Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

ELECTRICITY (LICENSING) REGULATIONS 1991 - REG 47

47 .         Disciplinary action by SAT

        (1aa)         In this regulation —

        holder of a licence has the meaning given in regulation 46(1a).

        (1ab)         In subregulation (2)(a), (b), (c), (f) and (g) —

        person includes —

            (a)         if the person is a member of, or otherwise concerned in the management of, a firm that holds a licence — the firm; and

            (b)         if the person is a director of, or otherwise concerned in the management of, a body corporate that holds a licence — the body corporate.

        (1)         The Director may allege to the State Administrative Tribunal that there is proper cause for disciplinary action, as mentioned in regulation 46(1), against the holder of a licence.

        (2)         If, in a proceeding commenced by an allegation under this regulation against the holder of a licence, the State Administrative Tribunal is of the opinion that there is proper cause for disciplinary action, the Tribunal may do one or more of the following —

            (a)         by order cancel the licence held by that person;

            (b)         by order suspend the licence held by that person for a period, not exceeding 12 months, that is specified in the order;

            (c)         by order impose any restriction or condition on the authority conferred by the licence held by that person or vary any restriction or condition to which the licence is already subject;

            (d)         by order require that person to complete successfully a specified educational or training course of study;

            (e)         by order require that person to undergo a specified theoretical or practical assessment, examination or trade test;

            (f)         censure that person;

            (g)         recommend to the Director, where an offence is disclosed, that proceedings be instituted against that person in respect of that offence.

        (3)         Where any restriction or condition on the authority conferred by a licence is imposed or varied under subregulation (2)(c), the Board may order the return of the licence document for endorsement and may endorse the licence document accordingly.

        [Regulation 47 inserted in Gazette 30 Dec 2004 p. 6995; amended in Gazette 31 Dec 2007 p. 6516‑17.]