173Renewal of registration

173 Renewal of registration S. 173(1) amended by No. 46/2018 s. 17(2). (1) The Authority may grant a renewal of registration, other than provisional registration, on the application of the registered building practitioner. (2) An application for the renewal of registration must be made at least 3 months before the registration expires. (3) This Division applies to a renewal of registration in the same manner as it applies to a registration. (4) A prescribed qualification accepted under section 171 for the registration of a building practitioner is taken to be the appropriate prescribed qualification for the renewal of that registration. (5) Without limiting subsection (1), in considering whether to grant a renewal of registration, the Authority may have regard to— (a) whether the applicant has complied with any prescribed continuing professional development requirements; and (b) whether the applicant complies with any other renewal criteria or conditions prescribed by the regulations. (6) A building practitioner's registration is taken to be current despite the expiration date of the registration having passed if— (a) the building practitioner applied for the renewal of the registration within the time specified in subsection (2); and (b) a decision in relation to the renewal of the registration is not made by the Authority before the registration of the building practitioner would otherwise have expired but for this section. (7) A registration continued under subsection (6) remains current until the Authority makes a decision in relation to the application for renewal of the registration under this section. (8) A renewal of registration granted after a building practitioner's registration would otherwise have expired but for subsection (6) must include the period for which the building practitioner was taken to be registered. S. 173A inserted by No. 21/2017 s. 7.