Queensland Numbered Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH (MEDICINAL CANNABIS) ACT 2016 - SECT 81

81 Decision to take administrative action

(1) This section applies if, after considering the accepted representations from the approval holder for the show cause notice, the chief executive—

(a) still reasonably believes a ground exists to take administrative action in relation to the approval; and

(b) reasonably believes the administrative action is warranted.

(2) This section also applies if there are no accepted representations for the show cause notice.

(3) The chief executive may decide—

(a) if the proposed action stated in the show cause notice was to suspend the approval for a stated period—to suspend the approval for no longer than the stated period; or

(b) if the proposed action stated in the show cause notice was to cancel the approval—to either cancel the approval or suspend it for a period; or

(c) if the proposed action stated in the show cause notice was to vary the approval—to either vary the approval as proposed or vary the approval in a less onerous way; or

(d) if the proposed action stated in the show cause notice was to impose conditions on the approval—to either impose the conditions proposed or impose less onerous conditions on the approval.

(4) As soon as practicable after making the decision, the chief executive must give an information notice about the decision to the approval holder.

(5) The decision takes effect on—

(a) the day the information notice is given to the holder; or

(b) if a later day of effect is stated in the information notice—the later day.