Disciplinary action by Inquiry Board
34T Disciplinary action by Inquiry Board
If, on completion of an inquiry, the Inquiry Board decides under section 34P(1)(a) that a building practitioner is guilty of professional misconduct, the Board may take any of the following actions in relation to the practitioner:
reprimand the practitioner;
(b) require the practitioner to pay all or a specified part of the reasonable costs of the Director in the inquiry;
(c) require the practitioner to give an undertaking to do, or not to do, a specified thing:
at any time or during any period; or
at a specified time or during a specified period;
(d) require the practitioner to pay to the Territory a civil penalty not exceeding:
if the practitioner is an individual – 160 penalty units; or
if the practitioner is a corporation – 800 penalty units;
(e) suspend the practitioner's registration for a specified period (not exceeding 3 years);
cancel the practitioner's registration.
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