Biosecurity Act 2023
142Approvals—immediate suspension without prior notice
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142 Approvals—immediate suspension without prior notice (1) The director-general need not give notice under section 141 before suspending an approval— urgently because the approval-holder has— (i) failed to comply with the approval, and that failure has resulted in a critical non-compliance prescribed by regulation; or (ii) engaged in fraudulent behaviour under the approval; or (2) However, if the director-general suspends an approval without giving prior notice, the director-general must give the approval-holder a written notice stating— (b) that the approval-holder may, by a stated day that is at least make a submission to the director-general about the suspension. (3) If the approval-holder makes a submission before the stated day, the (c) give the approval-holder written notice of the decision.