53Regulator may direct licence holder to revise management plan

53 Regulator may direct licence holder to revise management plan

(1) The Regulator may, at any time when an approval of a management plan for a relevant licence is in effect, direct the licence holder to: (a) revise the management plan; and (b) make a plan revision approval application for the Regulator to approve the revised plan as the management plan for the relevant licence.

Note: Before giving a direction under this subsection, the Regulator must give the licence holder a written notice of the proposed direction inviting the licence holder to make a submission about the proposed direction (see section 55).

(2) The direction must: (a) be in writing; and (b) set out the matters in respect of which the management plan must be revised; and (c) set out the reasons for the revision; and (d) specify the day on or before which the plan revision approval application must be made. (3) The direction: (a) may include a requirement for the licence holder to carry out consultation under Subdivision D before making the plan revision approval application; and (b) if the direction includes such a requirement: (i) may state that the consultation must relate to specified licence activities carried out, or to be carried out, under the relevant licence; and (ii) may state that only specified persons, organisations, communities or groups of kinds mentioned in subsection 64(1) need to be consulted. Time limit for complying with direction (4) The day specified for the purposes of paragraph (2)(d) must be reasonable. (5) The licence holder may, in writing, ask the Regulator to vary the day specified for the purposes of paragraph (2)(d) to a later day. (6) If the licence holder makes a request under subsection (5), the Regulator may, by written notice to the licence holder: (a) grant the request and vary the day specified for the purposes of paragraph (2)(d) to a later day; or (b) refuse the request. Licence holder must comply with direction (7) The licence holder must comply with the direction on or before the day specified in the direction for the purposes of paragraph (2)(d).