Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Dangerous Goods Act 1985 - SECT 24

Authority may amend, suspend or revoke licences

24. Authority may amend, suspend or revoke licences



(1) The Authority may amend, suspend or revoke any licence.



(1A) Without limiting the power of the Authority under subsection (1), the
regulations may prescribe grounds on which the Authority may, or must, amend,
suspend or revoke a licence.

(2) Where a document evidencing a licence has been issued by the Authority and
that licence is amended, suspended or revoked, the licensee shall surrender
the document to an inspector on demand.

(3) A licence shall not be suspended for longer than six months.

(4) Where the Authority decides to amend, suspend or revoke a licence, the
licence shall not be amended, suspended or revoked unless and until the
licensee receives one month's written notice of that decision setting out the
reasons for it, except where in the opinion of the Authority there exists a
significant danger to persons or property in which case the amendment,
suspension or revocation of the licence shall take effect immediately.

(5) If-

   (a)  an HCDG licence has been issued on the basis of demonstrating a lawful
        need for access to high consequence dangerous goods that has been
        declared by Order in Council under section 9B(1B); and

   (b)  after the issue of the licence, an Order in Council is made revoking
        that lawful need-

the Authority must revoke the licence or the part of the licence that relates
to that lawful need within 3 months after the notice of the Order in Council
is published in the Government Gazette.

(6) Without limiting any of the powers of the Authority to amend, suspend or
revoke any licence on any ground or for any reason, the Authority may amend,
suspend or revoke an HCDG licence if the person who holds the licence has been
found guilty of an offence against this Act or the
Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003.