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Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012
175Surrender of authority
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175 Surrender of authority (1) The holder of an authority may surrender the authority by written notice given to the CHO. (2) The surrender takes effect on: (a) the day the notice is given to the CHO; or (b) if a later day of effect is stated in the notice – the later day. (3) The person who held the authority must return it to the CHO within 14 days after the day the surrender takes effect. (4) An offence against subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability.