43Procedure for implementing disciplinary action

43 Procedure for implementing disciplinary action

43 Procedure for implementing disciplinary action

(1) If the Secretary decides—

(a) to suspend or revoke a licence or a drivers certificate, or

(b) to disqualify a licensee or certified driver from holding a licence or drivers certificate for a specified period, or

(c) to impose a fine on a licensee or certified driver,

the Secretary is required to serve on the licensee or certified driver a notice informing the person of its decision.

(2) The notice must include the reasons for the Secretary’s decision.

(2A) The Secretary is not, under this or any other Act or law, required to give any reasons for cancelling a licence or drivers certificate under section 41(2A) to the extent that the giving of those reasons would disclose any criminal intelligence.

(3) The suspension or revocation of a licence or drivers certificate, or any period of disqualification, takes effect when the notice is served or on a later date specified in the notice.

(4) A notice that suspends a licence or drivers certificate must specify the period of suspension.

(5) A notice that disqualifies a licensee or certified driver from holding a licence or drivers certificate must specify the period of disqualification.

(6) The Secretary may, by serving a further notice on a licensee or certified driver, cancel a notice under this section before the notice takes effect.

s 43: Am 2009 No 23, Sch 3.8 [8]; 2017 No 22, Sch 1.22 [3] and [10].