sec.28Grounds for cancellation

### sec.28 Grounds for cancellation The board may cancel a registered professional engineer’s registration if— the board believes on reasonable grounds the registered professional engineer was registered because of a materially false or misleading representation or document; or the registered professional engineer is— affected by bankruptcy action; or an executive officer of a corporation affected by control action; or the registered professional engineer’s registration to practise as a professional engineer under a law applying, or that applied, in the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country has been cancelled under that law for disciplinary reasons; or the registered professional engineer’s membership of an association of professional engineers, whether in Australia or a foreign country, has been cancelled under the association’s rules for disciplinary reasons; or an order about the registered professional engineer is made under section 131 or 132 ; or a proceeding is taken against the registered professional engineer for a matter mentioned in section 36 under a law applying in the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country; or the registered professional engineer is convicted of— an indictable offence; or an offence against this Act; or another offence, relating to the practice of engineering, against a law applying in the State, the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country; or the registered professional engineer has contravened a condition of the engineer’s registration; or the registered professional engineer is required to undergo a health assessment and— the engineer does not comply with the requirement; or the engineer does not cooperate with the medical practitioner appointed to perform the assessment; or a health assessment report for the registered professional engineer states that the engineer is unable to competently and safely practise as an engineer. s 28 amd 2008 No. 14 s 38 ; 2020 No. 24 s 88 - (a) the board believes on reasonable grounds the registered professional engineer was registered because of a materially false or misleading representation or document; or - (b) the registered professional engineer is— (i) affected by bankruptcy action; or (ii) an executive officer of a corporation affected by control action; or - (i) affected by bankruptcy action; or - (ii) an executive officer of a corporation affected by control action; or - (c) the registered professional engineer’s registration to practise as a professional engineer under a law applying, or that applied, in the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country has been cancelled under that law for disciplinary reasons; or - (d) the registered professional engineer’s membership of an association of professional engineers, whether in Australia or a foreign country, has been cancelled under the association’s rules for disciplinary reasons; or - (e) an order about the registered professional engineer is made under section 131 or 132 ; or - (f) a proceeding is taken against the registered professional engineer for a matter mentioned in section 36 under a law applying in the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country; or - (g) the registered professional engineer is convicted of— (i) an indictable offence; or (ii) an offence against this Act; or (iii) another offence, relating to the practice of engineering, against a law applying in the State, the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country; or - (i) an indictable offence; or - (ii) an offence against this Act; or - (iii) another offence, relating to the practice of engineering, against a law applying in the State, the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country; or - (h) the registered professional engineer has contravened a condition of the engineer’s registration; or - (i) the registered professional engineer is required to undergo a health assessment and— (i) the engineer does not comply with the requirement; or (ii) the engineer does not cooperate with the medical practitioner appointed to perform the assessment; or - (i) the engineer does not comply with the requirement; or - (ii) the engineer does not cooperate with the medical practitioner appointed to perform the assessment; or - (j) a health assessment report for the registered professional engineer states that the engineer is unable to competently and safely practise as an engineer. - (i) affected by bankruptcy action; or - (ii) an executive officer of a corporation affected by control action; or - (i) an indictable offence; or - (ii) an offence against this Act; or - (iii) another offence, relating to the practice of engineering, against a law applying in the State, the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country; or - (i) the engineer does not comply with the requirement; or - (ii) the engineer does not cooperate with the medical practitioner appointed to perform the assessment; or