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of the Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975, the Commissioner informs the Australian Heritage Commission that an application for a permit has been made, the Commissioner must take into account the Commission's comments about the application before making a decision to grant or refuse to grant the permit.

 (4) The Commissioner must not grant a permit except on payment of the prescribed fee for the permit.

 (5) If the Commissioner refuses to grant a permit to an applicant the Commissioner must:
 (a) give notice in writing of the decision to the applicant; and
 (b) include in the notice:
 (i) reasons for the decision; and
 (ii) a statement to the effect that the applicant may, in accordance with section 13, appeal to the Minister against the decision.

9 Conditions etc applicable to permits

 (1) The Commissioner may grant a permit:
 (a) for:
 (i) any firearm, ammunition or explosives specified in the permit; or
 (ii) firearms, ammunition or explosives of a type specified in the permit, in a specified quantity; and
 (b) for a particular purpose specified in the permit; and
 (c) subject to any conditions (which may apply before or after, or both before and after, importation) specified in the permit.

 (2) A permit is subject not only to the conditions (if any) specified in the permit, but to any prescribed conditions.

 (3) A permit is not transferable.

10 Duration of a permit

  A permit that is validly granted is valid for the period specified in the permit unless it is earlier revoked.

11 Variation of permit

 (1)  If, in the opinion of the Commissioner, there has been a material change in the circumstances that existed when the Commissioner granted a permit, the Commissioner may, by notice in writing to the permit holder, vary the permit by doing one or more of the following:
 (a) varying the terms of the permit; or
 (b) varying any condition specified in the permit; or
 (c) revoking any condition specified in the permit; or
 (d) specifying any new condition.

 (2) A permit has effect as varied from the time notice of the variation is given to the permit holder.

 (3) If the Commissioner varies a permit, the Commissioner must:
 (a) give notice in writing of the decision to the permit holder; and
 (b) include in the notice:
 (i) reasons for the decision; and
 (ii) a statement to the effect that the permit holder may, in accordance with section 13, appeal to the Minister against the decision.

12 Revocation or suspension of a permit

 (1) The Commissioner may, by notice in writing to the permit holder, revoke a permit, or suspend a permit for a period specified in the notice, if in the Commissioner's opinion:
 (a) the