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Biosecurity Act 2014
sec.487Cancellation, suspension or amendment
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### sec.487 Cancellation, suspension or amendment
This section applies if—
there are no accepted representations for the show cause notice; or
after considering the accepted representations for the show cause notice, the chief executive—
still believes a ground exists to cancel, suspend or amend the relevant authority; and
believes a cancellation, suspension or amendment of the relevant authority is warranted.
The chief executive may—
if the proposed action was to cancel the authority—cancel the authority, suspend the authority for a period or amend the authority; or
if the proposed action was to suspend the authority—suspend the authority for no longer than the proposed suspension period or amend the authority; or
if the proposed action was to amend the authority—amend the authority.
If the chief executive acts under subsection (2) , the chief executive must as soon as practicable give an information notice for the decision to the holder of the relevant authority.
The decision takes effect on the later of the following—
the day the information notice is given to the holder;
the day stated in the information notice for that purpose.
(sec.487-ssec.1) This section applies if— there are no accepted representations for the show cause notice; or after considering the accepted representations for the show cause notice, the chief executive— still believes a ground exists to cancel, suspend or amend the relevant authority; and believes a cancellation, suspension or amendment of the relevant authority is warranted.
(sec.487-ssec.2) The chief executive may— if the proposed action was to cancel the authority—cancel the authority, suspend the authority for a period or amend the authority; or if the proposed action was to suspend the authority—suspend the authority for no longer than the proposed suspension period or amend the authority; or if the proposed action was to amend the authority—amend the authority.
(sec.487-ssec.3) If the chief executive acts under subsection (2) , the chief executive must as soon as practicable give an information notice for the decision to the holder of the relevant authority.
(sec.487-ssec.4) The decision takes effect on the later of the following— the day the information notice is given to the holder; the day stated in the information notice for that purpose.
- (a) there are no accepted representations for the show cause notice; or
- (b) after considering the accepted representations for the show cause notice, the chief executive— (i) still believes a ground exists to cancel, suspend or amend the relevant authority; and (ii) believes a cancellation, suspension or amendment of the relevant authority is warranted.
- (i) still believes a ground exists to cancel, suspend or amend the relevant authority; and
- (ii) believes a cancellation, suspension or amendment of the relevant authority is warranted.
- (i) still believes a ground exists to cancel, suspend or amend the relevant authority; and
- (ii) believes a cancellation, suspension or amendment of the relevant authority is warranted.
- (a) if the proposed action was to cancel the authority—cancel the authority, suspend the authority for a period or amend the authority; or
- (b) if the proposed action was to suspend the authority—suspend the authority for no longer than the proposed suspension period or amend the authority; or
- (c) if the proposed action was to amend the authority—amend the authority.
- (a) the day the information notice is given to the holder;
- (b) the day stated in the information notice for that purpose.