30Cancellation of licence with notice

30 Cancellation of licence with notice

(1)  The Secretary may cancel the licence for an establishment –

(a) if the annual licence fee payable under section 18 in respect of the establishment has not been paid by the due date; or

(b) if the licensee is considered no longer to be a fit and proper person to be a licensee; or

(c) if the licensee or, where the licensee is a corporation, any director or other person concerned in the management of the corporation is convicted of an offence under this Act or the regulations; or

(d) if the licensee (or, where the licensee is a corporation, any director or other person concerned in the management of the corporation) is convicted in Tasmania of an offence punishable by imprisonment for a period of 12 months or more, or is convicted elsewhere than in Tasmania of an offence which, if committed in Tasmania, would be an offence so punishable; or

(e) if the licensee commits a breach of any condition to which the licence is subject; or

(f) if the licensee, in the case of a natural person, becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with his or her creditors or makes an assignment of his or her remuneration for their benefit; or

(g) where the licensee is a corporation, if a receiver or manager has been appointed in respect of the property of the licensee or if the licensee has commenced to be wound up or is under official management; or

(ga) [Section 30 Subsection (1) amended by No. 10 of 2011, s. 7, Applied:01 Oct 2011] if the establishment no longer meets the requirements of the licence because of the material alteration to or extension of it made by the licensee; or

(h) if the establishment has not been conducted in accordance with the licensing standards applicable to it; or

(i) if the establishment is conducted in such a manner –

(i) that reasonable standards of patient care have not been maintained; or

(ii) that the cancellation of the licence is otherwise, in the Secretary's opinion, in the public interest.