Power to grant whale watching tour permits
83A Power to grant whale watching tour permits
The Secretary may grant a permit to a natural person authorising the person to conduct a whale watching tour from the aircraft or vessel specified in the permit.
The Secretary may refuse to grant a whale watching tour permit if the Secretary is satisfied that—
the applicant has been found guilty of an offence against this Act or regulations under this Act; or
the applicant has failed to comply with this Act or regulations under this Act or the conditions of a permit under this Division; or
the applicant has been convicted of an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or a Territory of the Commonwealth relating to fauna, to the preservation, conservation and protection of whales or to the living natural resources of the continental shelf of Australia; or
for any other reason it is not suitable for the permit to be granted.
S. 83B inserted by No. 3/2002 s. 18, substituted by No. 45/2008 s. 27.
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