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Civil Aviation Act 1990

Medical certification

27K: Cancellation of appointment as convener or deputy convener

You could also call this:

"The Minister can remove people from important medical roles if they don't do a good job"

If you are appointed as a convener or deputy convener for medical certification under the Civil Aviation Act 1990, the Minister can cancel your appointment if you don't do your job well enough. Before the Minister cancels your appointment, they must tell you in writing what you've done wrong. They must also give you a chance to explain why your appointment shouldn't be cancelled. The Minister has to think about what you say before making a decision. If the Minister does cancel your appointment, they must tell you in writing and explain why.

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Part 2AMedical certification

27KCancellation of appointment as convener or deputy convener

  1. The Minister may cancel a person's appointment under section 27J(1) if the person fails to discharge satisfactorily his or her duties as convener or deputy convener, as the case may be.

  2. Before cancelling an appointment, the Minister must—

  3. give the person written notice of the matters that constitute grounds for cancellation; and
    1. give the person a reasonable opportunity to make representations that explain why his or her appointment should not be cancelled; and
      1. take into account any representations made under paragraph (b).

        1. If the Minister cancels an appointment, the Minister must give the person written notice of the cancellation that sets out the grounds for the cancellation.

        Notes
        • Section 27K: inserted, on , by section 5 of the Civil Aviation (Medical Certification) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 87).