Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) To help it consider whether or not to grant, renew, amend, suspend or cancel a local practising certificate, the relevant council may, by written notice to the applicant or holder, require the applicant or holder—
(a) to give it stated documents or information; or
(b) to cooperate with any inquiries by the council that it considers appropriate.
Note The relevant council includes the law society council when it is exercising its functions as the licensing body (see dict, def relevant council ).
(2) A person's failure to comply with a notice under subsection (1) within the reasonable period, and in the reasonable way, (if any) required by the notice is a ground for making an adverse decision in relation to the person in relation to the action being considered by the relevant council.