Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Dangerous Goods (HCDG) Regulations 2005 - SECT 305

Authority may amend, suspend or revoke permit

305. Authority may amend, suspend or revoke permit



(1) The Authority may amend, suspend or revoke a permit.

(2) If a document evidencing a permit has been issued by the Authority and
that permit is amended, suspended or revoked, the permit holder must surrender
the document to the Authority on demand.

(3) A permit must not be suspended for longer than six months.

(4) The Authority must not amend, suspend or revoke a permit, unless it has-

   (a)  notified the holder of the permit that the Authority is proposing to
        amend, suspend or revoke (as the case may be) the permit; and

   (b)  provided the holder of the permit with written reasons for the
        proposed course of action; and

   (c)  invited the holder of the permit to make a submission within a
        specified time on the proposed course of action including a submission
        on the appropriate amendment (if any) to be made; and

   (d)  considered any submissions that are made in response to the invitation
        within the specified time.





(5) A decision of the Authority to amend, suspend or revoke a permit does not
take effect until the end of one month's notice by the Authority to the holder
of the permit unless subregulation (6) applies.

(6) If, in the opinion of the Authority, there exists a significant danger to
persons or property the amendment, suspension or revocation of the permit
takes effect on the date the Authority notifies the holder of the permit of
its decision.

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