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Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020
46Grounds for opinion that a person is not a suitable person to carry out work
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#### 46 Grounds for opinion that a person is not a suitable person to carry out work
46 Grounds for opinion that a person is not a suitable person to carry out work
> The Secretary may form an opinion that a person is not a suitable person to carry out the work for which the person is seeking registration or is registered in one or more of the following circumstances—
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> > (a) the person (including, if the person is a body corporate, a director of the body corporate) has contravened a requirement imposed by or under this Act or a requirement imposed under another Act or law that applies to the work for which registration is sought,
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> > (b) a relevant authorisation of the person has been suspended or cancelled, other than at the person’s request, whether at the time of the person’s application for registration or another time,
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> > (c) the person is disqualified from holding a relevant authorisation, other than on the grounds that the person—
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> > > (i) does not reside in the jurisdiction that issues the authorisation, or
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> > > (ii) is a body corporate,
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> > (d) a close associate of the person who would not be a fit and proper person to be registered exercises a significant influence over the person or the operation and management of the person’s business,
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> > (e) a circumstance prescribed by the regulations.
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> **s 46:** Am 2021 No 23, Sch 1.6\[2\].