New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PESTICIDES ACT 1999 - SECT 55

55 Suspension or revocation of licence

(1) The Environment Protection Authority may, for such reasons as it thinks fit, suspend a licence by notice in writing given to the holder of the licence for such period (not exceeding 6 months) as is specified in the notice. The Authority may, by further notice given to the licence holder, rescind the suspension or vary the period of suspension.

(2) The Authority may, by notice in writing given to the holder of a licence, revoke the licence for any of the following reasons:

(a) the holder of the licence ceases to have the qualifications prescribed by the regulations for the type of licence concerned,

(b) in the case of an aircraft (pesticide applicator) licence-the holder of the licence ceases to hold an insurance policy prescribed by the regulations,

(c) the holder of the licence supplied information that was, to the holder’s knowledge, false or misleading in a material particular in, or in connection with, the application for the licence,

(d) the holder of the licence has contravened any provision of this Act or the regulations, whether or not the holder has been convicted of an offence for the contravention,

(e) the holder of the licence has contravened any condition to which the licence is subject,

(f) if the Authority is of the opinion that the holder of the licence is no longer a fit and proper person to hold the licence,

(g) if the Authority receives information about the holder of the licence and the Authority is of the opinion that, had the information been received at the time when an application for the licence was made, it would have refused the application,

(h) if the holder of the licence fails to pay the annual licence fee under section 50.

(3) If the Environment Protection Authority suspends or revokes a licence, the Authority must cause a notice to be published in the Gazette:

(a) stating that the licence has been suspended or revoked, and

(b) containing such other information as the Authority thinks fit.

(4) The suspension or revocation of a licence takes effect on the day on which the notice of the suspension or revocation is given to the holder of the licence (or on such later date as may be specified in the notice).