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Professional Engineers Act 2002
sec.29Procedure for cancellation
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### sec.29 Procedure for cancellation
If the board proposes to cancel a registered professional engineer’s registration, the board must give the engineer a notice stating the following—
the board proposes to cancel the registration;
the grounds for the proposed cancellation;
the facts and circumstances that are the basis for the grounds;
that the engineer may make, within a stated period, written representations to show why the registration should not be cancelled.
The stated period must end at least 21 days after the engineer is given the notice.
The board may also ask for more information by giving the registered professional engineer a notice stating—
the information sought; and
the time, at least 21 days after the notice is given, by which the information is required.
If, after considering all written representations made within the stated period and any requested information received by the stated time, the board still believes a ground exists to cancel the engineer’s registration, the board may cancel the registration.
The board must, as soon as practicable after making a decision under subsection (3) , give the engineer an information notice for the decision.
The decision takes effect on—
the day the notice is given; or
if a later day is stated in the notice—the stated day.
s 29 amd 2020 No. 24 s 89
(sec.29-ssec.1) If the board proposes to cancel a registered professional engineer’s registration, the board must give the engineer a notice stating the following— the board proposes to cancel the registration; the grounds for the proposed cancellation; the facts and circumstances that are the basis for the grounds; that the engineer may make, within a stated period, written representations to show why the registration should not be cancelled.
(sec.29-ssec.2) The stated period must end at least 21 days after the engineer is given the notice.
(sec.29-ssec.3) The board may also ask for more information by giving the registered professional engineer a notice stating— the information sought; and the time, at least 21 days after the notice is given, by which the information is required.
(sec.29-ssec.4) If, after considering all written representations made within the stated period and any requested information received by the stated time, the board still believes a ground exists to cancel the engineer’s registration, the board may cancel the registration.
(sec.29-ssec.5) The board must, as soon as practicable after making a decision under subsection (3) , give the engineer an information notice for the decision.
(sec.29-ssec.6) The decision takes effect on— the day the notice is given; or if a later day is stated in the notice—the stated day.
- (a) the board proposes to cancel the registration;
- (b) the grounds for the proposed cancellation;
- (c) the facts and circumstances that are the basis for the grounds;
- (d) that the engineer may make, within a stated period, written representations to show why the registration should not be cancelled.
- (a) the information sought; and
- (b) the time, at least 21 days after the notice is given, by which the information is required.
- (a) the day the notice is given; or
- (b) if a later day is stated in the notice—the stated day.