Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00022:section:221
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00022
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 221
Character Range: 395890–397351

221  Secretary's powers in relation to associates of holder of export licence
 (1) This section applies if the Secretary:
 (a) refuses to grant an export licence to a person; or
 (b) decides not to renew a person's export licence; or
 (c) suspends a person's export licence (wholly or in part) under Division 2 of Part 5; or
 (d) revokes a person's export licence under Division 2 of Part 6.
 (2) The Secretary may do either or both of the following, on one or more occasions:
 (a) refuse to grant an export licence to an associate of a person referred to in subsection (1);
 (b) if an associate of a person referred to in subsection (1) is or becomes the holder of an export licence—give the associate a written notice in accordance with subsection (3).
 (3) A notice under paragraph (2)(b) must:
 (a) specify the grounds on which the notice is given; and
 (b) request the associate to give the Secretary, within 14 days after the day the notice is given, a written statement showing cause why an export licence held by the associate:
 (i) should not be suspended, or further suspended, under Division 2 of Part 5; or
 (ii) should not be revoked under Division 2 of Part 6; and
 (c) include a statement setting out the associate's right to seek review of a decision:
 (i) to suspend, or further suspend, under Division 2 of Part 5 an export licence held by the associate; or
 (ii) to revoke under Division 2 of Part 6 an export licence held by the associate.