Queensland Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL LAND ACT 1991 - SECT 252

252 Show cause notice

(1) This section applies if the Minister believes a ground exists to remove or suspend a member of a land trust.

(2) The Minister must give the member and the land trust a notice (a
"show cause notice" ).

(3) The show cause notice must state the following—

(a) the action the Minister proposes to take under this subdivision (the
"proposed action" );

(b) the ground for the proposed action;

(c) an outline of the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the ground;

(d) if the proposed action is suspension of the member—the proposed suspension period;

(e) that the member and the land trust may, within a stated period (the
"show cause period" ), make written representations to the Minister to show why the proposed action should not be taken;

(f) that, if the member is removed as a member of the land trust, the member is also removed as a member of any other land trust.

(4) The show cause period must end at least 1 month after the show cause notice is given.