Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH (INFECTION CONTROL FOR PERSONAL APPEARANCE SERVICES) ACT 2003 - SECT 65

65 Notification of intention to provide services from mobile premises

(1) This section applies if a licensee intends to provide higher risk personal appearance services from mobile premises to which the licence relates in the local government area of a second local government.

(2) At least 7 days before the licensee provides the higher risk personal appearance services, the licensee must notify the second local government of the following—

(a) the dates the licensee intends to provide higher risk personal appearance services in the second local government area;

(b) the places at which the higher risk personal appearance services are intended to be provided;

(c) the licensee’s licence details;

(d) details of the infection control qualification of the operator who will provide the higher risk personal appearance services;

(e) other information reasonably required by the second local government to ensure the licensee and operator will take reasonable precautions and care to minimise the risk of infection in providing the higher risk personal appearance services.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(3) However, notification under subsection (2) may be a period that is less than 7 days if the second local government agrees to the lesser period.

(4) Notification under subsection (2) must be by—

(a) phone; or

(b) letter, fax, email or other means of written communication.

(5) If the licensee notifies the second local government by phone, the licensee must immediately confirm the details provided by letter, fax, email or other means of written communication.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.