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Building Act 2004
107Suspension or cancellation of approval of approved
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107 Suspension or cancellation of approval of approved
scheme
(1) The Minister may take action under this section in relation to an
approved scheme on any of following grounds:
(a) the trustees of the scheme have contravened this Act or another
territory law in relation to the scheme;
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instruments made or in force under the Act, including
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(b) the scheme is insolvent and is unlikely to return to solvency
within a reasonable time;
(c) the scheme has inadequate capital and is unlikely to have
adequate capital within a reasonable time;
(d) the scheme is, or is likely to become, unable to meet its
liabilities;
(e) there is, or there may be, a risk to the security of the scheme’s
assets;
(f) there is, or there may be, a sudden deterioration in the scheme’s
financial condition;
(g) the scheme has ceased to issue fidelity certificates in the ACT;
(h) a ground prescribed under the prudential standards exists for the
suspension or cancellation of the approval of the scheme;
(i) a ground prescribed by regulation for the suspension or
cancellation of the approval of the scheme.
(2) If the Minister proposes to suspend or cancel the approval of the
scheme, the Minister must give the trustees of the scheme a written
notice—
(a) stating the grounds on which the Minister proposes to suspend
or cancel the approval; and
(b) stating the facts that, in the Minister’s opinion, establish the
grounds; and
(c) telling the trustees that the trustees may, within a stated
reasonable time, give a written response to the Minister about
the matters in the notice.
(3) If, after considering any response given under subsection (2) (c), the
Minister is satisfied that the grounds for suspending or cancelling the
approval have been established, the Minister may suspend or cancel
the approval.
(4) If the Minister suspends or cancels an approval, the Minister must
give written notice of the suspension or cancellation to the trustees.
(5) Suspension or cancellation of an approval takes effect on the day
when notice of the suspension or cancellation is given to the trustees
or, if the notice states a later date of effect, that date.
(6) A suspension or cancellation under this section is a notifiable
instrument.