Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Children's Services Act 1996 - SECT 25P

Variation of a licence

25P. Variation of a licence



(1) The Secretary may at any time-

   (a)  vary or revoke a condition or restriction of a licence; or

   (b)  impose a new condition or restriction on a licence; or

   (c)  vary the period of a licence.

(2) The Secretary must not vary the period of a licence so that it exceeds 5
years.

(3) The Secretary may act under subsection (1)-

   (a)  on the Secretary's own initiative after consultation with the
        licensee; or

   (b)  on the application of the licensee.





(4) An application must-

   (a)  be in writing and contain the relevant prescribed information; and

   (b)  be accompanied by the relevant prescribed fee.

(5) The Secretary must send a notice of the variation of the licence and a
copy of the varied licence to the licensee within 7 days after determining
that the licence should be varied.

(6) A variation of the period of a licence or a condition or restriction of a
licence does not take effect until 30 days after the Secretary gives the
licensee notice in writing of the variation unless the Secretary, with the
consent of the licensee, determines that the variation takes effect earlier.