Queensland Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES ACT 2013 - SECT 67

67 Amendment of service approval by chief executive

(1) The chief executive may amend a service approval at any time without receiving an application for the amendment from the approved provider holding the approval.

Example—

The chief executive may change a condition of the approval or impose a new condition.

(2) The chief executive must first give the approved provider a notice (
"show cause notice" ) stating—

(a) that the chief executive proposes to amend the approval; and

(b) the proposed amendment; and

(c) the reasons for the proposed amendment; and

(d) that the approved provider may, within a stated time of at least 30 days, give the chief executive a written response to the proposed amendment.

(3) After considering any response from the approved provider within the time stated in the show cause notice, the chief executive may make some or all of the proposed amendment.

(4) If the chief executive decides not to amend the approval, the chief executive must give the approved provider notice of the decision.

(5) At the approved provider’s written request, or with the approved provider’s written agreement, the chief executive may—

(a) amend an approval without giving a show cause notice; or

(b) amend an approval in a way that has not been stated in a show cause notice; or

(c) amend an approval before the expiration of the time stated in a show cause notice for the approved provider’s response to the proposed amendment.

(6) An amendment under this section has effect 14 days after the chief executive gives notice of the amendment to the approved provider or at any later time stated in the notice.

Note—

See section 211 (Reviewable decisions).