New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEMP INDUSTRY ACT 2008 - SECT 16

16 Revocation of licence

(1) A licence may be revoked by the Director-General:

(a) if the licensee contravenes any provision of this Act or the regulations, whether or not the licensee has been convicted of an offence for the contravention, or

(b) on such other grounds as may be prescribed by the regulations.

Note: Failing to comply with the conditions of a licence is a contravention of the Act.

(2) The Director-General must revoke a licence if the Director-General is satisfied that, if the licensee were applying for a new licence, the application would be required by this Act to be refused.

(3) A licence is revoked by the Director-General by serving on the licensee a written notice stating that the licence is revoked. The revocation takes effect when the notice is served or on a later date specified in the notice.

(4) The Director-General may, by serving a further written notice on the holder of a licence, cancel a notice revoking a licence before the notice takes effect.