24BWithdrawal of application

24B Withdrawal of application

[Section 24B Inserted by No. 18 of 2019, s. 21, Applied:01 Feb 2021]

(1)  An applicant may withdraw his or her application for registration by notice, in writing, to the Registrar.

(2)  If an applicant withdraws an application under subsection (1) after one or more of the circumstances specified in subsection (3) occur, the Registrar is to –

(a) record the withdrawal of the application on the Register; and

(b) notify the person, and any named employer specified in the application, in accordance with section 32(3) as if the Registrar had refused to register the person under that section.

(3)  For the purposes of subsection (2) , the following circumstances are specified:

(a) the applicant has been provided with a notice, under section 18(5) , stating that the applicant is not entitled to engage in the regulated activity before the person is registered;

(b) the applicant is required to provide additional information or additional documents under section 22 ;

(c) the applicant has been requested to attend an interview under section 23 ;

(d) the applicant has been provided with a proposed negative notice under section 30 .