Queensland Consolidated Regulations

NATURE CONSERVATION (ANIMALS) REGULATION 2020 - REG 271

271 Procedure for amendment

(1) If the chief executive proposes to amend an animal authority under section 270 , the chief executive must give the holder notice of the following matters—

(a) the proposed amendment;

(b) the ground for the proposed amendment under section 270 ;

(c) an outline of the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the ground;

(d) that the holder may make written representations to the chief executive, within a stated period of at least 20 business days after the notice is given, about why the proposed amendment should not be made.

(2) The chief executive may amend the authority if, after considering any written representations made within the stated period, the chief executive still believes the amendment should be made—

(a) in the way stated in the notice; or

(b) in another way, having regard to the representations.

(3) If the chief executive amends the authority, the chief executive must give the holder an information notice for the decision.

(4) The amendment takes effect on the later of the following days—

(a) the day the information notice is given to the holder;

(b) the day of effect stated in the information notice.

(5) An amendment to change an animal authority to another type of animal authority does not change the term of the authority unless a new term is stated in the notice.

(6) The effect of the amendment does not depend on the amendment being noted on the authority.

Note—

See, however, section 276 .

(7) If the chief executive decides not to amend the animal authority, the chief executive must as soon as practicable after making the decision give the holder notice of the decision.