Clause 11

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsections:“(1A) Without affecting subsection (1) and despite any exemption or permit granted under section 39A, the Commissioner may by order in the Gazette suspend the conduct of any fund‑raising appeal if the Commissioner has reason to suspect that the circumstances in paragraph (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of subsection (1) apply to the fund‑raising appeal.(1B) An order of suspension under subsection (1A) must be for a fixed period, but the Commissioner may make one or more further extensions of that order, each for a fixed period.(1C) The total period of suspension under the order of suspension and every extension under subsection (1B) must not exceed 24 months.”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “subsection (1)” in subsection (2), the words “or (1A)”; and

by inserting, immediately after the word “restrict” in the section heading, the words “, or suspend,”.