28Immediate suspension of licence

28 Immediate suspension of licence

(1) AMSA may give a person holding a pilotage provider licence a written notice (an immediate suspension notice) immediately suspending the pilotage provider licence if AMSA reasonably considers that there is a ground for regulatory action and it is in the public interest that the licence be suspended before a decision is made whether to take regulatory action under subsection 27(3) on the regulatory ground.

(2) If an immediate suspension notice is given to the person:

(a) the suspension takes effect when the notice is given to the person; and

(b) the person must surrender the licence to AMSA.

(3) AMSA must, within 14 days after giving a person an immediate suspension notice:

(a) give the person a regulatory notice in accordance with section 27; or

(b) tell the person in writing that regulatory action will not be taken against the person for the same circumstances.

(4) The immediate suspension of the licence ends when the earliest of the following happens:

(a) if the person is told in writing under paragraph (3)(b) that regulatory action will not be taken against the person for the same circumstances — the day AMSA tells the person;

(b) if the person is given a regulatory notice under paragraph (3)(a) — the day the regulatory action proposed in the notice takes effect;

(c) if the person is not given either notice under subsection (3) within 14 days after the immediate suspension notice was given to the person — 14 days after the suspension had effect;

(d) AMSA revokes the immediate suspension notice.