Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The Authority must refuse to grant a licence if the Authority is satisfied that the applicant--
(a) is not a suitable person to operate a licensed brothel; or
(b) has an interest in another licensed brothel; or
(c) holds a licence or a permit under the Liquor Act 1992.
(2) Also, the Authority must refuse to grant a licence if, after considering the matters mentioned in section 15(3)(c), it considers that, if the application were granted, the combined total of licensed brothels and premises permitted to provide adult entertainment in the locality in which the brothel is to be situated would substantially affect the character of the locality.
Example of character of locality being substantially affected--
locality becoming a 'red light district'