(1)  This section applies to a show cause event that happens in relation to the holder of a local practising certificate.

(2)  The holder must provide to the prescribed authority both of the following:

(a) within 7 days after the happening of the event, notice, in the approved form, that the event happened;

(b) within 28 days after the happening of the event, a written statement explaining why, despite the show cause event, the person considers himself or herself to be a fit and proper person to hold a local practising certificate.

(3)  If a written statement is provided after the period of 28 days referred to in subsection (2)(b) , the prescribed authority may accept the statement and take it into consideration.