55YProcedure for taking disciplinary action

55Y Procedure for taking disciplinary action

(1) This section applies if Safe Transport Victoria proposes to take disciplinary action against an accredited driver under this Division.

(2) Safe Transport Victoria must serve on the accredited driver a notice that—

(a) specifies the proposed disciplinary action (including any proposed period of suspension or disqualification); and

(b) specifies the grounds for the proposed disciplinary action; and

(c) invites the accredited driver to make a written submission within a specified period as to why the proposed disciplinary action should not be taken.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(c), the period specified in the disciplinary notice may be—

(a) if an immediate suspension notice is also served under section 55ZC, a period of at least 10 business days after the day on which the disciplinary notice is served on the accredited driver; or

(b) in any other case, a period of at least 20 business days after the day on which the disciplinary notice is served on the accredited driver.

S. 55Z inserted by No. 34/2023 s. 6.