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Biosecurity Act 2014
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### sec.404 Show cause notice
This section applies if the chief executive believes a ground exists to suspend or cancel the compliance agreement.
The chief executive must give the other party to the agreement a notice under this section (a show cause notice ).
The show cause notice must state the following—
the action the chief executive proposes taking under this division (the proposed action );
the grounds for the proposed action;
an outline of the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds;
if the proposed action is suspension of the agreement—the proposed suspension period;
that the other party may, within a stated period (the show cause period ), make written representations to the chief executive to show why the proposed action should not be taken.
The show cause period must end at least 28 days after the other party is given the show cause notice.
(sec.404-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive believes a ground exists to suspend or cancel the compliance agreement.
(sec.404-ssec.2) The chief executive must give the other party to the agreement a notice under this section (a show cause notice ).
(sec.404-ssec.3) The show cause notice must state the following— the action the chief executive proposes taking under this division (the proposed action ); the grounds for the proposed action; an outline of the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds; if the proposed action is suspension of the agreement—the proposed suspension period; that the other party may, within a stated period (the show cause period ), make written representations to the chief executive to show why the proposed action should not be taken.
(sec.404-ssec.4) The show cause period must end at least 28 days after the other party is given the show cause notice.
- (a) the action the chief executive proposes taking under this division (the proposed action );
- (b) the grounds for the proposed action;
- (c) an outline of the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds;
- (d) if the proposed action is suspension of the agreement—the proposed suspension period;
- (e) that the other party may, within a stated period (the show cause period ), make written representations to the chief executive to show why the proposed action should not be taken.