Western Australian Current Regulations

DANGEROUS GOODS SAFETY (SECURITY SENSITIVE AMMONIUM NITRATE) REGULATIONS 2007 - REG 44

44 .         Suspension in urgent circumstances

        (1)         If the Chief Officer is satisfied —

            (a)         there are grounds to suspend or cancel a licence; and

            (b)         that if the procedure in regulation 43 were followed, an unacceptable risk in relation to an SSAN in relation to people, property or the environment would exist while it is followed,

                he or she may suspend the licence for such period as he or she decides by giving the holder of the licence a written notice of the suspension and the suspension period (stated either as a period of time or by reference to a future event) and written reasons for the decision.

        (2)         The suspension has effect when the holder is given the notice or on any later date stated in it.

        (3)         This regulation does not prevent the Chief Officer from also taking action under regulation 43 to cancel a licence.

        [Regulation 44 amended: Gazette 5 Feb 2016 p. 363‑4.]