48Deactivation or suspension—human source who develops serious medical or mental health condition

48 Deactivation or suspension—human source who develops serious medical or mental health condition

(1) If, during the registration period (including any period for which the registration was suspended), a human source develops a serious medical or mental health condition—

(a) as far as reasonably practicable, the Chief Commissioner must ensure that information provided by the human source after developing the condition is immediately quarantined; and

(i) if the Chief Commissioner considers it is still necessary to use the person as a human source, suspend the registration pending a further registration application; or

(ii) otherwise, deactivate the registration of the non-reportable human source.

(2) If a registration of a human source has been suspended under subsection (1), and a further registration application is not made within 3 months, the Chief Commissioner must deactivate the registration.

(3) This section does not apply in respect of an emergency registration.