31Grounds for suspending or cancelling authority

31 Grounds for suspending or cancelling authority

Each of the following is a ground for suspending or cancelling an authority:

(a) the holder of the authority has not complied with a condition of the authority;

(b) the holder has been found guilty of an offence against this Act or other legislation relating to radiation;

(c) the holder has contravened a provision of this Act, being a provision a contravention of which is not an offence against this Act;

(d) the authority was issued or renewed because of a materially false or misleading representation;

(e) the Director of Public Health becomes aware of information that, if it had been known by the Director of Public Health when the application for the authority or its renewal was granted, the Director of Public Health would have refused the application;

(f) if the authority is a licence or certificate of registration, the Director of Public Health considers it necessary to suspend or cancel the licence or certificate to protect persons or the environment from the harmful effects of radiation emitted from the radiation source to which the authority relates;

(g) if the authority is a licence or a certificate of accreditation, the Director of Public Health considers that the holder is not, or is no longer, a fit and proper person to hold the authority.