Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00936:reg:24:p41
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00936
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 24 (pt 41/52)
Character Range: 145968–148794

Regulator for an effective review.

Subdivision 6.5.4—Suspension of registration

6.28  Overview
  The registration of a registered greenhouse and energy auditor may be suspended by the Regulator:
 (a) under regulation 6.30; or
 (b) if requested by the auditor—under regulation 6.31.

6.29  Regulator may give notice of intention to suspend registration
 (1) The Regulator may suspend the registration of a registered greenhouse and energy auditor under regulation 6.30 if the auditor has:
 (a) ceased to hold a qualification required under regulation 6.11; or
 (b) failed to properly participate in a review under Subdivision 6.5.3 or an inspection under Subdivision 6.5.6; or
 (c) contravened a requirement under Division 6.6 for maintaining registration; or
 (d) failed to conduct a Part 6 audit in accordance with the requirements of the Audit Determination or these Regulations.
 (2) Before suspending the registration of the auditor, the Regulator must give written notice to the auditor of the Regulator's intention to suspend the registration.
 (3) The notice must include the following:
 (a) the reason for the proposed suspension;
 (b) the proposed period of suspension;
 (c) a requirement for the auditor to respond to the notice within the period specified in the notice;
 (d) if the Regulator considers that there is action the auditor may take to avoid the suspension—the action that may be taken and the period within which it must be taken;
 (e) the terms of regulation 6.30.
 (4) The period specified in the notice for paragraph (3)(d) must start not less than 14 days from the day the notice is given and end no less than 60 days from the day the notice is given.

6.30  Action on Regulator's notice
 (1) If:
 (a) the auditor receives a notice under subregulation 6.29(2); and
 (b) the auditor does not respond before the end of the period specified in the notice under paragraph 6.29(3)(c) (the response period);
the Regulator must, as soon as practicable after the response period, suspend the auditor's registration for the period mentioned in the notice.
 (2) If:
 (a) the auditor receives a notice under subregulation 6.29(2); and
 (b) before the end of the response period, the auditor responds indicating that he or she accepts the suspension;
the Regulator must, as soon as practicable after receiving that response, suspend the auditor's registration for the period mentioned in the notice.
 (3) If:
 (a) the notice contains actions that the Regulator considers the auditor may take to avoid suspension; and
 (b) before the end of the response period, the auditor responds but does not within the period specified in the notice under paragraph 6.29(3)(d) (the action period) take the action specified in the notice; and
 (c) the response does not indicate that he or she accepts the suspension;
then