69Revocation of approval

69 Revocation of approval

(1) The Minister may, by notice in writing to the holder of an approval under regulation 39, 40, 53, 61, 64 or 65, revoke the approval if the Minister is satisfied that any of the grounds set out in subregulation (2) exist.

(2) The grounds for revocation of an approval are—

(a) failure by the holder of the approval to comply with any condition of the approval; or

(b) a contravention by the holder of an approval of these Regulations, the Act, the Wildlife Act 1975, the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994 or the Fisheries Act 1995.

(3) Before revoking the approval, the Minister must—

(a) give a written notice of the proposed revocation to the holder of the approval specifying—

(i) the reasons for the proposed revocation; and

(ii) that the person may make written or oral submissions about the proposal within 28 days after the date of giving the notice; and

(b) consider any submissions made under paragraph (a).