83NPower of Secretary to cancel permit

83N Power of Secretary to cancel permit (1) The Secretary may cancel a permit granted under this Division if the Secretary is satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that— (a) the holder of the permit has been found guilty of an offence against this Act; or (c) the act or acts authorised by the permit adversely affects a population of a particular taxon of whale; or (d) the holder of the permit has been convicted of an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or a Territory of the Commonwealth relating to fauna, to the preservation, conservation and protection of whales or to the living natural resources of the continental shelf of Australia. (2) Before cancelling a permit, the Secretary must— (a) notify the holder that he or she proposes to cancel the permit; and (4) In making a decision as to whether or not to cancel a permit, the Secretary must— (5) The cancellation of a permit has effect from the time specified in the notice of the Secretary's decision under subsection (4), which must be after the day on which the notice is given. Pt 10 Div. 3 (Heading) inserted by No. 3/2002 s. 18. Division 3—Regulations and miscellaneous matters S. 84 amended by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 76.81).