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Game and Feral Animal Control Act 2002
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#### 29 Suspension or cancellation of licences by Regulatory Authority
29 Suspension or cancellation of licences by Regulatory Authority
> > (1) The Regulatory Authority may suspend or cancel a game hunting licence as provided by this section.
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> > (2) The Regulatory Authority is to cancel a game hunting licence if the holder is not qualified, or is no longer qualified, to hold the licence.
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> > (3) The Regulatory Authority is to suspend or cancel a game hunting licence—
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> > > (a) if the holder contravenes any mandatory provision of the code of practice referred to in section 24, or
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> > > (b) if the holder is found guilty of an offence in New South Wales or elsewhere involving cruelty to animals, or
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> > > (c) if the holder has been found guilty of an offence under section 55.
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> > (4) The Regulatory Authority may suspend or cancel a game hunting licence—
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> > > (a) if the holder contravenes a condition of the licence, or
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> > > (b) if the holder is found guilty of an offence in New South Wales or elsewhere involving harm to animals, personal violence, damage to property or unlawful entry into land, or
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> > > (b1) if the holder is found guilty of an offence under the [Firearms Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-046) that is, in accordance with section 84 of that Act, an offence that may be (or is required to be) prosecuted on indictment, or
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> > > (c) in such other circumstances as are prescribed by the regulations.
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> > (5) The Regulatory Authority may, if it cancels a game hunting licence, disqualify the person who held the licence from holding or obtaining such a licence for a period specified by the Regulatory Authority.
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> > (6) The Regulatory Authority may at any time remove the suspension of a game hunting licence (except a suspension imposed by a court).
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> **s 29:** Am 2012 No 52, Sch 1 \[20\]; 2013 No 75, Sch 1 \[5\].