Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008
39GGrounds for revoking licences
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39G Grounds for revoking licences
39G Grounds for revoking licences
The Secretary may revoke a licence on 1 or more of the following grounds—
(a) the licence holder has been found guilty of an offence against—
(i) this Act or the regulations or the provisions of another Act or regulation relating to the sale or supply of tobacco products, non-tobacco smoking products or vaping goods, or
(ii) a law of the Commonwealth or another State or Territory that the Secretary reasonably considers to be similar to a law mentioned in subparagraph (i),
(b) any information given by the licence holder for this Act or the regulations is false or misleading in a material way,
(c) the licence holder has failed to comply with a condition of the licence,
(d) the licence holder asks the Secretary to revoke the licence,
(e) on the recommendation of, or receipt of relevant information from, a law enforcement agency,
(e1) the licence holder, or a relevant person for the licence holder, has, for the relevant premises or other premises been the recipient of a closure order,
(f) another ground prescribed by the regulations.
s 39G: Ins 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. Am 2025 No 51, Sch 1[14].