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#### 60 Registered practitioner to notify Secretary of certain events
60 Registered practitioner to notify Secretary of certain events
> A registered practitioner must notify the Secretary in writing of the following events within 7 days after becoming aware of the event—
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> > (a) a relevant authorisation held by the practitioner being suspended or cancelled, other than at the practitioner’s request,
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> > (b) proceedings being instituted against the practitioner (including, if the practitioner is a registered body corporate, proceedings being instituted against a director of the body corporate) for a contravention of a requirement imposed by or under this Act or another law that applies to the work to which the registration applies,
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> > (c) the practitioner (including, if the practitioner is a registered body corporate, a director of the body corporate) being found guilty of a contravention of a requirement imposed by or under this Act or another law that applies to the work to which the registration applies,
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> > (d) the practitioner (including, if the practitioner is a registered body corporate, a director of the body corporate) being investigated by a government agency or a body that issues a relevant authorisation, whether in New South Wales or another Australian jurisdiction, in relation to—
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> > > (i) the carrying out of work authorised to be carried out under a relevant authorisation, or
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> > > (ii) a failure to comply with a relevant authorisation,
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> > (e) the practitioner (including, if the practitioner is a registered body corporate, a director of the body corporate) becoming bankrupt or making a composition, arrangement or assignment for the benefit of creditors,
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> > (f) if the practitioner is a registered body corporate, the registered body corporate becoming the subject of a winding up order or having a controller or administrator appointed,
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> > (g) if the practitioner is a registered body corporate, the appointment of a person as a director or a person concerned in the management of the body corporate, or a person ceasing to be a director or a person concerned in the management of the body corporate,
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> > (h) any event prescribed by the regulations.
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> Maximum penalty—250 penalty units (in the case of a body corporate) or 50 penalty units (in any other case).
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> **s 60:** Am 2021 No 23, Sch 1.6\[3\] \[4\].