57Offence of carrying out approvals work with conflict of interest

57 Offence of carrying out approvals work with conflict of interest

57 Offence of carrying out approvals work with conflict of interest

(1) An individual must not carry out relevant approvals work if the individual has a conflict of interest in the relevant approvals work.

Maximum penalty—10,000 penalty units.

(2) A director or employee of a body corporate must not carry out relevant approvals work if the following have a conflict of interest in the relevant approvals work—

(a) the body corporate,

(b) another director or employee of the body corporate authorised to do approvals work.

Maximum penalty—10,000 penalty units.

(3) A registration authorising an individual to carry out relevant approvals work is automatically suspended if the individual is convicted by a court of an offence under this section.

(4) The automatic suspension is for—

(a) 120 days, or

(b) a longer period specified by the Secretary in a written notice given to the individual.

(5) In this section—

relevant approvals work means the following—

(a) carrying out an inspection,

(b) issuing a certificate or approval,

(c) approvals work prescribed by the regulations.