Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018

The Secretary may, if satisfied that one or more of the grounds for taking disciplinary action against a registered certifier has been established, do any one or more of the following—

determine to take no further action against the registered certifier,

caution or reprimand the registered certifier,

make a determination requiring the registered certifier to pay to the Secretary, as a penalty, an amount not exceeding $220,000 (in the case of a body corporate) or $110,000 (in the case of an individual) within a specified time,

impose a condition on the registration of the registered certifier, including a condition requiring the registered certifier to undertake specified education or training relating to a particular type of work or business practice within a specified time,

suspend or cancel the registration of the registered certifier in accordance with Part 2,

disqualify the registered certifier, either temporarily or permanently, from being registered or being registered in a particular class.

In determining the disciplinary action to take, the Secretary—

must take into account any other disciplinary action taken against the person under this Part, and

may take into account any written undertaking that the person proposes to give under Part 8.

The Secretary is to provide a written statement of a decision made under this section to the person concerned as soon as is reasonably practicable after the decision is made.

The statement of a decision must specify—

the decision that has been made, and

if relevant, the date or time on which the decision takes effect, and

the grounds for the decision.