179Board's other powers before deciding about application for endorsement

179 Board's other powers before deciding about application for endorsement

(1) Before deciding about an application for endorsement, the Board—

(a) may investigate the applicant; and

The Board may ask an entity that issues qualifications that the applicant believes qualifies the applicant for endorsement for confirmation that the qualification was issued to the applicant.

(b) by written notice to the applicant, may require the applicant—

(i) to give the Board, within a reasonable time stated in the notice, further information or a document that the Board reasonably requires to decide the application; or

(ii) to attend before the Board, within a reasonable time and at a reasonable place stated in the notice, to answer any questions of the Board relating to the application; or

(iii) to undergo a written, oral or practical examination, within a reasonable time and at a reasonable place stated in the notice.

(2) The applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application if, within the stated time, the applicant does not comply with a requirement under subsection (1).

180 Applicant may make submissions about proposed refusal of application for endorsement or imposition of condition on endorsement

(1) If, after considering an application for endorsement of a registration, the Board proposes to refuse to endorse the applicant's registration or to endorse the applicant's registration subject to a condition, the Board must give the applicant written notice of the Board's proposed decision.

(a) state the reasons for the Board's proposed decision; and

(b) invite the applicant to make a written or verbal submission to the Board before the date stated in the notice, being a date not less than 30 days after the day on which the notice is given.