Section 22

Any person who is affected by any order made by the Authority under section 21 may, within 14 days of the date of service of the order,

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appeal to the Minister who may rescind or vary the order and whose decision is final.

Where an appeal is made to the Minister against any remedial order, that order shall not have effect pending the outcome of the appeal.

Where an appeal is made to the Minister against any stop-work order, the affected person shall comply with the order pending the outcome of the appeal, and the stop-work order shall have effect until it is otherwise rescinded or varied.

Power to suspend certificate 23.

The Authority may, if the Authority thinks fit, suspend any certificate issued by the Authority under this Act in respect of any work or workplace, and shall inform the person named in the certificate in writing of the suspension and of the reason for the suspension.

Where any certificate is suspended under subsection (1), the person affected shall immediately cease to do any work at any workplace for which the certificate was required.

Any person who contravenes subsection (2) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.