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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
106Suspension or cancellation of licence
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106 Suspension or cancellation of licence
(1) The regulator may suspend or cancel a high risk work licence if
satisfied about one or more of the following:
(a) the licence holder has failed to take reasonable care to carry
out the high risk work safely and competently;
(ab) the licence holder has failed to comply with a condition of the
(b) the licence holder has failed to obtain a reassessment of
competency directed under regulation 95;
(c) the licence holder, in the application for the grant or renewal of
the licence or on request by the regulator for additional
been given in that application or on that request;
(d) the licence was granted or renewed on the basis of a
certification that was obtained on the basis of the giving of
false or misleading information by any person or body or that
was obtained improperly through a breach of a condition of
accreditation by the accredited assessor who conducted the
competency assessment.
(2) If the regulator suspends or cancels a licence, the regulator may
disqualify the licence holder from applying for:
(a) a further high risk work licence of the same class; or
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(b) another licence under these Regulations to carry out work
which requires skills that are the same as or similar to those
required for the work authorised by the licence that has been
suspended or cancelled.
(3) If the regulator suspends a licence, the regulator may vary the
conditions of the licence, including by imposing different or
additional conditions.
(4) A variation of conditions under subregulation (3) takes effect when
the suspension of the licence ends.
Notes for regulation 106
1 A decision to suspend a licence, to cancel a licence or to disqualify the
licence holder from applying for a further licence is a reviewable decision
2 A variation of licence conditions is a reviewable decision (see
107 Matters taken into account
(1) In making a decision under regulation 106, the regulator must have
(a) any submissions made by the licence holder under
regulation 108; and
(2) For the purposes of regulation 106(1)(a), the regulator must have
regard to all relevant matters, including the following:
corresponding WHS law, of which the licence holder has been
(b) in relation to any equivalent licence applied for or held by the
licence holder under the Act or these Regulations or under a
(c) any enforceable undertaking the licence holder has entered
into under the Act or a corresponding WHS law;
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(d) the licence holder's record in relation to any matters arising
under the Act or these Regulations or under a corresponding
WHS law.