181Variation, suspension or revocation of permit

181  Variation, suspension or revocation of permit  (1) The Director of Biosecurity may, in accordance with the regulations, do any of the following in relation to a permit granted under section 179:  (a) vary the permit;  (b) suspend the permit for a specified period;  (c) revoke the permit. Note 1: The Director of Biosecurity is not subject to direction by the Agriculture Minister in relation to a decision relating to a permit (see subsection 543(3)). Note 2: A decision to vary a permit, to refuse to vary a permit, to suspend a permit for a period, or to revoke a permit is a reviewable decision (see Part 1 of Chapter 11). Note 3: A permit to bring or import goods into Australian territory may be taken to have been suspended for a period because of a determination in force under subsection 182(1) in relation to the goods (see section 184).  (2) A permit granted under section 179 is not in force during any period in which it is suspended.  (a) a permit in relation to goods is suspended or revoked; and  (b) a condition of the permit applied in relation to the goods immediately before the suspension or revocation of the permit; the condition continues to apply in relation to the goods despite the suspension or revocation of the permit. Note 1: This subsection also applies if a permit is taken to have been suspended under section 184. Note 2: A person who was the holder of a permit that has been suspended may commit an offence or contravene a civil penalty provision if the person contravenes a condition of the permit that continues to apply because of this subsection (see section 187). Division 4—Suspended goods