Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01133:reg:8:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01133
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 4/9)
Character Range: 63616–66309

person that the person may, within 28 days after the person receives the notice, give a written response to AMSA about the notice.
       (2) AMSA may take regulatory action against the person:
(a) after considering any response by the person in accordance with the notice; and
(b) if satisfied that a ground for regulatory action has been established.
Note   A decision under this section is a reviewable decision — see s 60.
       (3) AMSA must give the person written notice of AMSA's decision and the reasons for the decision.
       (4) Regulatory action takes effect 14 days after the notice of the decision is given to the person or, if the notice mentions a later date, that date.

49 Immediate suspension of certificate
       (1) AMSA may suspend a seafarer certificate held by a person immediately by giving the person a written notice (an immediate suspension notice) if AMSA reasonably considers that:
(a) there is a ground for regulatory action; and
(b) it is in the public interest that the certificate be suspended before a decision is made whether to take regulatory action under subsection 48(2).
       (2) If an immediate suspension notice is given to the person:
(a) the suspension takes effect when the notice is given to the person; and
(b) the person must surrender the certificate to AMSA.
       (3) AMSA must, within 14 days after giving a person an immediate suspension notice:
(a) give the person a regulatory action notice; or
(b) tell the person in writing that a regulatory action notice will not be given to the person for the same circumstances.
       (4) The immediate suspension of the certificate ends when the earliest of the following happens:
(a) if the person is told in writing under paragraph (3)(b) that a regulatory action notice will not be given to the person for the same circumstances — the day AMSA tells the person;
(b) if the person is given a regulatory action notice under paragraph (3)(a) — 14 days after AMSA gives the person written notice of AMSA's decision under subsection 48(3);
(c) if the person is not given either notice under subsection (3) within 14 days after the immediate suspension notice was given to the person — 14 days after the suspension of the notice had effect;
(d) AMSA revokes the immediate suspension notice.

50 Failure to surrender certificate
       (1) A person holding a seafarer certificate that has been revoked or for which an immediate suspension notice or a notice of regulatory action suspending the certificate has been given must surrender the certificate to AMSA within 14 days after:
(a) if the certificate has been suspended — the day the person was first given notice of the suspension; or
(b)