26Revocation of licence

#### 26 Revocation of licence 26 Revocation of licence > > (1) A licence may be revoked— > > > > > (a) (Repealed) > > > > > (b) if the licensee— > > > > > > > (i) supplied information that was (to the licensee’s knowledge) false or misleading in a material particular in, or in connection with, the application for the licence or the renewal of the licence, or > > > > > > > (ii) contravenes any provision of this Act or the regulations, whether or not the licensee has been convicted of an offence for the contravention, or > > > > > > > (iii) contravenes any condition of the licence, or > > > > > (c) (Repealed) > > > > > (d) for any other reason prescribed by the regulations. > > > (1A) The Commissioner must revoke a licence where the Commissioner is satisfied that, if the licensee were applying for a new licence, the application would be required by this Act to be refused. > > > (2) The Commissioner may revoke a licence by serving on the licensee, personally or by post, a notice stating that the licence is revoked and the reasons for revoking it. > > > (3) The revocation of a licence by such a notice takes effect when the notice is served or on a later date specified in the notice. > > > > Note. > > > > Section 31 requires the licensee to immediately surrender the licence if the licence is revoked. > > > (4) The Commissioner may, by serving a further notice on the holder of a licence, cancel a notice revoking a licence before the notice takes effect. > > > (5) For the purposes of subsection (1A), the Commissioner may have regard to any criminal intelligence report or other criminal information held in relation to the licensee that— > > > > > (a) is relevant to the activities carried on under the class of licence held by the licensee, or > > > > > (b) causes the Commissioner to conclude that improper conduct is likely to occur if the licensee continues to hold the licence, or > > > > > (c) causes the Commissioner not to have confidence that improper conduct will not occur if the licensee continues to hold the licence. > > > (6) The Commissioner is not, under this or any other Act or law, required to give any reasons for revoking a licence if the giving of those reasons would disclose the existence or content of any criminal intelligence report or other criminal information as referred to in subsection (5). > > **s 26:** Am 2002 No 107, Sch 1 \[8\] \[9\]; 2006 No 120, Sch 1.27 \[1\]; 2012 No 49, Sch 1 \[53\] \[54\]; 2017 No 16, Sch 1 \[14\].