Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1986 No. 79 EXPORT CONTROL (UNPROCESSED WOOD) REGULATIONS - REG 14

14. (1) Where the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that-

   (a)  the holder of a licence has not complied with a condition or
        restriction to which the holder is subject under these Regulations;
        and

   (b)  by reason of such non-compliance, damage, degradation or disruption of
        the environment has occurred or there is an imminent threat that such
        damage, degradation or disruption will occur, the Minister may suspend
        the licence, vary the conditions or impose additional conditions upon
        the licence.

(2) Where the Minister suspends a licence, varies conditions or imposes
additional conditions on a licence under sub-regulation (1) the Minister
shall, as soon as practicable, notify the holder of the licence of the fact.

(3) Where the Minister suspends a licence, varies conditions or imposes
additional conditions on a licence under sub-regulation (1) the Minister shall
investigate the matter in respect of which the licence was suspended, the
conditions varied or the additional conditions imposed.

(4) Where the Minister has investigated the matter in respect of which the
licence was suspended, the conditions varied or additional conditions imposed
and has not found any grounds for revoking the licence, the Minister shall
remove the suspension or variation of conditions or withdraw the additional
conditions.

(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, a suspension, a
variation of conditions or an imposition of additional conditions under
sub-regulation (1) ceases to apply upon the expiration of a period of 28 days
commencing on the day on which the licence was suspended, the conditions
varied or the additional conditions imposed.