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Security-sensitive Dangerous Substances Act 2005
32Cancellation of permits by courts
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### 32 Cancellation of permits by courts
> > (1) A court that convicts a person of an offence against this Act or a related State law may, in addition to imposing any other penalty, cancel an SSDS permit held by the person if the court, having regard to the nature of the offence and the objects of this Act, is satisfied that –
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> > > > (a) it is not in the public interest for the person to continue to hold the permit; or
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> > > > (b) the cancellation of the permit is merited in order to add to the punitive effect of the sentence or to deter others from committing the same offence.
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> > (2) The cancellation is to be entered in the register.