Victorian Numbered Regulations

MARINE REGULATIONS 2009 (SR NO 180 OF 2009) - REG 724

    (1)     The Director must not suspend an operator licence for the reasons specified in regulation 722(1)(a) unless the Director notifies the holder of the licence, in writing, that the Director has decided to suspend the operator licence and sets out in the notice—

        (a)     the reasons for the suspension; and

        (b)     the effect of the suspension and the date on which the suspension takes effect; and

        (c)     the date by which the holder must return the operator licence to the Director.

    (2)     An operator licence is suspended in accordance with the terms of a notice given under subregulation (1) on the date specified in the notice unless the Director, by further notice in writing, withdraws the notice.

    (3)     If an operator licence is suspended by the Director under section 119(2) of the Act, the holder of the licence must, upon being given a notice of suspension under subregulation (1)—

        (a)     give the operator licence immediately to the person who gave the notice; or

        (b)     send or take the operator licence to the place specified in the notice within the period specified in the notice.

Penalty:     5 penalty units.