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Guide, Hearing and Assistance Dogs Act 2009
sec.48Cancellation of handler’s identity card
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### sec.48 Cancellation of handler’s identity card
If the chief executive or an approved trainer or approved training institution that issued a handler’s identity card believes a ground exists to cancel the card, the chief executive, trainer or institution may cancel the card.
Before cancelling the handler’s identity card, the chief executive, approved trainer or approved training institution must give the handler a notice stating the following—
that the chief executive, trainer or institution proposes to cancel the card;
the grounds for the proposed cancellation;
an outline of the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds;
that the handler may give the chief executive, trainer or institution, within a stated period (the show cause period ), written representations from the handler or an approved trainer or approved training institution about why the card should not be cancelled.
The show cause period must not be less than 28 days after the show cause notice is given to the handler.
The chief executive, approved trainer or approved training institution must consider all written representations given under subsection (2) (d) within the show cause period.
If the chief executive, approved trainer or approved training institution cancels a handler’s identity card, the chief executive, trainer or institution must immediately give the handler an information notice for the decision.
The decision takes effect on the later of the following days—
the day the information notice is given to the handler;
the day stated in the information notice for that purpose.
s 48 amd 2015 No. 21 s 26
(sec.48-ssec.1) If the chief executive or an approved trainer or approved training institution that issued a handler’s identity card believes a ground exists to cancel the card, the chief executive, trainer or institution may cancel the card.
(sec.48-ssec.2) Before cancelling the handler’s identity card, the chief executive, approved trainer or approved training institution must give the handler a notice stating the following— that the chief executive, trainer or institution proposes to cancel the card; the grounds for the proposed cancellation; an outline of the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds; that the handler may give the chief executive, trainer or institution, within a stated period (the show cause period ), written representations from the handler or an approved trainer or approved training institution about why the card should not be cancelled.
(sec.48-ssec.3) The show cause period must not be less than 28 days after the show cause notice is given to the handler.
(sec.48-ssec.4) The chief executive, approved trainer or approved training institution must consider all written representations given under subsection (2) (d) within the show cause period.
(sec.48-ssec.5) If the chief executive, approved trainer or approved training institution cancels a handler’s identity card, the chief executive, trainer or institution must immediately give the handler an information notice for the decision.
(sec.48-ssec.6) The decision takes effect on the later of the following days— the day the information notice is given to the handler; the day stated in the information notice for that purpose. s 48 amd 2015 No. 21 s 26
- (a) that the chief executive, trainer or institution proposes to cancel the card;
- (b) the grounds for the proposed cancellation;
- (c) an outline of the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds;
- (d) that the handler may give the chief executive, trainer or institution, within a stated period (the show cause period ), written representations from the handler or an approved trainer or approved training institution about why the card should not be cancelled.
- (a) the day the information notice is given to the handler;
- (b) the day stated in the information notice for that purpose.