12   Professional incompetence

(1)  The Board may take any one of the following kinds of action against a registered surveyor who demonstrates incompetence in carrying out a survey:

(a)  it may impose conditions on the surveyor’s registration, including conditions requiring the surveyor to undergo further training or to practise only under supervision,

(b)  it may suspend the surveyor’s registration for a period of not more than 5 years,

(c)  it may cancel the surveyor’s registration.

(2)  Action is not to be taken under this section unless the Board:

(a)  has caused notice of the proposed action to be given to the registered surveyor, and

(b)  has given the registered surveyor at least 28 days within which to make written submissions to the Board in relation to the proposed action, and

(c)  has taken any such submissions into consideration.