Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH (INFECTION CONTROL FOR PERSONAL APPEARANCE SERVICES) ACT 2003 - SECT 56

56 Immediate suspension of licence

(1) The local government may suspend a licence immediately if the local government believes—

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

(b) it is necessary to suspend the licence immediately because there is an immediate and serious risk of infection to the licensee’s clients.

(2) The suspension—

(a) must be effected by an information notice given by the local government to the licensee about the decision to suspend the licensee’s 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 local government cancels the remaining period of the suspension;

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

(iii) 40 days have passed since the notices were given to the licensee.

(3) Subsection (4) applies if—

(a) a suspension under this section stops because—

(i) the local government 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) 40 days have passed since the notices mentioned in subsection (2) (a) were given to the licensee; and

(b) the licensee has returned the licence to the local government under section 57 .

(4) The local government must, as soon as practicable, give the licence to the licensee.