(1) The Chief
Executive may, by notice in writing, cancel a licence under this Part if the
Chief Executive reasonably suspects that—
(a) a
child or young person placed in the care of an approved carer pursuant to the
licence is not being adequately cared for; or
(b) the
provisions of this Act are not being complied with by the licensed
foster care agency to which the licence relates; or
(c) the
holder of the licence no longer meets a requirement for granting the licence
under section 99(3); or
(d) the
holder of the licence has refused or failed to comply with a condition of the
licence; or
(e) the
holder of the licence (or, if the holder of the licence is a body corporate, a
director of the body corporate) is a prohibited person under the
Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 ; or
(f) a
working with children check has been not conducted in relation to the holder
of the licence (or, if the holder of the licence is a body corporate, in
relation to a director of the body corporate) within the preceding
5 years; or
(g) it
is otherwise appropriate that the licence be cancelled.
(2) The
Chief Executive must (except in relation to a cancellation for a reason
referred to in subsection (1)(d) or (e)) give the holder of a licence
under this Part at least 28 days notice in writing of the Chief Executive's
intention to cancel the licence.