10Suspension of registration

##### 10 Suspension of registration (1) If the Minister forms a reasonable belief that a registered provider may have failed to comply with a requirement of this Act and that, if the failure is established, it may justify suspension of the registration of the provider, the Minister must give written notice to the provider stating that the Minister is of that opinion, setting out the grounds on which the opinion is based and giving to the provider a reasonable opportunity to make written submissions to the Minister in relation to the matter. (2) If, after considering any submissions made by the registered provider, the Minister is satisfied that: (a) the registered provider failed to comply with the requirement; and (b) the failure justifies suspension of the registration of the provider; the Minister must, by written notice to the provider, suspend the registration of the provider in respect of the State, or in respect of each State, as the case may be, in respect of which the provider is registered. (3) Where the registration of a provider is suspended in respect of a State, the Secretary must cause particulars of the suspension to be entered in the Register. (4) The Minister may at any time remove the suspension of the registration of a provider in respect of a State.