36—Amendment of section 29—Permits
(1)
Section 29(1)—delete "the Authority" and substitute:
the Council
(2) Section 29(1)(b)
and (c)—delete paragraphs (b) and (c) and substitute:
(b)
provide for the notification of the discovery or recovery of any specified
classes of specimens, artefacts or other objects under the permit;
(c)
provide that geological, palaeontological or speleological specimens,
archaeological artefacts or other objects recovered or removed in the course
of the operations are to belong to the Crown;
(d) make
provision for the protection and curation of any such specimens, artefacts or
other objects.
(3)
Section 29(2)—delete "the Authority" and substitute:
the Council
(4)
Section 29(3)—delete "the Authority" and substitute:
the Council
(5)
Section 29—after subsection (3) insert:
(4) The Council may,
at any time by notice given to the holder of a permit—
(a) vary
or revoke the permit; or
(b) vary
or revoke a condition of a permit.
(5) A person must not
contravene or fail to comply with a condition of a permit.
Maximum penalty: $75 000.
(6) A person who is
dissatisfied with a decision of the Council—
(a) with
respect to his or her application for a permit; or
(b) in
the exercise of a power under subsection (1) or (4),
may appeal to the Minister.
(7) On an appeal, the
Minister may—
(a)
confirm, vary or reverse the decision under appeal; or
(b)
remit the matter to the Council for further consideration or reconsideration.
(8) A decision of the
Minister under subsection (7)(a) will have effect as if it were a
decision of the Council.