Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) This section applies if the Secretary has issued a medically supervised injecting centre licence.
(2) The licensee may apply to the Secretary for the transfer of the medically supervised injecting centre licence to another person (the proposed transferee ).
(3) The licensee must not apply under subsection (2) without the agreement of the proposed transferee.
(4) On an application under subsection (2), the Secretary must, in accordance with this section, either—
(a) grant the application and transfer the licence to the proposed transferee; or
(b) refuse the application.
(5) The Secretary must not grant an application under subsection (2) unless—
(a) the Secretary has approved, under section 55E, internal management protocols for the proposed transferee; and
(b) the Secretary is satisfied that any other prescribed requirements have been satisfied.
(6) The Secretary may refuse an application under subsection (2) for any reason the Secretary thinks fit.
(7) In transferring a medically supervised injecting centre licence, the Secretary—
(a) may impose on the licence any conditions that the Secretary thinks fit; and
(b) may vary any conditions of the licence as the Secretary thinks fit; and
(c) must not extend or otherwise vary the licence.
Note
Section 55F provides for extension of the licence.
(8) On the transfer of a medically supervised injecting centre licence, the transferee becomes the licensee and assumes all of the licensee's obligations and liabilities in respect of the licence.
(9) The transfer of a medically supervised injecting centre licence takes effect on the day specified by the Secretary in respect of the transfer under section 55G(5)(b).
(10) The transfer of a medically supervised injecting centre licence does not alter the day on which the licence ceases to be in force as specified in the licence.
(11) The functions and powers of the Secretary under this section are not delegable.
Division 3—Miscellaneous
S. 55K inserted by No. 66/2017 s. 7.