16Suspension of permit

#### 16 Suspension of permit 16 Suspension of permit > > (1) The Commissioner may, if the Commissioner is satisfied there may be grounds for revoking a permit, suspend the permit by serving on the permit holder, personally or by post, a notice— > > > > > (a) stating that the permit is suspended and the reasons for suspending it, and > > > > > (b) requesting that the permit holder provide the Commissioner with reasons why the permit should not be revoked. > > > (1A) If a permit is being suspended because the Commissioner is satisfied that there may be grounds for revoking the permit under section 10 (3A), the notice suspending the permit is not required— > > > > > (a) to state the reasons for the suspension, or > > > > > (b) to include any request that the permit holder provide the Commissioner with reasons why the permit should not be revoked. > > > (2) The Commissioner must suspend a permit in accordance with this section if the Commissioner is aware that the permit holder has been charged with a domestic violence offence within the meaning of the [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080) or the Commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that the permit holder has committed or has threatened to commit a domestic violence offence within the meaning of that Act. > > > (3) A suspended permit does not authorise the possession or use of any prohibited weapon during the period specified in the notice suspending the permit. > > **s 16:** Am 2006 No 73, Sch 3.18 \[1\] \[2\]; 2007 No 80, Sch 2.19 \[3\] \[4\]; 2010 No 40, Sch 1 \[13\].