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Guide, Hearing and Assistance Dogs Act 2009
sec.25Grounds for immediate suspension or cancellation of approval
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### sec.25 Grounds for immediate suspension or cancellation of approval
Each of the following is a ground for immediately suspending or cancelling the approval of an approved trainer or approved training institution—
the trainer or institution is no longer suitable for approval;
The chief executive has decided an approved trainer is no longer suitable for approval after conducting a review of the trainer’s approval under division 2 .
A change in the criminal history of an employee trainer of an approved training institution results in the employee trainer being unsuitable to work with animals.
the trainer or institution has contravened the prescribed requirements;
the trainer or institution has contravened a provision of this Act;
the institution employs an unsuitable person as an employee trainer;
the trainer or institution has intentionally or recklessly certified a dog as a guide, hearing or assistance dog and the dog has not, or should not have, passed a public access test;
the approval was granted because of a materially false or misleading representation or declaration.
In this section—
unsuitable person means a person the chief executive has decided is unsuitable to work with animals or people with a disability.
(sec.25-ssec.1) Each of the following is a ground for immediately suspending or cancelling the approval of an approved trainer or approved training institution— the trainer or institution is no longer suitable for approval; The chief executive has decided an approved trainer is no longer suitable for approval after conducting a review of the trainer’s approval under division 2 . A change in the criminal history of an employee trainer of an approved training institution results in the employee trainer being unsuitable to work with animals. the trainer or institution has contravened the prescribed requirements; the trainer or institution has contravened a provision of this Act; the institution employs an unsuitable person as an employee trainer; the trainer or institution has intentionally or recklessly certified a dog as a guide, hearing or assistance dog and the dog has not, or should not have, passed a public access test; the approval was granted because of a materially false or misleading representation or declaration.
(sec.25-ssec.2) In this section— unsuitable person means a person the chief executive has decided is unsuitable to work with animals or people with a disability.
- (a) the trainer or institution is no longer suitable for approval; Examples of when a trainer or institution is no longer suitable for approval— • The chief executive has decided an approved trainer is no longer suitable for approval after conducting a review of the trainer’s approval under division 2 . • A change in the criminal history of an employee trainer of an approved training institution results in the employee trainer being unsuitable to work with animals.
- • The chief executive has decided an approved trainer is no longer suitable for approval after conducting a review of the trainer’s approval under division 2 .
- • A change in the criminal history of an employee trainer of an approved training institution results in the employee trainer being unsuitable to work with animals.
- (b) the trainer or institution has contravened the prescribed requirements;
- (c) the trainer or institution has contravened a provision of this Act;
- (d) the institution employs an unsuitable person as an employee trainer;
- (e) the trainer or institution has intentionally or recklessly certified a dog as a guide, hearing or assistance dog and the dog has not, or should not have, passed a public access test;
- (f) the approval was granted because of a materially false or misleading representation or declaration.
- • The chief executive has decided an approved trainer is no longer suitable for approval after conducting a review of the trainer’s approval under division 2 .
- • A change in the criminal history of an employee trainer of an approved training institution results in the employee trainer being unsuitable to work with animals.