FIREARMS ACT 2015 - SECT 33

FIREARMS ACT 2015 - SECT 33

33—Cancellation or suspension of permit

        (1)         The Registrar may, by written notice served personally or by registered post on the holder of a permit under section 32, cancel the permit if—

            (a)         the holder of the permit has failed to comply with a provision of this Act or a condition of the permit; or

            (b)         the Registrar is not satisfied that the holder of the permit is a fit and proper person to hold the permit.

        (2)         The Registrar may, by written notice served personally or by registered post on the holder of a permit, suspend the permit pending an investigation as to whether the permit should be cancelled under subsection (1).

        (3)         A notice served on the holder of a permit cancelling the permit under this section must set out the Registrar's reasons for the cancellation.

        (4)         If the Registrar cancels a permit under this section and made the decision because of information that is classified by the Registrar as criminal intelligence, the Registrar is not required to give any reasons for the Registrar's decision other than that the decision was made on public interest grounds under this section.

        (5)         The Registrar may, on his or her own initiative or on application by a person whose permit is suspended, revoke the suspension.