220Immediate suspension of permission at the discretion of the regulator

220 Immediate suspension of permission at the discretion of the regulator

(1) This section applies if the regulator—

(a) has decided to serve, or has served, a disciplinary notice on a permission holder; and

(b) believes, on reasonable grounds, that it is in the public interest that the permission held by the person be suspended as soon as practicable before a decision is made to take action under section 218 in relation to that person.

(2) In forming the belief referred to in subsection (1)(b), the regulator must consider—

(a) the circumstances leading to the decision to serve the disciplinary notice; and

(b) the grounds specified, or proposed to be specified, in the disciplinary notice.

(3) The regulator may serve on the permission holder a notice (an immediate suspension notice) suspending the permission.

(4) An immediate suspension notice served in relation to a permission ends—

(a) if the permission is cancelled or suspended under section 218, when the cancellation or suspension takes effect; or

(b) if a condition is imposed on the permission, or a condition on the permission is varied, when the condition or varied condition takes effect; or

(c) in any other case, when the permission holder is notified under section 218(3) of the decision made on the disciplinary notice.

S. 221 inserted by No. 63/2017 s. 18.