101Secretary may permit or cancel deemed registration

101 Secretary may permit or cancel deemed registration

101 Secretary may permit or cancel deemed registration

(1) The Secretary may—

(a) permit a practitioner who is registered under this Division to continue to be registered, or

(b) cancel a practitioner’s registration.

(2) Without limiting subclause (1)(b), the Secretary—

(a) may cancel a practitioner’s registration if, in the opinion of the Secretary, the person’s registration does not meet the requirements specified in clause 100, and

(b) must cancel a practitioner’s registration if a ground referred to in section 45(3) of the Act applies to the person.

(3) The Secretary may permit a practitioner to continue to be registered in a class of design practitioner, principal design practitioner, building practitioner or professional engineer that the Secretary considers appropriate even if the practitioner’s application specified a different class.

(4) The Secretary must give the registered practitioner written notice of the Secretary’s decision to—

(a) permit the practitioner to continue to be registered, or

(b) permit the practitioner to continue to be registered in a different class than the class specified in the practitioner’s application, or

(c) cancel the practitioner’s registration.