Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) On application made by—
(a) the licensee and the proposed transferee; or
(b) the owner, lessee or mortgagee of the licensed premises if—
(i) the licensee has been lawfully evicted from, or has abandoned, the licensed premises; or
(ii) the lease, sublease, tenancy or right to occupy the licensed premises of the licensee has been lawfully terminated; or
(iii) the licensee has ceased to conduct business in the licensed premises and has not agreed to the application;
the chief executive may transfer a licence (together with any extended trading hours approval held in association with the licence) to a person who could be granted the licence.
(2) The authority of the chief executive under subsection (1) is subject to the Gaming Machine Act 1991, section 78.
(3) On transfer of a licence, the transferee becomes the licensee and—
(a) has the authority conferred by the licence on the holder; and
(b) is subject to the obligations imposed by this Act or the conditions of the licence on the holder; and
(c) is subject to the obligations imposed on the transferor or any previous holder of the licence by order of the chief executive, or requisition of an investigator, that has not been complied with.