Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00508:section:127:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00508
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 127 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 328064–329920

asked to do so by the holder of the licence, the APVMA must, unless subsection (2A) applies:
 (a) by written notice given to the holder, set out the action that the APVMA proposes to take and the reasons for the proposed action; and
 (b) except if the proposed action is to be taken because of a failure to pay a prescribed fee—give the holder an opportunity to make, within a reasonable time stated in the notice, written submissions to the APVMA in relation to the proposed action.
 (2A) This subsection applies if the APVMA thinks that a failure to suspend or cancel the licence immediately would result in:
 (a) imminent risk to persons of death, serious injury or serious illness; or
 (b) imminent risk of unintended harm to animals, plants or things, or to the environment; or
 (c) imminent risk of impact on trade or commerce between Australia and places outside Australia.
 (3) If the holder makes written submissions in accordance with paragraph (2)(b), the APVMA must not make a decision relating to the suspension or cancellation of the licence before taking the submissions into account.
 (4) A licence may be cancelled even though it is suspended.
 (5) A notice suspending or cancelling a licence must include the reasons for the suspension or cancellation.
 (7) If a licence is suspended or cancelled, the APVMA may, by written notice given to the holder of the licence, revoke the suspension or cancellation.
 (8) If the APVMA suspends or cancels, or revokes the suspension or cancellation of, a licence, the APVMA must publish particulars of the suspension, cancellation or revocation in the Gazette, and in any other manner that it thinks appropriate, as soon as is practicable after the suspension, cancellation or revocation takes place.
 (9) If the cancellation of a licence is revoked, the cancellation is taken never to have occurred.