Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Legal Profession Act 2004 - SECT 2.4.28.

Refusal, amendment, suspension or cancellation of local practising certificate-failure to show cause

2.4.28. Refusal, amendment, suspension or cancellation of local practising
certificate-failure to show cause



(1) The Board may refuse to grant or renew, or may amend, suspend or cancel, a
local practising certificate if the applicant or holder-



   (a)  is required by section 2.4.26 or 2.4.27 to provide a written statement
        relating to a matter and has failed to provide a written statement in
        accordance with that requirement; or

   (b)  has provided a written statement in accordance with section 2.4.26 or
        2.4.27, but the Board does not consider that the applicant or holder
        has shown in the statement that, despite the show cause event
        concerned, he or she is a fit and proper person to hold a local
        practising certificate.

(2) For the purposes of this section only, a written statement accepted by the
Board under section 2.4.27(4) is taken to have been provided in accordance
with section 2.4.27.

(3) The Board must give the applicant or holder an information notice about
the decision to refuse to grant or renew, or to amend, suspend or cancel, the
certificate.

Note Section 2.4.37 provides a right to apply for review of the decision.