Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) This section applies if the Minister gives, or has given, a disciplinary notice under section 16 to a licensee.
(2) The Minister may give the licensee a written notice (the immediate suspension notice ) suspending the licence.
(3) However, the Minister may suspend the licence under this section only if—
(a) the Minister has taken into account the circumstances leading to the decision to give the disciplinary notice and the grounds stated in the notice; and
(b) the Minister believes, on reasonable grounds, that it is in the public interest that the licence be suspended as soon as practicable before a decision is made whether or not to take disciplinary action against the licensee under section 16.
(4) If the licensee's licence is suspended under this section, the suspension takes effect when the immediate suspension notice is given to the licensee.
(5) The suspension of the licensee's licence under this section ends—
(a) if disciplinary action is taken against the licensee under section 16 because of the disciplinary notice—when the disciplinary action takes effect; or
(b) if disciplinary action is not taken against the licensee under section 16 because of the disciplinary notice—when the licensee is given written notice of the Minister's decision not to take disciplinary action.