12Permit subject to conditions

12 Permit subject to conditions

(1)  A permit is subject to any conditions determined by the Secretary and specified in the permit.

(2)  [Section 12 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 44 of 2007, s. 8, Applied:13 Nov 2007] Without limiting the conditions to which a permit may be subject, those conditions may include –

(a) a condition requiring, or relating to, the removal of a GMO from a GMO-free area; and

(b) a condition requiring the permit holder or an affected person, or both, to comply with a site management plan.

(3)  The Secretary may determine the conditions to which a permit is subject when determining to grant the permit under section 9 or at any time after the permit has been issued.

(4)  If the Secretary imposes conditions after the permit has been issued, those conditions take effect on the day the permit holder receives written notice of the conditions or on a later day specified in that notice.

(4A)  [Section 12 Subsection (4A) inserted by No. 44 of 2007, s. 8, Applied:13 Nov 2007] If the Secretary imposes conditions after the permit has been issued, the Secretary is to notify each affected person of those conditions.

(5)  [Section 12 Subsection (5) amended by No. 44 of 2007, s. 8, Applied:13 Nov 2007] The permit holder and an affected person must comply with the conditions to which the permit is subject.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 2 000 penalty units.