6Immediate suspension of approval to operate cat management facility

6 Immediate suspension of approval to operate cat management facility

(1)  The Secretary may suspend the operation of a cat management facility, without complying with regulations 8 and 9 , if the person or organisation operating the cat management facility has been charged with an offence under the Animal Welfare Act 1993 , or any other Act, that the Secretary believes is so serious, due to the circumstances of the offence, that the operation of the cat management facility should be suspended immediately.

(2)  The Secretary must give written notice of the following to the person or organisation operating the cat management facility to which a suspension under subregulation (1) relates:

(a) the reason for the suspension;

(b) that the suspension takes effect on receipt of the written notice by the person or organisation or an employee of the person or organisation;

(c) the requirements, if any, in respect of the cat management facility (which may, but are not required to, relate to cats at the facility) that must be satisfied, by the person or organisation operating the cat management facility, and the period within which the requirements must be satisfied.

(3)  A person or organisation to which a written notice given under subregulation (2) relates must comply with the notice.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(4)  Regulations 8 and 9 apply to the cancellation of a cat management facility approval that has been suspended under this regulation.