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Surveyors Act 2003
sec.119Decision about disciplinary action against registrant, other than former registrant
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### sec.119 Decision about disciplinary action against registrant, other than former registrant
This section does not apply to a former registrant.
If QCAT decides the registrant has engaged in professional misconduct, QCAT may do all or any of the following—
advise, caution or reprimand the registrant;
order the registrant to do either or both of the following—
pay to the board a fine of an amount not more than the equivalent of 200 penalty units;
correct, at the registrant’s expense and within the reasonable period stated in the order, any work the subject of the disciplinary action QCAT finds to be defective;
impose conditions on the registrant’s registration, including, for example, a condition requiring the registrant—
not to carry out a particular type of survey until the registrant satisfies the board the registrant has the relevant competency for the type of survey; or
to restrict the registrant’s surveying practice to carrying out a particular type of survey, until the registrant satisfies the board the registrant has the relevant competency for other types of survey; or
to carry out surveys under supervision; or
to report to the board, within a stated reasonable time and in a stated reasonable way, about the registrant’s compliance with conditions imposed by QCAT;
suspend the registrant’s registration or registration endorsement for not more than 3 years;
cancel the registrant’s registration or registration endorsement;
if QCAT cancels the registrant’s registration, set conditions under which the registrant may re-apply for registration;
order the registrant—
to do anything else QCAT considers appropriate; or
to refrain from doing anything QCAT considers inappropriate.
An amount ordered to be paid under subsection (2) (b) (i) is a debt payable by the registrant to the board.
s 119 amd 2009 No. 24 s 926
(sec.119-ssec.1) This section does not apply to a former registrant.
(sec.119-ssec.2) If QCAT decides the registrant has engaged in professional misconduct, QCAT may do all or any of the following— advise, caution or reprimand the registrant; order the registrant to do either or both of the following— pay to the board a fine of an amount not more than the equivalent of 200 penalty units; correct, at the registrant’s expense and within the reasonable period stated in the order, any work the subject of the disciplinary action QCAT finds to be defective; impose conditions on the registrant’s registration, including, for example, a condition requiring the registrant— not to carry out a particular type of survey until the registrant satisfies the board the registrant has the relevant competency for the type of survey; or to restrict the registrant’s surveying practice to carrying out a particular type of survey, until the registrant satisfies the board the registrant has the relevant competency for other types of survey; or to carry out surveys under supervision; or to report to the board, within a stated reasonable time and in a stated reasonable way, about the registrant’s compliance with conditions imposed by QCAT; suspend the registrant’s registration or registration endorsement for not more than 3 years; cancel the registrant’s registration or registration endorsement; if QCAT cancels the registrant’s registration, set conditions under which the registrant may re-apply for registration; order the registrant— to do anything else QCAT considers appropriate; or to refrain from doing anything QCAT considers inappropriate.
(sec.119-ssec.3) An amount ordered to be paid under subsection (2) (b) (i) is a debt payable by the registrant to the board.
- (a) advise, caution or reprimand the registrant;
- (b) order the registrant to do either or both of the following— (i) pay to the board a fine of an amount not more than the equivalent of 200 penalty units; (ii) correct, at the registrant’s expense and within the reasonable period stated in the order, any work the subject of the disciplinary action QCAT finds to be defective;
- (i) pay to the board a fine of an amount not more than the equivalent of 200 penalty units;
- (ii) correct, at the registrant’s expense and within the reasonable period stated in the order, any work the subject of the disciplinary action QCAT finds to be defective;
- (c) impose conditions on the registrant’s registration, including, for example, a condition requiring the registrant— (i) not to carry out a particular type of survey until the registrant satisfies the board the registrant has the relevant competency for the type of survey; or (ii) to restrict the registrant’s surveying practice to carrying out a particular type of survey, until the registrant satisfies the board the registrant has the relevant competency for other types of survey; or (iii) to carry out surveys under supervision; or (iv) to report to the board, within a stated reasonable time and in a stated reasonable way, about the registrant’s compliance with conditions imposed by QCAT;
- (i) not to carry out a particular type of survey until the registrant satisfies the board the registrant has the relevant competency for the type of survey; or
- (ii) to restrict the registrant’s surveying practice to carrying out a particular type of survey, until the registrant satisfies the board the registrant has the relevant competency for other types of survey; or
- (iii) to carry out surveys under supervision; or
- (iv) to report to the board, within a stated reasonable time and in a stated reasonable way, about the registrant’s compliance with conditions imposed by QCAT;
- (d) suspend the registrant’s registration or registration endorsement for not more than 3 years;
- (e) cancel the registrant’s registration or registration endorsement;
- (f) if QCAT cancels the registrant’s registration, set conditions under which the registrant may re-apply for registration;
- (g) order the registrant— (i) to do anything else QCAT considers appropriate; or (ii) to refrain from doing anything QCAT considers inappropriate.
- (i) to do anything else QCAT considers appropriate; or
- (ii) to refrain from doing anything QCAT considers inappropriate.
- (i) pay to the board a fine of an amount not more than the equivalent of 200 penalty units;
- (ii) correct, at the registrant’s expense and within the reasonable period stated in the order, any work the subject of the disciplinary action QCAT finds to be defective;
- (i) not to carry out a particular type of survey until the registrant satisfies the board the registrant has the relevant competency for the type of survey; or
- (ii) to restrict the registrant’s surveying practice to carrying out a particular type of survey, until the registrant satisfies the board the registrant has the relevant competency for other types of survey; or
- (iii) to carry out surveys under supervision; or
- (iv) to report to the board, within a stated reasonable time and in a stated reasonable way, about the registrant’s compliance with conditions imposed by QCAT;
- (i) to do anything else QCAT considers appropriate; or
- (ii) to refrain from doing anything QCAT considers inappropriate.