(1) The General Manager must not refuse to grant an application for registration of a person as an auditor unless the General Manager has given the person an opportunity to appear at a hearing before the General Manager and to make submissions and give evidence to the General Manager in relation to the matter.
(2) If the General Manager refuses an application by a person for registration as an auditor, the General Manager must, not later than 14 days after the decision, give to the person a notice in writing setting out the decision and the reasons for it.