19ATermination of licences

19A Termination of licences

(1) The Minister may, by written notice given to a licensee, terminate all licences (including suspended licences) of the kind specified in the notice that are held by the licensee. (2) The Minister must not terminate a licence unless satisfied that it is necessary to do so for the purpose of giving effect to an adjustment or amendment of: (a) the Montreal Protocol; or (b) the Framework Convention on Climate Change; or (c) the Kyoto Protocol; or (d) the Paris Agreement. (3) A notice terminating a specified kind of licence takes effect on the day specified in the notice. (4) A notice given on the basis of an adjustment or amendment of the Montreal Protocol that has not entered into force for Australia must not specify a day earlier than the day when the adjustment or amendment enters into force for Australia. (5) When a notice given to a licensee takes effect, all licences of the kind specified in it that are held by the licensee stop being in force.