAME AND FERAL ANIMAL CONTROL ACT 2002 - SECT 29 Suspension or cancellation of licences by Regulatory Authority

GAME AND FERAL ANIMAL CONTROL ACT 2002 - SECT 29

29 Suspension or cancellation of licences by Regulatory Authority

(1) The Regulatory Authority may suspend or cancel a game hunting licence as provided by this section.

(2) The Regulatory Authority is to cancel a game hunting licence if the holder is not qualified, or is no longer qualified, to hold the licence.

(3) The Regulatory Authority is to suspend or cancel a game hunting licence--

(a) if the holder contravenes any mandatory provision of the code of practice referred to in section 24, or

(b) if the holder is found guilty of an offence in New South Wales or elsewhere involving cruelty to animals, or

(c) if the holder has been found guilty of an offence under section 55.

(4) The Regulatory Authority may suspend or cancel a game hunting licence--

(a) if the holder contravenes a condition of the licence, or

(b) if the holder is found guilty of an offence in New South Wales or elsewhere involving harm to animals, personal violence, damage to property or unlawful entry into land, or

(b1) if the holder is found guilty of an offence under the Firearms Act 1996 that is, in accordance with section 84 of that Act, an offence that may be (or is required to be) prosecuted on indictment, or

(c) in such other circumstances as are prescribed by the regulations.

(5) The Regulatory Authority may, if it cancels a game hunting licence, disqualify the person who held the licence from holding or obtaining such a licence for a period specified by the Regulatory Authority.

(6) The Regulatory Authority may at any time remove the suspension of a game hunting licence (except a suspension imposed by a court).