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PROSTITUTION ACT 1999 - SECT 29

Disciplinary powers of Authority

29 Disciplinary powers of Authority

(1) The Authority’s power under this section is in addition to any other powers of the Authority under this Act.
(2) The Authority may, if satisfied there are grounds for taking disciplinary action against a licensee, by notice given to the licensee, do 1 or more of the following—
(a) reprimand the licensee;
(b) add a condition or restriction to the licensee’s licence;
(c) require the licensee to enter into an undertaking to perform, or not to perform, particular tasks to be specified in the undertaking;
(d) require the licensee to comply with a requirement specified by the Authority within or for a specified time;
(e) order the licensee to pay into the fund an amount that is not more than the monetary value of 135 penalty units;
(f) suspend the licensee’s licence for a specified period of not more than 1 year;
(g) cancel the licensee’s licence;
(h) order that the licensee be ineligible to apply for a licence or be an approved manager either permanently or for a specified period.
(3) If the Authority orders the licensee to pay an amount into the fund—
(a) it may order that the amount be paid by a specified date; and
(b) if the amount is not paid by a specified date, it may suspend the licence until the amount is paid and set a final payment date; and
(c) if the amount has not been paid by the final date, it may cancel the licensee’s licence; and
(d) it may at any time extend the period of time it sets for the payment of the amount.
(4) If the licensee does not pay the amount within the time allowed, the executive director may recover the amount as a debt from the licensee.
(5) This section is subject to section 30 .



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