New South Wales Consolidated Acts

YOUTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 1973 - SECT 23

23 Exemptions

(1) The Minister may, by notice served on a person, exempt the person, absolutely or subject to conditions specified in the notice, from the operation of all or any of:

(a) the provisions of sections 21 (2), (3) and (5) and 22 (1) and (2), or

(b) the conditions of a licence or permit.

(2) Where a person is exempted from the operation of any provision or condition under subsection (1) subject to a condition, the person is so exempted only while the person does not contravene or fail to comply with the condition.

(3) If the Minister intends to revoke an exemption given under subsection (1), the Minister shall cause to be served on the person to whom the exemption was given a notice stating that, when 28 days have expired after service of the notice, the Minister intends to revoke the exemption on the grounds specified in the notice unless it has been established to the Minister’s satisfaction that the exemption should not be revoked.

(4) When 28 days have expired after a notice has been served on a person pursuant to subsection (3), the Minister may, after considering any submissions made to the Minister during that period by the person on whom the notice was served, revoke the exemption by a further notice served on that person.