Section 66 - Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 - Disciplinary action that may be taken by Secretary

66Disciplinary action that may be taken by Secretary

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66 Disciplinary action that may be taken by Secretary

(1) The Secretary may, if satisfied that one or more of the grounds for taking disciplinary action against a registered practitioner has been established, do one or more of the following—

(a) determine to take no further action against the practitioner,

(b) caution or reprimand the practitioner,

(c) make a determination requiring the practitioner to pay to the Secretary, as a penalty, an amount not exceeding $220,000 (in the case of a body corporate) or $110,000 (in any other case) within a specified time,

(d) impose a condition on the registration of the practitioner, including a condition requiring the practitioner to undertake specified education or training relating to a particular type of work or business practice within a specified time,

(e) suspend or cancel the registration of the practitioner in accordance with Part 5,

(f) disqualify the practitioner, either temporarily or permanently, from being registered or being registered in a particular class.

(1A) If a registered practitioner is a body corporate and the Secretary is satisfied that a ground for taking disciplinary action against the practitioner has been established, the Secretary may take one or more of the following actions against a director of the body corporate—

(a) determine to take no further action against the director,

(b) caution or reprimand the director,

(c) require the director to undertake specified education or training relating to a particular type of work or business practice within a specified time,

(d) disqualify the director, either temporarily or permanently, from being registered or registered in a particular class.

(1B) The Secretary may suspend the registration of a body corporate during a period when a director of the body corporate is disqualified under subsection (1A)(d).

(1C) The Secretary may take disciplinary action under subsections (1A) and (1B) in addition to, or instead of, taking disciplinary action under subsection (1).