Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 166

166 Immediate suspension

(1) The chief executive may suspend the licence immediately if the chief executive believes—

(a) a ground exists to suspend the licence; and

(b) it is necessary to suspend the licence immediately because there is an immediate and serious risk of harm to the effectiveness of the identification of cats or dogs, and registration of dogs, under this Act.

(2) The suspension—

(a) must be effected by an information notice for the decision given by the chief executive to the holder to suspend the licence together with a show cause notice; and

(b) operates immediately the notices are given; and

(c) continues to operate until the earliest of the following happens—

(i) the chief executive cancels the remaining period of the suspension;

(ii) the show cause notice is finally dealt with;

(iii) 28 days have passed since the notices were given to the holder.

(3) Subsection (4) applies if—

(a) a suspension under this section stops because—

(i) the chief executive cancels the remaining period of the suspension; or

(ii) the show cause notice is finally dealt with by a decision being made not to cancel or suspend the licence; or

(iii) 28 days have passed since the notices mentioned in subsection (2) (a) were given to the holder; and

(b) the holder has returned the holder’s licence to the chief executive under section 167 .

(4) The chief executive must, as soon as practicable, give the licence to the holder.