19Notification of lost etc licences

19 Notification of lost etc licences

19 Notification of lost etc licences

(1) A licensee must, within 7 days after becoming aware that the licence has been lost, stolen, destroyed, defaced or mutilated or become illegible, notify the Commissioner of that occurrence.

Maximum penalty—

(a) in the case of a corporation—40 penalty units, or

(b) in the case of an individual—10 penalty units.

(2) For the purposes of this clause, the Commissioner is taken to have been notified of the occurrence if—

(a) oral notice of the occurrence has been given, either in person or by telephone, to a police officer at a police station or to the Police Assistance Line (131 444) and a Computerised Operational Policing System Event reference number has been issued to the licensee, or

(b) notice of the occurrence has been given in any other manner approved by the Commissioner.