Queensland Consolidated Acts

PROSTITUTION ACT 1999 - SECT 55

55 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 an approved manager, by notice given to the manager, do 1 or more of the following—

(a) reprimand the manager;

(b) add a condition or restriction to the manager’s certificate;

(c) require the manager to enter into an undertaking to perform, or not to perform, particular tasks to be specified in the undertaking;

(d) require the manager to comply with a requirement specified by the Authority within or for a specified time;

(e) order the manager to pay into the fund an amount that is not more than the monetary value of 135 penalty units;

(f) suspend the manager’s certificate for a specified period of not more than 1 year;

(g) cancel the manager’s certificate;

(h) order that the manager be ineligible to apply for a certificate or be a licensee either permanently or for a specified period.

(3) If the Authority orders the manager 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 certificate 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 manager’s certificate; and

(d) it may at any time extend the period of time it sets for the payment of the amount.

(4) If the manager does not pay the amount within the time allowed, the Authority may recover the amount as a debt from the manager.

(5) This section is subject to section 56 .