Queensland Consolidated Acts

PROSTITUTION ACT 1999 - SECT 28

28 Starting disciplinary inquiry

(1) If the Authority decides to conduct a disciplinary inquiry in relation to a licensee by hearing, the Authority must not start the inquiry before the date of the hearing stated in the disciplinary inquiry notice given under section 27B for the inquiry.

(2) The date of the hearing must be at least 30 days from the day the notice is given to the licensee unless—

(a) the Authority is satisfied—

(i) urgent circumstances exist for the inquiry to be started within that time; and

(ii) it is reasonable in the circumstances; or

(b) any person who made an application under section 26 (2) applies to the Authority for the inquiry to be started within that time and the Authority is satisfied it is reasonable in the circumstances.

(3) Subsection (4) applies if—

(a) a licensee is given a disciplinary inquiry notice under section 27B for a disciplinary inquiry in relation to the licensee; and

(b) the licensee applies in the approved form to the Authority for the inquiry to be started before the date stated in the notice as the date of the hearing of the inquiry.

(4) The Authority may start the inquiry before the date stated in the notice as the date of the hearing of the inquiry if the Authority—

(a) is satisfied that it is reasonable in the circumstances; and

(b) gives notice of the date of the hearing decided by the Authority under this subsection to—

(i) the licensee; and

(ii) any person who made an application under section 26 (2) .