59Disciplinary action against licensee

59 Disciplinary action against licensee

59 Disciplinary action against licensee

(1) In this section—

disciplinary action means—

(a) for a licensee—

(i) the service of a written notice on the licensee censuring the licensee for action specified in the notice, or

(ii) suspension of the licensee’s licence for a specified period, or

(iii) cancellation of the licensee’s licence and a prohibition on being granted a licence for a specified period, or

(b) for a former licensee—

(i) the service of a written notice on the former licensee censuring the former licensee for action specified in the notice, or

(ii) a prohibition on being granted a licence for a specified period.

grounds for disciplinary action means any of the following grounds—

(a) for a licensee—

(i) the licensee’s licence was improperly obtained because, at the time the licence was granted, there were grounds for refusing to grant it, or

(ii) the licensee has been convicted of an offence against this Act, or

(iii) the licensee has been convicted of an offence, whether or not in New South Wales, punishable on conviction by imprisonment for 3 months of more, whether or not in addition to a fine, or

(iv) the licensee has contravened a condition of the licence, or

(v) the licensee has failed to provide information the licensee is required by this Act to provide or has provided information knowing it to be false or misleading in a material particular, or

(vi) the licensee has become bankrupt, applied to take the benefit of a law relating to bankrupt or insolvent debtors, has compounded with the licensee’s creditors or made an assignment of the licensee’s remuneration for the creditors’ benefit, or

(vii) in the NICC’s opinion the licensee is otherwise not a suitable person to be the holder of the licence,

(b) for a former licensee—

(i) the licence was improperly obtained because at the time the licence was granted there were grounds for refusing to grant it, or