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44 Return of cancelled or varied authority

(1) Immediately after an authority is cancelled or the Secretary either varies the authority it confers or imposes a condition on it by service of a notice, the person to whom it was issued must--

(a) lodge the authority with the Secretary, or

(b) if unable to lodge the authority with the Secretary, lodge with the Secretary a statement signed by the person and providing accurate and complete details of why the authority cannot be lodged.

: Maximum penalty--40 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 20 penalty units in any other case.

(2) When subsection (1) has been complied with by a person because of a variation or the imposition of a condition, the Secretary must issue an appropriate replacement authority to the person for the residue of the term of the former authority.

(3) When an authority that has not been cancelled is lodged under this section, the Secretary is to cancel the authority.