Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Director of Biosecurity may, in accordance with the regulations, do any of the following in relation to a permit granted under section 179:
(a) vary the permit;
(b) suspend the permit for a specified period;
(c) revoke the permit.
Note 1: The Director of Biosecurity is not subject to direction by the Agriculture Minister in relation to a decision relating to a permit (see subsection 543(3)).
Note 2: A decision to vary a permit, to refuse to vary a permit, to suspend a permit for a period, or to revoke a permit is a reviewable decision (see Part 1 of Chapter 11).
Note 3: A permit to bring or import goods into Australian territory may be taken to have been suspended for a period because of a determination in force under subsection 182(1) in relation to the goods (see section 184).
(2) A permit granted under section 179 is not in force during any period in which it is suspended.
(3) If:
(a) a permit in relation to goods is suspended or revoked; and
(b) a condition of the permit applied in relation to the goods immediately before the suspension or revocation of the permit;
the condition continues to apply in relation to the goods despite the suspension or revocation of the permit.
Note 1: This subsection also applies if a permit is taken to have been suspended under section 184.
Note 2: A person who was the holder of a permit that has been suspended may commit an offence or contravene a civil penalty provision if the person contravenes a condition of the permit that continues to apply because of this subsection (see section 187).