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Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018
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#### 48 Disciplinary action that may be taken by Secretary
48 Disciplinary action that may be taken by Secretary
> > (1) The Secretary may, if satisfied that one or more of the grounds for taking disciplinary action against a registered certifier has been established, do any one or more of the following—
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> > > (a) determine to take no further action against the registered certifier,
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> > > (b) caution or reprimand the registered certifier,
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> > > (c) make a determination requiring the registered certifier to pay to the Secretary, as a penalty, an amount not exceeding $220,000 (in the case of a body corporate) or $110,000 (in the case of an individual) within a specified time,
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> > > (d) impose a condition on the registration of the registered certifier, including a condition requiring the registered certifier to undertake specified education or training relating to a particular type of work or business practice within a specified time,
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> > > (e) suspend or cancel the registration of the registered certifier in accordance with Part 2,
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> > > (f) disqualify the registered certifier, either temporarily or permanently, from being registered or being registered in a particular class.
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> > (2) In determining the disciplinary action to take, the Secretary—
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> > > (a) must take into account any other disciplinary action taken against the person under this Part, and
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> > > (b) may take into account any written undertaking that the person proposes to give under Part 8.
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> > (3) The Secretary is to provide a written statement of a decision made under this section to the person concerned as soon as is reasonably practicable after the decision is made.
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> > (4) The statement of a decision must specify—
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> > > (a) the decision that has been made, and
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> > > (b) if relevant, the date or time on which the decision takes effect, and
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> > > (c) the grounds for the decision.