Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013
52Surrendering registration
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52 Surrendering registration
(1) [Section 52 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2019, s. 35, Applied:01 Feb 2021] [Section 52 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2019, s. 35, Applied:01 Feb 2021] [Section 52 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2019, s. 35, Applied:01 Feb 2021] [Section 52 Subsection (1) amended by No. 46 of 2015, s. 30, Applied:27 Nov 2015] A registered person may surrender his or her registration under this Act by providing to the Registrar notice of the surrender.
(2) [Section 52 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 46 of 2015, s. 30, Applied:27 Nov 2015] [Section 52 Subsection (2) inserted by No. 18 of 2019, s. 35, Applied:01 Feb 2021] The surrender of the registration takes effect on the day on which the notice surrendering the registration is provided to the Registrar.
(3) [Section 52 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 18 of 2019, s. 35, Applied:01 Feb 2021] A person who surrenders his or her registration in accordance with subsection (1) must surrender his or her registration card to the Registrar no later than 10 working days after the surrender takes effect.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(3A) [Section 52 Subsection (3A) inserted by No. 18 of 2019, s. 35, Applied:01 Feb 2021] It is a defence in proceedings for an offence against subsection (3) if the defendant establishes that, at the relevant time, the registration card –
(a) was lost; or
(b) had been stolen; or
(c) had been destroyed by another person or destroyed accidentally by the defendant.
(4) On the surrender of registration by a person, if –