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Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017
sec.175Immediate suspension of registration
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### sec.175 Immediate suspension of registration
The registrar may suspend an adjudicator’s registration immediately if the registrar believes—
a ground exists to suspend or cancel the registration; and
it is necessary to suspend the registration immediately because there is an immediate and serious harm to the effectiveness of the adjudication of payment claims under chapter 3 .
The suspension—
must be effected by an information notice for the decision given by the registrar to the adjudicator to suspend the adjudicator’s registration together with a show cause notice; and
begins when the notices are given to the adjudicator; and
continues until the earliest of the following happens—
the registrar cancels the remaining period of the suspension;
the show cause notice is finally dealt with;
28 days have passed since the notices were given to the adjudicator.
(sec.175-ssec.1) The registrar may suspend an adjudicator’s registration immediately if the registrar believes— a ground exists to suspend or cancel the registration; and it is necessary to suspend the registration immediately because there is an immediate and serious harm to the effectiveness of the adjudication of payment claims under chapter 3 .
(sec.175-ssec.2) The suspension— must be effected by an information notice for the decision given by the registrar to the adjudicator to suspend the adjudicator’s registration together with a show cause notice; and begins when the notices are given to the adjudicator; and continues until the earliest of the following happens— the registrar cancels the remaining period of the suspension; the show cause notice is finally dealt with; 28 days have passed since the notices were given to the adjudicator.
- (a) a ground exists to suspend or cancel the registration; and
- (b) it is necessary to suspend the registration immediately because there is an immediate and serious harm to the effectiveness of the adjudication of payment claims under chapter 3 .
- (a) must be effected by an information notice for the decision given by the registrar to the adjudicator to suspend the adjudicator’s registration together with a show cause notice; and
- (b) begins when the notices are given to the adjudicator; and
- (c) continues until the earliest of the following happens— (i) the registrar cancels the remaining period of the suspension; (ii) the show cause notice is finally dealt with; (iii) 28 days have passed since the notices were given to the adjudicator.
- (i) the registrar cancels the remaining period of the suspension;
- (ii) the show cause notice is finally dealt with;
- (iii) 28 days have passed since the notices were given to the adjudicator.
- (i) the registrar cancels the remaining period of the suspension;
- (ii) the show cause notice is finally dealt with;
- (iii) 28 days have passed since the notices were given to the adjudicator.