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Arms Bill

Licences and approvals - Expiry, surrender, suspension, and revocation of licences - Offences relating to expiry, surrender, and revocation of licences

166: Offence to fail to surrender records when business or curator licence revoked

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"Breaking the law by not giving records when your licence is taken away"

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If your business licence is revoked, you must give certain records to the chief executive. You will commit an offence if you do not do this without a good reason. You could be imprisoned for up to 1 year or fined up to $15,000. If your curator licence is revoked, you must also give certain records to the chief executive. You will commit an offence if you do not do this without a good reason. You could be imprisoned for up to 1 year or fined up to $15,000.

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Expiry, surrender, suspension, and revocation of licences: Offences relating to expiry, surrender, and revocation of licences

166Offence to fail to surrender records when business or curator licence revoked

  1. A person whose business licence is revoked commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or to a fine not exceeding $15,000, if the person, without reasonable excuse, fails to deliver any records to the chief executive in accordance with section 158(1)(c).

  2. A licensed curator whose licence is revoked commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year, or to a fine not exceeding $15,000, if the curator, without reasonable excuse, fails to deliver any records to the chief executive in accordance with section 159(1)(b).