Industrial Hemp Act 2017

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if the licence holder requests suspension or cancellation; or

if the Chief Executive is satisfied that the licence holder has contravened or failed to comply with the provisions of this Act or a term or condition of the licence; or

if the Chief Executive is satisfied that the licence holder or any associate of the licence holder is no longer a fit and proper person to be concerned with or associated with the cultivation or supply of hemp or industrial hemp (as the case requires); or

if the Commissioner of Police requests suspension or cancellation on the basis of criminal intelligence concerning the licence holder or an associate of the licence holder; or

if the licence holder ceases to carry on the activity to which the licence relates; or

if prescribed circumstances exist.

Before suspending or cancelling a licence under subsection (1), the Chief Executive must—

notify the licence holder that the licence holder may, within 30 days before the licence is to be suspended or cancelled, show cause why the licence should not be suspended or cancelled; and

consider any submission under paragraph (a).

If a licence is suspended or cancelled under subsection (1), the Chief Executive must notify the Commissioner of Police regarding the suspension or cancellation.

The suspension or cancellation of a licence takes effect from the day specified in the notice, or in the case of a suspension, for the period specified in the notice.

A licence holder may surrender hemp, industrial hemp or other material cultivated under this Act to the Chief Executive on suspension or cancellation of a licence, and the surrendered material must be dealt with in accordance with the regulations.