49Grounds for suspension or cancellation of registration

49 Grounds for suspension or cancellation of registration

(1)  The Registrar has grounds for determining to suspend or cancel a person’s registration if –

(a) the person’s registration is subject to a condition; and

(b) the person contravenes the condition; and

(c) the Registrar reasonably believes that suspension or cancellation is appropriate.

(2)  If the Registrar determines to conduct an additional risk assessment of a person, the Registrar has grounds for determining to suspend the person’s registration while the assessment is conducted.

(3)  [Section 49 Subsection (3) amended by No. 18 of 2019, s. 32, Applied:01 Feb 2021] The Registrar has grounds for determining to cancel a person’s registration if the Registrar –

(a) has conducted an additional risk assessment of the person; and

(b) [Section 49 Subsection (3) amended by No. 17 of 2024, s. 37, Applied:01 Nov 2024] is satisfied that the person poses an unacceptable risk of harm to vulnerable persons generally or to a class of vulnerable persons to which the regulated activities allowed by the registration apply.

(4)  [Section 49 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 17 of 2024, s. 37, Applied:01 Nov 2024] For the avoidance of doubt, the Registrar –

(a) is to apply a lower threshold when making a determination to suspend a person’s registration than would be applied to a determination to cancel the person’s registration; and

(ab) [Section 49 Subsection (4) amended by No. 24 of 2025, s. 8, Applied:27 Nov 2025] must suspend a person’s registration if the Registrar is conducting an additional risk assessment of the person on the grounds that the person’s registration under a corresponding law has been suspended under that corresponding law; and

(b) must suspend a person’s registration if the Registrar is of the opinion that it is necessary for the safety, welfare or protection of vulnerable persons.