12Surrender of licences and accreditation

12 Surrender of licences and accreditation

12 Surrender of licences and accreditation

(1) A licence or accreditation may be surrendered only with the written approval of the Authority.

(2) The application for approval must be in the approved form and must contain any information that the Authority may require.

(3) The Authority may require the applicant to provide any further information that it considers necessary to determine the application.

(4) The Authority may refuse an application for surrender of a licence if it is of the opinion that:

(a) there will be an ongoing impact arising from any regulated material to which the licence relates, and

(b) it is appropriate to manage that impact through conditions of the licence.

(5) A licence or accreditation surrendered under this section ceases to be of any force or effect.