(1) A registration holder must notify the regulator as soon as practicable if the registration document is lost, stolen or destroyed.
Maximum penalty:
(a) in the case of an individual—$1 250; or
(b) in the case of a body corporate—$6 000.
Note Strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under this regulation, unless otherwise stated (see s 6A).
(2) If a registration document is lost, stolen or destroyed, the registration holder may apply to the regulator for a replacement document.
Note A registration holder is required to keep a registration document available for inspection (see s 275).
(4) An application for a replacement registration document must include a declaration describing the circumstances in which the original document was lost, stolen or destroyed.
Note 1 A fee may be determined under the title="A2011-35">Act
, s 278 for this provision.
Note 2 If a form is approved under the title="A2011-35">Act
, s 277 for this provision, the form must be used.
Note 3 It is an offence to make a false or misleading statement, give false or misleading information or produce a false or misleading document (see
title="A2002-51">Criminal Code, pt 3.4).
(5) The regulator must issue a replacement registration document if satisfied that the original document was lost, stolen or destroyed.
(6) If the regulator refuses to issue a replacement registration document, it must give the registration holder written notice of this decision, including the reasons for the decision within 14 days of making the decision.
Note A refusal to issue a replacement registration document is a reviewable decision (see s 676).