Nature Repair Act 2023
31Unilateral cancellation of registration of biodiversity project—false or misleading information
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31 Unilateral cancellation of registration of biodiversity project—false or misleading information
(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) information was given by a person to the Regulator in connection with the project; and (b) 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 (c) the Regulator is satisfied that the information was false or misleading in a material particular. (3) Rules made for the purposes of subsection (1) must require the Regulator to consult the project proponent for the project before deciding to cancel the registration.