Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH (INFECTION CONTROL FOR PERSONAL APPEARANCE SERVICES) ACT 2003 - SECT 153

153 Pending application for registration of an establishment under pt 15 of the former regulation

(1) This section applies to an application for registration of an establishment (
"the premises" ) made under part 15 of the former regulation.

(2) The application is taken to be an application for a licence to carry on business providing higher risk personal appearance services from the premises made under the relevant section of this Act if—

(a) the application is pending immediately before the commencement; and

(b) the services to be provided at the premises are higher risk personal appearance services.

(3) A local government—

(a) may assess the suitability of the applicant and the premises under this Act; and

(b) for that purpose may make inquiries and require further information or a document under section 37.

(4) However, if a regulation states that section 36(a)(ii) does not apply to an application to which this section applies made before a stated date, section 36(a)(ii) does not apply to an application made before the stated date.

(5) The stated date under subsection (4) must not be more than 1 year after the commencement.

(6) If the services to be provided at the premises are not higher risk personal appearance services—

(a) the application lapses; and

(b) the fee paid by the applicant to a local government for the application must be refunded in full to the applicant by the local government.