Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The suspension takes effect:
(a) if the notice under subsection 41GA(1) states that the suspension is necessary to prevent a potential risk of death, serious illness or serious injury--on the day on which the notice is given to the person; or
(b) in any other case--on the day specified for the purpose in the notice, being a day not earlier than 20 working days after the notice is given to the person.
(2) The suspension has effect until:
(a) the Secretary revokes it under section 41GD; or
(b) the end of:
(i) the period specified in the notice under subsection 41GA(3); or
(ii) if the period is extended under subsection (3) of this section, the period as so extended.
Note: Unless a suspension of a kind of medical device has been revoked, the entry of the kind of medical device is automatically cancelled from the Register: see section 41GK.
(3) If a person in relation to whom a kind of medical device is included in the Register shows that he or she has taken steps to remove the grounds for cancelling the entry of the kind of device from the Register under section 41GN, the Secretary may, by written notice given to the person, extend the period specified in the notice under subsection 41GA(1) by a further specified period not exceeding 6 months.
(4) The Secretary must cause to be published in the Gazette or on the Department's website, as soon as practicable after the extension, a notice setting out particulars of the extension.