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Electrical Safety Act 2002
sec.121ADLicensing committee must give notice of disciplinary hearing
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### sec.121AD Licensing committee must give notice of disciplinary hearing
This section applies if the holder of an electrical work licence is given an immediate suspension notice.
The licensing committee must, within 10 business days of the immediate suspension notice being given, give the holder written notice (a hearing notice ) of the disciplinary hearing under section 121AE .
The hearing notice must state the following—
the day, time and place the disciplinary hearing is to be held;
that the holder is required to appear at the disciplinary hearing;
that, if the holder appears at the disciplinary hearing, the holder may give information or make submissions to the licensing committee at the hearing;
that, if the holder does not appear at the disciplinary hearing—
the holder may give information or make submissions to the licensing committee in another way; and
the licensing committee may act in the holder’s absence, whether or not the holder gives information or makes submissions.
The hearing notice must be accompanied by—
a copy of the immediate suspension notice; and
copies of all written material held by the licensing committee the committee reasonably considers to be relevant to the disciplinary hearing.
The stated day for the disciplinary hearing must be at least 5, but not more than 10, business days after the day the hearing notice is given.
s 121AD ins 2017 No. 27 s 9
(sec.121AD-ssec.1) This section applies if the holder of an electrical work licence is given an immediate suspension notice.
(sec.121AD-ssec.2) The licensing committee must, within 10 business days of the immediate suspension notice being given, give the holder written notice (a hearing notice ) of the disciplinary hearing under section 121AE .
(sec.121AD-ssec.3) The hearing notice must state the following— the day, time and place the disciplinary hearing is to be held; that the holder is required to appear at the disciplinary hearing; that, if the holder appears at the disciplinary hearing, the holder may give information or make submissions to the licensing committee at the hearing; that, if the holder does not appear at the disciplinary hearing— the holder may give information or make submissions to the licensing committee in another way; and the licensing committee may act in the holder’s absence, whether or not the holder gives information or makes submissions.
(sec.121AD-ssec.4) The hearing notice must be accompanied by— a copy of the immediate suspension notice; and copies of all written material held by the licensing committee the committee reasonably considers to be relevant to the disciplinary hearing.
(sec.121AD-ssec.5) The stated day for the disciplinary hearing must be at least 5, but not more than 10, business days after the day the hearing notice is given.
- (a) the day, time and place the disciplinary hearing is to be held;
- (b) that the holder is required to appear at the disciplinary hearing;
- (c) that, if the holder appears at the disciplinary hearing, the holder may give information or make submissions to the licensing committee at the hearing;
- (d) that, if the holder does not appear at the disciplinary hearing— (i) the holder may give information or make submissions to the licensing committee in another way; and (ii) the licensing committee may act in the holder’s absence, whether or not the holder gives information or makes submissions.
- (i) the holder may give information or make submissions to the licensing committee in another way; and
- (ii) the licensing committee may act in the holder’s absence, whether or not the holder gives information or makes submissions.
- (i) the holder may give information or make submissions to the licensing committee in another way; and
- (ii) the licensing committee may act in the holder’s absence, whether or not the holder gives information or makes submissions.
- (a) a copy of the immediate suspension notice; and
- (b) copies of all written material held by the licensing committee the committee reasonably considers to be relevant to the disciplinary hearing.