137Secretary may request notification of certain events by suspended third party authorised officer

#### 137 Secretary may request notification of certain events by suspended third party authorised officer (1) This section applies in relation to a person whose authorisation as a third party authorised officer is suspended for a period under section 131 or 135. (2) For the purpose of deciding whether to revoke the suspension, the Secretary may, in writing, request the person to notify the Secretary, in writing, within 14 days after the request is made: (a) of any notifiable event in relation to the person that has occurred since the person’s authorisation was suspended; or (b) if no notifiable event in relation to the person has occurred since the person’s authorisation was suspended—of that fact. > Note: A person may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if the person provides false or misleading information or documents (see sections 146 and 147 of this Act and sections 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code). (3) Each of the following is a notifiable event in relation to a person for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a): (a) the person has been convicted of an offence against, or ordered to pay a pecuniary penalty under, an Australian law for a contravention involving fraud or dishonesty; (b) the person acquired an interest, pecuniary or otherwise, that conflicts or could conflict with the proper performance of functions or exercise of powers by the person as an authorised officer; (c) a pecuniary penalty imposed on the person for a contravention of a provision of a law that is administered by the Minister became due and payable; (d) a liability of the person for an amount under a Commonwealth law prescribed by the rules became due and payable.