Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if a pastoral house manager who is in charge of a pastoral house's business at a place will be absent from the place for any reason, other than the manager's resignation or termination of employment.
(2) If the pastoral house manager is absent from the place for a period of not more than 30 days, the pastoral house that employs the manager may appoint an adult as the manager's substitute licensee for the period if the adult consents to the appointment.
(3) The pastoral house must ensure an appointment under subsection (2) and the person's consent to the appointment are--
(a) in writing and state the period of appointment; and
(b) kept at the pastoral house's registered office; and
(c) made available for immediate inspection by an inspector who asks to see them.
Maximum penalty--
(a) for an individual guilty under chapter 2 of the Criminal Code of an offence or for section 591--100 penalty units; or
(b) for a pastoral house--500 penalty units.
(4) If the pastoral house manager will be absent from the place for a period of more than 30 days, the pastoral house that employs the manager must apply to the chief executive in the approved form for the appointment or the extension of the appointment of a person (nominated person) as the manager's substitute licensee.
Maximum penalty--
(a) for an individual guilty under chapter 2 of the Criminal Code of an offence or for section 591--100 penalty units; or
(b) for a pastoral house--500 penalty units.
(5) The application must be accompanied by--
(a) the nominated person's signed consent to the appointment; and
(b) enough information about the nominated person to enable the chief executive to decide whether the person is--
(i) a suitable person to hold a licence; and
(ii) sufficiently qualified to perform the manager's activities during the period; and
(c) the application fee prescribed under a regulation; and
(d) if, before or when the application is made, a criminal history costs requirement is made of the pastoral house--the amount of the costs required to be paid.