Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Minister may,
by giving written notice to the licensee, suspend a licence for up to 3 months
if the Minister is satisfied that —
(a) the
licensee has, or any of the licensee’s staff or students have, committed
an offence under this Act since the licence was issued or last renewed; or
(b) if
the licence was due for renewal, the Minister would not, having regard to the
criteria set out in section 9, renew it; or
(c) in
the case of a licence to use animals for scientific purposes, the relevant
animal ethics committee has failed to comply with the scientific use code in
relation to the licensee’s use of animals; or
(d) for
any other reason the welfare, safety and health of an animal would be under
threat if the licence remained in force.
(2) The Minister may,
by giving written notice to the licensee, revoke a licence if —
(a) the
Minister is satisfied that the licence was obtained by fraud or
misrepresentation; or
(b) the
licence is suspended and the Minister is satisfied, during the 14 days before
the end of the suspension period, that the licensee has not taken reasonable
steps to ensure that the grounds for the suspension have been remedied and
will not recur.
(3) When revoking a
licence the Minister may also disqualify the licensee from applying for
another licence before the date on which the revoked licence would have lapsed
if it had not been revoked.
(4) Before exercising
a power referred to in subsection (1) or (2) the Minister is to —
(a) give
the licensee written notice —
(i)
stating the intention to suspend or revoke the licence;
and
(ii)
setting out the grounds for the intended suspension or
revocation; and
(iii)
advising that the licensee has 7 days (or any longer
period the Minister considers appropriate) within which to respond to the
notice;
and
(b) have
due regard to any response to the notice made within that time.
(5) A licensee must
deliver a suspended or revoked licence to the Minister as soon as practicable,
and in any event within 7 days, after the suspension or revocation.
Penalty: $2 000.
(6) Subject to
subsection (2)(b), a suspended licence delivered to the Minister under
subsection (5) is to be returned to the licensee as soon as practicable after
the end of the suspension period.