Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The local government that issued a licence may suspend the 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 to public health or safety.
(2) The suspension--
(a) can be effected only by the local government giving an information notice to the licensee about the decision to suspend the licence, together with a show cause notice; and
(b) operates immediately the notices are given to the licensee; 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) 30 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) 30 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 84.
(4) The local government must, as soon as practicable, give the licence to the licensee.