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Gas Industry Act 2001
40AMinisterial licence conditions
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40A Ministerial licence conditions
(1) Despite anything to the contrary in this Division but subject to sections 40B to 40F, the Minister, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may do any one or more of the following—
(a) specify, as the Minister thinks fit, a condition to which a particular licence, or a specified class of licence, is to be subject;
(b) vary, as the Minister thinks fit, a condition specified under paragraph (a);
(c) revoke, as the Minister thinks fit, a condition specified under paragraph (a), including a condition that has been varied under paragraph (b).
(2) In making an Order under subsection (1), the Minister—
(a) must have regard to—
(i) any significant costs and benefits for an affected licensee or any other person that the Minister considers are likely to arise out of the making of the Order; and
(ii) any written representations made to the Minister by an affected licensee in accordance with a notice given to the affected licensee under section 40D; and
(b) may have regard to any other matter that the Minister considers relevant.
S. 40B inserted by No. 37/2020 s. 15.