Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
sec.118BNotice of proposed action
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sec.118B Notice of proposed action
This section applies if the chief executive believes a ground exists for suspending or cancelling an inspectors appointment. The chief executive must give the inspector a notice stating each of the following— the action (the proposed action ) the chief executive proposes to take under this division; the grounds for the proposed action; the facts and circumstances that are the basis for the grounds; if the proposed action is to suspend the appointment—the proposed suspension period of not longer than 2 years; that the inspector may, within a stated period, make written representations to show why the proposed action should not be taken. The stated period must not end earlier than 28 days after the inspector is given the notice. s 118B ins 2022 No. 35 s 24 (sec.118B-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive believes a ground exists for suspending or cancelling an inspectors appointment. (sec.118B-ssec.2) The chief executive must give the inspector a notice stating each of the following— the action (the proposed action ) the chief executive proposes to take under this division; the grounds for the proposed action; the facts and circumstances that are the basis for the grounds; if the proposed action is to suspend the appointment—the proposed suspension period of not longer than 2 years; that the inspector may, within a stated period, make written representations to show why the proposed action should not be taken. (sec.118B-ssec.3) The stated period must not end earlier than 28 days after the inspector is given the notice.
- (a) the action (the proposed action ) the chief executive proposes to take under this division;
- (b) the grounds for the proposed action;
- (c) the facts and circumstances that are the basis for the grounds;
- (d) if the proposed action is to suspend the appointment—the proposed suspension period of not longer than 2 years;
- (e) that the inspector may, within a stated period, make written representations to show why the proposed action should not be taken.