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BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 423

Relevant Director may revoke approved arrangement

  (1)   The relevant Director may revoke an approved arrangement if the Director is satisfied that:

  (a)   the arrangement no longer meets the requirements on the basis of which approval was given; or

  (b)   the biosecurity industry participant is no longer a fit and proper person (having regard to the matters referred to in section   530); or

  (c)   a condition of the arrangement has been contravened; or

  (d)   the level of biosecurity risk associated with the operation of the arrangement has changed; or

  (e)   the biosecurity industry participant is liable to pay a cost - recovery charge that is due and payable; or

  (f)   the biosecurity industry participant is an associate of:

  (i)   a person who has been refused approval of a proposed arrangement under this Chapter; or

  (ii)   a person who was a biosecurity industry participant covered by an approved arrangement that has been revoked.

Note 1:   A decision to revoke an approved arrangement is a reviewable decision (see Part   1 of Chapter   14).

Note 2:   If an approved arrangement has been revoked under this subsection, the person who was the biosecurity industry participant covered by the arrangement is not authorised, for the purposes of this Act, to carry out biosecurity activities in accordance with the arrangement at any time after the revocation takes effect (see subsection   427(2)).

Notice of proposed revocation on ground referred to in paragraphs   (1)(a) to (e)

  (2)   The relevant Director must not revoke an approved arrangement on a ground referred to in paragraphs   (1)(a) to (e) unless the Director has given a notice to the biosecurity industry participant covered by the arrangement under subsection   435A(1).

Notice of proposed revocation on ground referred to in paragraph   (1)(f)

  (5)   The relevant Director must not revoke an approved arrangement on the ground referred to in paragraph   (1)(f) unless the Director has given a notice to the biosecurity industry participant covered by the arrangement under paragraph   410(2)(b).


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