Div 12Surrender, suspension or cancellation of licence

Division 12—Surrender, suspension or cancellation of licence 89—Surrender (1) A licensee may apply to the Minister to surrender the licence or to surrender part of the licence area. (2) The Minister may accept the surrender as from a date specified by the Minister in a notice of acceptance of the surrender given to the applicant. (3) If the licensee surrenders part of the licence area, the licence continues in relation to the remainder of the licence area subject to any modification of its conditions that the Minister considers appropriate in view of the surrender. (4) The Minister may accept a surrender on any one or more of the following conditions: (a) that the applicant rehabilitate land affected by activities conducted under the licence; (b) that the applicant pay any monetary obligations incurred before the surrender; (c) that the applicant provide information that should have been, but has not been, provided before the surrender. 90—Suspension of licence by agreement The Minister may, by agreement with the licensee, suspend a licence for a specified period. 91—Disciplinary power to suspend or cancel licence (1) If a licensee fails to comply with this Act or a condition of the licence, the Minister may, by written notice given to the licensee— (a) suspend the licence for a specified period or until the Minister terminates the suspension; or (b) cancel the licence. (2) Before the Minister suspends or cancels the licence, the Minister must give the licensee a notice of default— (a) specifying the default; and (b) stating the action that the Minister proposes to take; and (c) if the default is capable of being remedied—allowing the licensee a reasonable opportunity to remedy the default; and (d) whether or not the default is capable of being remedied—giving the licensee a reasonable opportunity to show cause why the proposed action should not be taken. (3) If the notice allows the licensee an opportunity to remedy a default, and the licensee remedies the default to the Minister's satisfaction, the Minister is not to suspend or cancel the licence on the basis of that default. 91A—Assignment of liability or obligation of licensee on surrender or cancellation of licence (1) The Minister may, on application by a licensee before a licence is surrendered or cancelled under this Division, agree to the assignment of a liability or obligation of the licensee under this Act to a third party on terms and conditions determined by the Minister. (2) An agreement under subsection (1) must be in a form, and address any matter, determined by the Minister.