South Australian Numbered Acts

HYDROPONICS INDUSTRY CONTROL ACT 2009 (NO 49 OF 2009) - SECT 19

19—Revocation of approval

        (1)         The Commissioner may, by notice in writing given to an approved person, revoke the person's approval if the Commissioner is satisfied on reasonable grounds that—

            (a)         the person has contravened this Act; or

            (b)         the person is not, or is no longer, for any reason a fit and proper person to be approved; or

            (c)         it is otherwise in the public interest to do so.

        (2)         The Commissioner must, before revoking an approval—

            (a)         give written notice to the person of the proposed revocation, including, subject to section 7, a statement of the reasons that the Commissioner considers justify the revocation; and

            (b)         allow the person a period of 21 days (or such longer period as the Commissioner may in any particular case allow) to show cause why the approval should not be revoked.

        (3)         The Commissioner may suspend an approval pending final determination of the question as to whether the approval should be revoked.

        (4)         On revoking an approval, the Commissioner must cause notice of the revocation to be given, personally or by post, to all persons affected by the revocation.