32Suspension or cancellation of permits

32 Suspension or cancellation of permits

32 Suspension or cancellation of permits

(1) For the Act, section 99(2)(c), the Corporation may, by written notice served on the holder of a permit, suspend or cancel the permit if—

(a) the Corporation is satisfied the permit was granted in error, or

(b) the Corporation is satisfied the holder of the permit—

(i) has failed to comply with a condition of the permit, or

(ii) has contravened the Act, this regulation or a direction given under this regulation, or

(c) the holder of the permit has applied, in the form approved by the Corporation, for the permit to be suspended or cancelled, or

(d) the owner of premises on which work authorised by the permit is being or will be done has applied, in the form approved by the Corporation, for the permit to be suspended or cancelled.

(2) The notice under subsection (1) must specify the following—

(a) the grounds for the suspension or cancellation,

(b) for a suspension—the period of the suspension,

(c) for a cancellation—the date or time from which the cancellation takes effect.

(3) The Corporation may suspend or cancel a permit unconditionally or subject to conditions.

(4) The conditions may include, but are not limited to, conditions to which the permit was subject immediately before it was suspended or cancelled.

(5) The Corporation may, by written notice served on a person whose permit is suspended or cancelled—

(a) impose new conditions on the suspension or cancellation, or

(b) substitute, remove or amend a condition of the suspension or cancellation.

(6) A person whose permit is suspended or cancelled must not contravene a condition of the suspension or cancellation.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—200 penalty units, or

(b) otherwise—100 penalty units.