Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting paragraphs (a) and (b) from subsection (3) and substituting the following paragraphs:

(a) if the name of a registered surveyor is removed from the register in accordance with section 12(da) or (e) , and that surveyor is subsequently recorded on the register, make a note in the register, in relation to the surveyor, of the date and particulars of each disciplinary action that resulted in the previous removal of the name of the surveyor from the register; and

(b) make a note in the register of the date and particulars of each disciplinary action, other than a disciplinary action referred to in paragraph (a) , determined or ordered under this Act in relation to a registered surveyor; and

(c) remove a note made under paragraph (b) as soon as practicable after the end of the period of 3 years commencing on the date on which it was made.

(b) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (3) :

(3A)  Subsection (3)(c) does not prevent the Surveyor-General from removing a note made under subsection (3)(b) before the expiry of the period referred to in subsection (3)(c) .