Queensland Consolidated Acts

BUILDING INDUSTRY FAIRNESS (SECURITY OF PAYMENT) ACT 2017 - SECT 175

175 Immediate suspension of registration

(1) The registrar may suspend an adjudicator’s registration immediately if the registrar believes—

(a) a ground exists to suspend or cancel the registration; and

(b) it is necessary to suspend the registration immediately because there is an immediate and serious harm to the effectiveness of the adjudication of payment claims under chapter 3 .

(2) The suspension—

(a) must be effected by an information notice for the decision given by the registrar to the adjudicator to suspend the adjudicator’s registration together with a show cause notice; and

(b) begins when the notices are given to the adjudicator; and

(c) continues until the earliest of the following happens—

(i) the registrar cancels the remaining period of the suspension;

(ii) the show cause notice is finally dealt with;

(iii) 28 days have passed since the notices were given to the adjudicator.