144Relinquishment notice—false or misleading information

144 Relinquishment notice—false or misleading information

Scope (1) This section applies to a person if: (a) a biodiversity certificate (the original biodiversity certificate) has been issued to the person in relation to a biodiversity project (whether or not the person still holds the certificate, and whether or not the certificate remains in effect); and (b) information was given by the person to the Regulator in connection with the project; and (c) the information was: (i) contained in an application under this Act; or (ii) given in connection with an application under this Act; or (iii) contained in a biodiversity project report; or (iv) contained in a notification under Division 3 of Part 9; and (d) the information was false or misleading in a material particular; and (e) the issue of the certificate was substantially attributable (whether directly or indirectly) to the false or misleading information; and (f) the permanence period of the project has not ended. Relinquishment notice (2) The Regulator may give a relinquishment notice to the person in relation to the original biodiversity certificate.

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