12Cancellation of permits

12 Cancellation of permits

The Minister may, in his or her discretion, by notice in writing served on the holder of a permit, cancel the permit if: (a) he or she is satisfied that there has been a contravention of a condition to which the permit is subject; (b) he or she is satisfied that the holder of the permit has contravened a provision of this Act; (c) he or she is satisfied that the act or acts authorized by the permit may adversely affect a population of any species of marine organisms; or (d) the holder of the permit has been convicted of an offence against the Fisheries Act 1952, the Continental Shelf (Living Natural Resources) Act 1968, the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980, the Whale Protection Act 1980, the Fisheries Management Act 1991 or regulations made under any of those Acts; or (e) the holder of the permit has been found by a court to have contravened a civil penalty provision (as defined in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) in: (i) Division 1 of Part 3 of that Act; or (ii) Subdivision A of Division 2 of Part 3 of that Act; or (iii) Division 2 of Part 9 of that Act; or (f) the holder of the permit has been convicted of an offence against one or more of the following provisions of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: (i) Division 1 of Part 3; (ii) Subdivision A of Division 2 of Part 3; (iii) Division 2 of Part 9; (iv) Part 13.