29   Suspension or cancellation of licences by Game Council

(1)  The Game Council may suspend or cancel a game hunting licence as provided by this section.

(2)  The Game Council is to cancel a game hunting licence if the holder is not qualified, or is no longer qualified, to hold the licence.

(3)  The Game Council is to suspend or cancel a game hunting licence:

(a)  if the holder contravenes any mandatory provision of the code of practice referred to in section 24, or

(b)  if the holder is found guilty of an offence in New South Wales or elsewhere involving cruelty to animals, or

(c)  if the holder has been found guilty of an offence under section 55.

(4)  The Game Council may suspend or cancel a game hunting licence:

(a)  if the holder contravenes a condition of the licence, or

(b)  if the holder is found guilty of an offence in New South Wales or elsewhere involving harm to animals, personal violence, damage to property or unlawful entry into land, or

(b1)  if the holder is found guilty of an offence under the Firearms Act 1996 that is, in accordance with section 84 of that Act, an offence that may be (or is required to be) prosecuted on indictment, or

(c)  in such other circumstances as are prescribed by the regulations.

(5)  The Game Council may, if it cancels a game hunting licence, disqualify the person who held the licence from holding or obtaining such a licence for a period specified by the Game Council.

(6)  The Game Council may at any time remove the suspension of a game hunting licence (except a suspension imposed by a court).