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Administration and enforcement - Enforcement - Enforceable undertakings

140: Withdrawal or variation of enforceable undertaking

You could also call this:

"Changing or cancelling a promise you made to follow the law"

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If you have given an enforceable undertaking, you can withdraw it or make changes to it. You need to get the written consent of the chief executive to do this. You can either withdraw the whole undertaking or vary some parts of it.

The chief executive will decide whether to give you consent. There is a limit to how you can make changes to the undertaking. You cannot change it to be about a different breach of the Act or regulations.

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139: When undertaking is enforceable, or

"When you promise to do something and the officer in charge agrees to it, that's when you have to keep your promise."

141: Compliance with enforceable undertaking, or

"Keeping promises you make to follow the rules"

Part 4Administration and enforcement
Enforcement: Enforceable undertakings

140Withdrawal or variation of enforceable undertaking

A person who has given an enforceable undertaking may, with the written consent of the chief executive,—
withdraw the undertaking; or
vary the undertaking.

However, the undertaking cannot be varied to provide for a different alleged contravention of this Act or the regulations.