Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1983 No. 262 GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK REGULATIONS - REG 20

20. (1) Where a relevant permission, or a permission granted for the purposes
of regulation 15, has been granted subject to conditions and it appears to the
Authority that-

   (a)  the person to whom the permission has been granted has not complied
        with any such condition; and

   (b)  by reason of such non-compliance, damage, degradation or disruption to
        the physical environment, or the living resources, of the Marine Park
        has occurred or there is an imminent threat that such damage,
        degradation or disruption will occur, the Authority may suspend the
        permission.

(2) Where the Authority suspends a permission under sub-regulation (1) it
shall, as soon as practicable, notify the person to whom the permission was
granted of the fact.

(3) Where the Authority suspends a permission under sub-regulation (1) it
shall investigate the matter in respect of which the permission was suspended.

(4) Where the Authority has investigated the matter in respect of which the
permission was suspended and has not found any grounds for revoking the
permission, the Authority shall forthwith remove the suspension.

(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, a suspension ceases
to apply upon the expiration of a period of 10 days commencing on the day on
which the permission was suspended.