(1) Before the National VET Regulator cancels a person's VET qualification or VET statement of attainment, the Regulator must give the person a written notice:
(a) stating that the Regulator intends to cancel the person's qualification or statement and the reasons for the proposed cancellation; and
(b) inviting the person to give the Regulator a written response to the notice:
(i) if the Regulator considers that the circumstances require urgent action--within a period specified in the notice, which must be at least 24 hours; or
(ii) in any other case--within a period specified in the notice, which must be at least 14 days.
(2) If the National VET Regulator is unable to give notice to a person personally, the Regulator may give a notice mentioned in subparagraph (1)(b)(ii) in any other way it considers appropriate, including by:
(a) publishing the notice on its website; or
(b) publishing the notice in:
(i) a national daily newspaper that circulates throughout Australia; and
(ii) a regional daily newspaper of the State or Territory in which the person concerned is believed to reside.
Note: See also section 28A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (which deals with service of documents).
(3) To avoid doubt, the National VET Regulator may not give a notice mentioned in subparagraph (1)(b)(i) in a way mentioned in subsection (2).