Part 3Importation of risk goods
Inspections, declarations, etc
37BSuspension of approval
If the Director-General is no longer satisfied that the provisions of section 37(1) are being met for a port, the Director-General may,—
- by written notice to its operator, suspend the port's approval under section 37(1) for a specified period or until a specified action is taken; or
- by written notice in the Gazette, revoke the port's approval under section 37(1); or
- by written notice in the Gazette and written notice to the port's operator, vary the port's approval under section 37(1) by varying the kind or description of craft for which the port is approved as a place of first arrival, or by varying the purposes of arrival for which the port is approved as a place of first arrival.
Before taking action under this section, the Director-General must consult in accordance with section 37D.
In exercising a power under this section, the Director-General must observe the rules of natural justice.
Where a decision under this section is made by a person acting under the delegated authority of the Director-General, the port operator is entitled to have the decision reviewed by the Director-General.
Notes
- Section 37B: inserted, on , by section 19 of the Biosecurity Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 89).