Part 4 – Suspension and cancellation of licence for other non-disciplinary reasons, including voluntary suspension and cancellation

30 Registrar must give person opportunity to respond

  1. If the Registrar proposes to suspend or cancel a Licensed Building Practitioner's class or classes of licence under rules 17(3), 25(3) and 25(4), the Registrar must give at least 20 working days’ notice of his or her intention to do so before suspending or cancelling the licence.
  2. The notice must—
    1. contain the reasons on which the decision to suspend or cancel is based; and
    2. give the Licensed Building Practitioner a reasonable opportunity to make written submissions on the matter.

31 Registrar to notify suspension or cancellation decision

  1. Where the Registrar suspends a licence under rule 17(2), he or she must—
    1. notify the Licensed Building Practitioner of the suspension and the reasons for it; and
    2. notify the Licensed Building Practitioner of his or her right of appeal to the Board against the suspension; and
    3. inform the Licensed Building Practitioner that he or she may apply to the Registrar for a revival of his or her licence when the necessary requirements are met.
  2. Where the Registrar cancels a licence, he or she must—
    1. notify the Licensed Building Practitioner of the cancellation and the reasons for it; and
    2. notify the Licensed Building Practitioner of his or her right of appeal to the Board against the cancellation.

32 How to voluntarily suspend licence

A Licensed Building Practitioner may request that the licence held by him or her be suspended by completing a form approved by the Registrar that—

  1. states the requested period of suspension; and
  2. is given to the Registrar no less than 10 working days before the commencement of that period; and
  3. is accompanied by the prescribed fee for voluntary suspension.

33 Period of voluntary suspension

  1. A Licensed Building Practitioner may request that his or her licence be suspended for a period of up to 2 years, or any further period that the Registrar may allow.
  2. A person whose licence is suspended under this rule may, by written notice to the Registrar, request the Registrar to revive the licence at any time before the end of the voluntary suspension period.
  3. If, as a result of the voluntary suspension, the Licensed Building Practitioner has missed his or her assessment date for current competence, the Registrar may assess the Licensed Building Practitioner for current competence in accordance with section 292 of the Act after revival of the licence.

34 How to voluntarily cancel licence

A Licensed Building Practitioner may request that a class or classes of licence held by him or her be cancelled at any time by written notice to the Registrar.

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