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HAZARDOUS WASTE (REGULATION OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS) ACT 1989 - SECT 24A

Revoking Basel permits--notice of proposed revocation

  (1)   Despite subsection   24(1), the Minister must not revoke a Basel permit under that subsection unless:

  (a)   the Minister has given a written notice to the holder of the permit in accordance with subsection   (2) of this section; and

  (b)   the Minister has taken into account any information given, within 14 days after the day the notice is given to the permit holder, to the Minister in response to the notice.

  (2)   A notice under paragraph   (1)(a) must:

  (a)   specify the proposed revocation of the permit; and

  (b)   specify the grounds for the proposed revocation; and

  (c)   invite the holder of the permit to give the Minister, within 14 days after the day the notice is given, a written statement showing cause why the permit should not be revoked; and

  (d)   include a statement setting out the holder's right to seek review of a decision to revoke the permit.

  (3)   A notice under paragraph   (1)(a) is not required if the Minister reasonably believes that the proposed revocation is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to human health or the environment.



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