23Voluntary cancellation of registration of biodiversity project—certificate in effect

23 Voluntary cancellation of registration of biodiversity project—certificate in effect

(1) The rules may make provision for and in relation to empowering the Regulator to cancel the registration of a registered biodiversity project.

Note: For review of decisions, see Part 20.

(2) Rules made for the purposes of subsection (1) must not empower the Regulator to cancel a registration unless: (a) a biodiversity certificate (the original certificate) has been issued in respect of the registered biodiversity project (whether or not the original certificate remains in effect); and (b) the project proponent for the project applies to the Regulator for the cancellation of the registration; and (c) the original certificate is relinquished in accordance with section 152 in relation to the project, as mentioned in paragraph 152(2)(c). (3) Rules made for the purposes of subsection (1) may make provision for or in relation to any of the following matters: (a) applications for cancellation under those rules; (b) the approval by the Regulator of a form for such an application; (c) other conditions that must be satisfied for the Regulator to cancel the registration in accordance with those rules. (4) Subsection (3) does not limit subsection (1).