Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATURE REPAIR ACT 2023 - SECT 144

Scope

  (1)   This section applies to a person if:

  (a)   a biodiversity certificate (the original biodiversity certificate ) has been issued to the person in relation to a biodiversity project (whether or not the person still holds the certificate, and whether or not the certificate remains in effect); and

  (b)   information was given by the person to the Regulator in connection with the project; and

  (c)   the information was:

  (i)   contained in an application under this Act; or

  (ii)   given in connection with an application under this Act; or

  (iii)   contained in a biodiversity project report; or

  (iv)   contained in a notification under Division   3 of Part   9; and

  (d)   the information was false or misleading in a material particular; and

  (e)   the issue of the certificate was substantially attributable (whether directly or indirectly) to the false or misleading information; and

  (f)   the permanence period of the project has not ended.

Relinquishment notice

  (2)   The Regulator may give a relinquishment notice to the person in relation to the original biodiversity certificate.

Note:   For review of decisions, see Part   20.