50Notice of proposed suspension or cancellation of registration

### 50 Notice of proposed suspension or cancellation of registration > > (1)  The Registrar must provide to a registered person notice, in writing, of the Registrar's intention to suspend or cancel the person’s registration. > > > (2)  A notice of intention to suspend or cancel a person’s registration must – > > > > > > (a) set out the grounds for suspension or cancellation; and > > > > > > > (b) state that the person may, within 10 working days after the day the Registrar provides the notice to the person, provide the Registrar with reasons, in writing, as to why the registration should not be suspended or cancelled. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 50 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 46 of 2015, s. 28, Applied:27 Nov 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-11-27/act-2015-046#GS28@EN) Despite [subsection (2)(a)](#GS50@Gs2@Hpa@EN) , the Registrar is not required to set out the grounds for suspension or cancellation of registration to the extent that to do so would – > > > > > > (a) prejudice – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the enforcement, or proper administration, of a law in a particular instance; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the fair trial of a person for an offence against a law; or > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) the impartial adjudication of proceedings relating to an offence against a law; or > > > > > > > (b) disclose, or enable the person to ascertain, the existence or identity of a confidential source of information in relation to the investigation of a contravention, or possible contravention, of the law or the enforcement, or proper administration, of the law; or > > > > > > > (c) disclose methods or procedures for preventing, detecting or investigating, or dealing with matters arising out of, contraventions or evasions of a law, the disclosure of which would, or would be reasonably likely to, prejudice the effectiveness of those methods or procedures; or > > > > > > > (d) endanger the life or physical, emotional or psychological safety of another person, or increase the likelihood of harassment of or discrimination against another person; or > > > > > > > (e) disclose information gathered, collated or created for intelligence, including but not limited to databases of criminal intelligence, forensic testing or anonymous information from the public; or > > > > > > > (f) hinder, delay or prejudice an on-going investigation of a contravention, or possible contravention, of a law. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 50 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 46 of 2015, s. 28, Applied:27 Nov 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-11-27/act-2015-046#GS28@EN) In [subsection (3)](#GS50@Gs3@EN)  – > > > > > ***law*** means law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.