State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014

This section applies if the registrar reasonably believes—

a ground exists for suspending or cancelling an approved sponsor’s approval under section 19AT; and

the approved sponsor’s approval must be suspended immediately to—

ensure the integrity of the work and development order program is not jeopardised; or

remove an immediate and unacceptable risk that the approved sponsor will not comply with an obligation under the Act or this regulation.

The registrar may decide to immediately suspend the approved sponsor’s approval.

If the registrar decides to immediately suspend the approved sponsor’s approval, the registrar must give the approved sponsor written notice of the suspension and the grounds of the suspension.

A suspension under this section—

starts immediately after the approved sponsor is given the notice of the suspension; and

ends on the earliest of the following—

the day that is 3 months after the day on which the suspension started;

the day a notice is given to the approved sponsor ending the suspension under subsection (5).

If, during the suspension, the registrar no longer believes the approved sponsor’s approval should be suspended, the registrar must end the suspension by giving notice to the approved sponsor.