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Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017
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### sec.171 Show cause notice
This section applies if the registrar believes a ground exists to suspend or cancel an adjudicator’s registration.
The registrar must give the adjudicator a notice under this section (a show cause notice ).
The show cause notice must state—
the action (the proposed action ) the registrar proposes taking under this division; and
the grounds for the proposed action; and
an outline of the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds; and
if the proposed action is suspension of the registration—the proposed suspension period; and
an invitation to the adjudicator to show within a stated period (the show cause period ) why the proposed action should not be taken.
The show cause period must be a period ending at least 21 days after the show cause notice is given to the adjudicator.
(sec.171-ssec.1) This section applies if the registrar believes a ground exists to suspend or cancel an adjudicator’s registration.
(sec.171-ssec.2) The registrar must give the adjudicator a notice under this section (a show cause notice ).
(sec.171-ssec.3) The show cause notice must state— the action (the proposed action ) the registrar proposes taking under this division; and the grounds for the proposed action; and an outline of the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds; and if the proposed action is suspension of the registration—the proposed suspension period; and an invitation to the adjudicator to show within a stated period (the show cause period ) why the proposed action should not be taken.
(sec.171-ssec.4) The show cause period must be a period ending at least 21 days after the show cause notice is given to the adjudicator.
- (a) the action (the proposed action ) the registrar proposes taking under this division; and
- (b) the grounds for the proposed action; and
- (c) an outline of the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds; and
- (d) if the proposed action is suspension of the registration—the proposed suspension period; and
- (e) an invitation to the adjudicator to show within a stated period (the show cause period ) why the proposed action should not be taken.