87Permits

#### 87 Permits 87 Permits > > (1) The Secretary may, by instrument in writing, issue a permit to a person that authorises the person to engage in any specified conduct. > > > (2) A person is not guilty of an offence against this Act or the regulations if the person was authorised to engage in the conduct alleged to constitute the offence by a permit in force under this Act. A permit does not authorise a contravention of any other Act. > > > (3) A permit is subject to any conditions imposed by the Secretary. > > > (4) Conditions may be imposed— > > > > > (a) at the time of granting the permit, or > > > > > (b) at any other time by variation to the permit. > > > (5) The Secretary may, at any time, vary a permit by notice in writing to the permit holder. > > > (6) A variation includes the imposition of new conditions on a permit, the substitution of a condition, or the omission or amendment of a condition. > > > (7) A person who contravenes a condition of a permit is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. > > > (8) A permit remains in force for the period specified in the permit, unless sooner revoked by the Secretary. > > > (9) If no period in which the permit remains in force is specified in the permit, the permit remains in force until it is revoked by the Secretary. > > > (10) The Secretary may, by notice in writing to a permit holder, revoke a permit— > > > > > (a) if the Secretary is of the opinion that the permit holder has contravened a provision of this Act or the regulations, or > > > > > (b) if the Secretary is of the opinion that the permit holder is not a suitable person to engage in the conduct authorised by the permit, or > > > > > (c) on any other grounds prescribed by the regulations. > > > (11) The regulations may make further provision for permits including by providing for any of the following— > > > > > (a) applications for permits or for variations to permits, > > > > > (b) eligibility criteria for permits, > > > > > (c) fees for permits.