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206 Grounds for suspension—overdue relevant Commonwealth liability
(1) The Secretary may suspend an export licence in relation to all kinds of export operations and all kinds of prescribed goods if:
(a) a relevant Commonwealth liability of the holder of the licence (the debtor) is more than 30 days overdue; and
(b) the Secretary has given a written notice to the debtor in accordance with subsection (2); and
Note 1: A suspension must not be for more than 12 months (see section 208).
Note 2: A decision to suspend an export licence under this section is a reviewable decision (see Part 2 of Chapter 11).
Note 3: If the Secretary suspends an export licence under this section, the Secretary may revoke the export licence in certain circumstances (see section 213).
(a) state that a relevant Commonwealth liability of the debtor in relation to an export licence is more than 30 days overdue; and
(b) state that the Secretary may suspend the export licence in relation to all kinds of export operations and all kinds of prescribed goods if, within 8 days after the notice is given:
(c) include a statement setting out the debtor’s right to seek review of a decision to suspend the export licence.
(3) If the Secretary suspends an export licence under subsection (1), the Secretary may refuse to carry out, or direct a person not to carry out, specified activities or kinds of activities in relation to the debtor under this Act until the relevant Commonwealth liability has been paid.
(4) Action by the Secretary under this section does not affect the liability of the debtor to pay the relevant Commonwealth liability.