Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The holder of a manufacture licence or manufacture permit may surrender the licence or permit by giving the Secretary a written notice of surrender in accordance with this section.
(2) The notice must be signed by the holder and must contain the following information:
(a) details of the manufacture licence or manufacture permit being surrendered;
(b) the day on which the surrender is proposed to take effect;
(c) if the activities authorised by the licence or permit have not ceased--the day the activities are expected to cease;
(d) if the activities authorised by the licence or permit have ceased--the day the activities ceased;
(e) details of the manner in which a narcotic drug (the authorised product ), in the holder's possession or control as authorised by the licence or permit, have been, or will be, dealt with by the holder, including the following details:
(i) if the authorised product has been supplied, or will be supplied, to another holder of a manufacture licence--the name of that other holder, when the authorised product was, or will be, supplied to that other holder, and the amount of authorised product supplied, or that will be supplied, to that other holder;
(ii) if the authorised product has been supplied, or will be supplied, to an end user of the authorised product--the name of that end user, when the authorised product was, or will be, supplied to that end user, and the amount of authorised product supplied, or to be supplied, to that end user;
(iii) if the authorised product has been, or will be, disposed of or destroyed--the day on which, and the location at which, the disposal or destruction took place, or will take place, and details of all persons who carried out, or will carry out, the disposal or destruction;
(f) details of the manner in which any equipment or material used to manufacture the authorised product has been, or will be, disposed of by the holder;
(g) the address and location at which the holder's records, books, electronic data and other documents relating to the licence or permit will be kept after the licence or permit is surrendered;
(h) the name, address, telephone number and email address of a person who the Secretary may contact for further information after the licence or permit has been surrendered.
(3) If the holder notifies the Secretary in accordance with this section, the licence or permit ceases to be in force on the later of the following:
(a) the day specified in the notice as the day on which the surrender is to take effect;
(b) if, on the day the person gives the Secretary the notice of surrender, the activities authorised by the licence or permit have ceased and the authorised product has been disposed of or destroyed--20 business days after the day the holder gives the Secretary the notice of surrender;
(c) if, on the day the person gives the Secretary the notice of surrender, the activities authorised by the licence or permit have not ceased and the authorised product has not been disposed of or destroyed--20 business days after the day the holder gives the Secretary a further notice in writing stating that the activities authorised by the licence or permit have ceased and the authorised product has been disposed of or destroyed.
(4) However, if, after the holder notifies the Secretary in accordance with this section, the Secretary gives the holder written notice that the licence or permit is to cease to be in force on a specified day that:
(a) is earlier or later than the day worked out under subsection (3); and
(b) is agreed by the holder and the Secretary;
the licence or permit ceases to be in force on the specified day.