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Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Regulations 1998 · 2025 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Revocation, Surrender and Variation of Permits

19. Surrender of permits

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(1)

Subject to this regulation, the holder of a permit must surrender the permit as soon as he or she knows that the export proposal, import proposal or transit proposal authorised by the permit will not be carried out.

(2)

A permit must be surrendered by returning the permit to the Director‑General in a manner approved by the Director‑General.

(3)

If the permit is an import permit, the permit may not be surrendered after any import authorised by the permit has begun.

(4)

If the permit is an export permit, the permit may not be surrendered after any export authorised by the permit has begun.

(5)

If the permit is a transit permit, the permit may not be surrendered after the carrying out of any transit proposal authorised by the permit has begun.

(6)

The surrender of the permit takes effect on the day on which paragraph (1) is satisfied.

(7)

No fee paid is refundable upon surrender of a permit under this regulation.

(8)

Any person who fails to comply with paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

Subregulation 1

Subregulation 2

A permit must be surrendered by returning the permit to the Director‑General in a manner approved by the Director‑General.

Subregulation 3

If the permit is an import permit, the permit may not be surrendered after any import authorised by the permit has begun.

Subregulation 4

If the permit is an export permit, the permit may not be surrendered after any export authorised by the permit has begun.

Subregulation 5

If the permit is a transit permit, the permit may not be surrendered after the carrying out of any transit proposal authorised by the permit has begun.