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NATIONAL PARKS ACT 1975 - SECT 27L

Cancellation of tour operator licence

S. 27L(1) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 192(1), 42/2021 s. 126(1).

    (1)     Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may cancel a tour operator licence if Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority is satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that—

        (a)     the holder of the licence has been found guilty of an offence against this Act or the regulations; or

        (b)     the holder of the licence has contravened a condition of the licence.

S. 27L(2) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 192(2)(a), 42/2021 s. 126(2).

    (2)     Before cancelling a tour operator licence, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority must—

S. 27L(2)(a) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 192(2)(b), 42/2021 s. 126(2).

        (a)     notify the holder that Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority proposes to cancel the licence; and

        (b)     allow the holder of the licence an opportunity to make either oral or written submissions.

    (3)     Submissions under subsection (2) must be made within the period specified in the notice.

S. 27L(4) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 192(3)(a), 42/2021 s. 126(3)(a).

    (4)     In making a decision as to whether or not to cancel a tour operator licence, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority must—

        (a)     have regard to any submissions made under subsection (2) within the period specified in the notice; and

S. 27L(4)(b) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 192(3)(b), 42/2021 s. 126(3)(b).

        (b)     must notify the holder of Parks Victoria's or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority's decision.

S. 27L(5) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 192(4), 42/2021 s. 126(4).

    (5)     The cancellation of a licence has effect from the time specified in the notice of Parks Victoria's or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority's decision under subsection (4), which must be after the day on which the notice is given.

Pt 3 Div. 4 (Heading) amended by No. 57/1995 s. 34(a) (as amended by No. 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 88.1)).

Division 4—Special provisions relating to particular parks

No. 6642.

S. 28 amended by Nos 9921 s. 255, 44/1989 s. 41(Sch. 2 item 29.3), 104/1997 s. 53(2), repealed by 82/2009 s. 5, new s. 28 inserted by No. 16/2015 s. 4.



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