Surveyors Act 2002
34Disciplinary action
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34 Disciplinary action
(1) Where the Director determines that there are grounds for taking disciplinary action against a registered surveyor, the Director may, by order, do one or more of the following:
(a) prohibit the registered surveyor from carrying on business as a registered surveyor;
(b) prohibit the registered surveyor from being employed or otherwise engaged in the business of a registered surveyor;
(c) reprimand the registered surveyor;
(d) [Section 34 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 26, Applied:09 Dec 2014] require the registered surveyor to attend a specified educational course or provide evidence of self-education;
(e) [Section 34 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 26, Applied:09 Dec 2014] require the registered surveyor to submit surveys for inspection by the Surveyor-General, at the surveyor's expense, prior to lodgement with the relevant authority;
(f) [Section 34 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 26, Applied:09 Dec 2014] require the registered surveyor, at his or her own expense, to have surveys certified by another registered surveyor prior to lodgement;
(g) [Section 34 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 26, Applied:09 Dec 2014] in the case of a land surveyor, require the surveyor to be re-accredited by the prescribed institute;
(h) [Section 34 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 26, Applied:09 Dec 2014] require the registered surveyor to pay the reasonable costs of the hearing or any investigation conducted for the purposes of the hearing, or both.
(2) [Section 34 Subsection (2) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 26, Applied:09 Dec 2014] The Director may order that any disciplinary action under subsection (1) is to apply –