Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) The Minister may at any time suspend an approved compliance arrangement, to the extent that it applies to an accredited livestock operator, if the Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that a ground for suspension exists.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the grounds for suspension are—
(a) that the operator has committed an act or omission that was specified in the letter of approval relating to the approved compliance arrangement as being one which may give rise to a declaration under this section; or
(b) that the operator has committed an offence against this Act; or
(c) that the operator has committed an act or omission that, but for section 10, would be an offence under the regulations.
(3) The Minister must give written notice of a suspension under subsection (1) to—
(a) the person who is the subject of the suspension; and
(b) the controlling authority that is a party to the approved compliance arrangement.
(4) A notice under subsection (3) must state—
(a) the date on which the suspension takes effect; and
(b) the period of time of the suspension.
(5) For the purposes of this Act, a person is taken not to be operating under an approved compliance arrangement in relation to a prescribed livestock management standard to which the compliance arrangement relates during the period of the suspension.
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PART 4—ADMINISTRATION