Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00022:section:233
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00022
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 233
Character Range: 408919–410700

233  Secretary may revoke export permit
 (1) The Secretary may revoke an export permit for a kind of prescribed goods (including an export permit that is suspended under subsection 231(1)) if the Secretary reasonably believes that:
 (a) the integrity of the goods cannot be ensured; or
 (b) a condition of the permit has been, or is being, contravened; or
 (c) the requirements of this Act have not been complied with, or are not likely to be complied with before the goods are imported into the importing country; or
 (d) an importing country requirement relating to the goods will not be, or is not likely to be, met before the goods are imported into the importing country; or
 (e) the holder of the permit:
 (i) made a false, misleading or incomplete statement in the application for the permit; or
 (ii) gave false, misleading or incomplete information or documents to the Secretary or to another person performing functions or exercising powers under this Act; or
 (iii) gave false, misleading or incomplete information or documents to the Secretary or the Department under a prescribed agriculture law; or
 (f) the holder of the permit has contravened a requirement of this Act; or
 (g) circumstances prescribed by the rules exist.
Note: An export permit for a kind of prescribed goods is taken to have been revoked if a temporary prohibition determination applies in relation to the goods (see subsection 26(2)).
 (2) If the Secretary revokes an export permit under subsection (1):
 (a) the revocation takes effect immediately after the decision to revoke the permit is made; and
 (b) the Secretary must give the holder of the permit a written notice stating:
 (i) that the export permit has been revoked; and
 (ii) the reasons for the revocation.

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