Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Wildlife Act 1975 - SECT 70

Cancellation of licence upon conviction for offence

70. Cancellation of licence upon conviction for offence



(1) Where the holder of a licence, permit, or other authority under this Act
or the regulations or any proclamation is convicted by a court for an offence
against this Act or the regulations or any proclamation the court may, in
addition to imposing any other penalty, order that the licence, permit, or
authority be cancelled or be suspended for such period as the court thinks fit
and where it so cancels a licence, permit, or authority, may disqualify the
person convicted from obtaining any such licence, permit, or authority for any
specified period.

(1A) If a court has cancelled or suspended a licence, permit or authority
under subsection (1), the court may order that-

   (a)  if the licence, permit or authorisation has been suspended, before the
        end of the suspension, the holder be required to successfully complete
        any prescribed test about the identification of that taxon of wildlife
        in respect of which the licence, permit or authorisation was issued
        (whether or not that person has previously successfully completed that
        test); or

   (b)  if the licence, permit or authorisation has been cancelled, before a
        person is eligible to be granted a new licence, permit or
        authorisation, the person be required to successfully complete any
        prescribed test about the identification of that taxon of wildlife in
        respect of which a new licence, permit or authorisation is applied for
        (whether or not that person has previously successfully completed the
        test).

(1B) If a court makes an order under subsection (1A), the suspension or
cancellation of the licence, permit or authorisation remains in force, despite
any other provision of this Act, until the test has been successfully
completed.

(2) A court which cancels or suspends a licence issued under section 22 may,
in determining the date when the cancellation or suspension takes effect, have
regard to the need for a licence holder to dispose of any wildlife in his or
her possession under that licence.