Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Meat Industry Act 1993 - SECT 21

Variation of a licence

21. Variation of a licence



(1) The Authority may vary the conditions or restrictions in a licence by
addition, deletion or amendment.

(2) The Authority cannot under subsection (1) vary the period for which the
licence is in force.

(3) A licence may be varied on the Authority's own initiative or at the
licensee's request.

(4) The Authority must not, on its own initiative vary a licence so as to
impose conditions or restrictions less favourable than those in the original
licence unless-

   (a)  it considers that there are grounds for suspending or cancelling a
        licence; and

   (b)  it considers that variation of the licence, rather than suspension or
        cancellation, is appropriate in the circumstances; and

   (c)  it has given the licensee written notice of its intention to vary the
        licence; and

   (d)  it has given the licensee reasonable opportunity to make written
        submissions to it on the matter.

(5) The variation of a licence does not take effect until the Authority gives
written notice of the variation to the licensee.

(6) If asked to do so by the Authority, the licensee must produce the licence
to the Authority so that the variations can be noted on it.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.