Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 2014 - SECT 286

    (1)     The conservator may, by written notice (an amendment notice ) given to a licensee, amend the licence if satisfied that—

        (a)     the licensee is a suitable person to hold the licence as amended; and

        (b)     if the licensee is a corporation—each influential person for the licensee is a suitable person to hold the licence as amended; and

        (c)     the licensed activity is a suitable activity for the licence as amended.

Note     Suitable activity , for a licence—see  s 268.
"Suitable person", to hold a licence—see  s 265.

    (2)     However, the conservator may amend the licence only if—

        (a)     the conservator has given the licensee written notice of the proposed amendment (a  proposal notice ); and

        (b)     the proposal notice states that written submissions about the proposal may be made to the conservator before the end of a stated period of at least 14 days after the day the proposal notice is given to the licensee; and

        (c)     after the end of the stated period, the conservator has considered any submissions made in accordance with the proposal notice.

    (3)     Subsection (2) does not apply to a person if the licensee applied for, or agreed in writing to, the amendment.

    (4)     The amendment takes effect on the day the amendment notice is given to the licensee or a later day stated in the notice.