191Decision about application for renewal of registration

191 Decision about application for renewal of registration

(1) After considering an application for renewal of registration and any submissions made in accordance with a notice under section 190, the Board may decide—

(a) to renew the registration, subject to any condition that the Board considers necessary or desirable in the circumstances; or

S. 191(1)(a) renumbered as s. 191(1)(b) by No. 17/2020 s. 13(6).

(b) to refuse to renew the registration on a ground referred to in subsection (2).

(2) The Board may refuse to renew the applicant's registration on any of the following grounds—

(a) if the application were for a grant of registration, the applicant would be ineligible for registration;

(b) the applicant has not satisfied the Board of the applicant's continued competence to practise as a disability worker;

(c) the applicant contravened any condition to which the applicant's previous registration was subject;

(d) during the applicant's previous period of registration, the applicant failed to have appropriate professional indemnity insurance arrangements in place or failed to complete the continuing professional development required by a relevant approved registration standard;

(e) a statement made by the applicant in the applicant's annual statement was false or misleading in a material particular;

(f) the applicant sought to rely on information or a document given to the Board in relation to the application and that information or document was false or misleading in a material particular.

S. 191(3) repealed by No. 17/2020 s. 7.

(4) If the Board decides to renew an applicant's registration subject to a condition, the Board must decide a review period for the condition.

(5) If the Board refuses to renew an applicant's registration or decides to renew the registration subject to a condition, within 30 days after making the decision, the Board must give the applicant a notice that states—

(a) the Board's decision; and

(b) the reasons for the decision; and

(c) that the applicant may apply for review of the Board's decision; and

(d) how an application for review may be made and the period within which the application must be made.