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RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1992 - SECT 116

Revocation of authorisations

  (1)   If the ACMA is satisfied that a person authorised under section   114 has contravened a condition of the licence to which the authorisation relates, the ACMA may give the licensee a written notice directing the licensee to revoke the authorisation.

Note:   Directions to revoke an authorisation are reviewable under Part   5.6.

  (2)   The notice must give the reasons for the direction.

  (3)   As soon as practicable and, in any event, within 7 days after service of the notice, the licensee must revoke the authorisation.

Civil penalty:   30 penalty units.

  (4)   The licensee must not further authorise the person under section   114 until the direction is:

  (a)   revoked under subsection   289(1) of this Act or as provided for by subsection   33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 ; or

  (b)   set aside by a court or the ART.

Civil penalty:   30 penalty units.

  (5)   If:

  (a)   a person has been authorised under section   114 in relation to a particular licence; and

  (b)   at the time of the authorisation, the person was the licensee of another apparatus licence of the same type that authorised operation of radiocommunications devices of the same kind as those to which the first - mentioned licence relates; and

  (c)   the other licence is suspended or cancelled;

the authorisation is taken to have been revoked on the day on which the other licence is suspended or cancelled.



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