Show cause notice
136 Show cause notice
The Secretary may serve a show cause notice on a person if the Secretary is of the opinion that there is reasonable cause to believe that there are grounds for taking disciplinary action against the person.
A show cause notice is a notice requiring a person to show cause why disciplinary action should not be taken against the person under this Act on the grounds specified in the notice.
A show cause notice is to be in writing and is to specify a period of not less than 14 days after service of the notice as the period that the person to whom the notice is directed has to show cause as required by the notice.
The person on whom a show cause notice is served may within the period allowed by the notice make oral or written submissions to the Secretary in respect of the matters to which the notice relates. In the case of a corporation, submissions may be made by a director or officer of the corporation.
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