Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) If the chief executive considers that reasonable grounds exist to suspend, cancel or refuse to renew a licence (the action), the chief executive must give the licensee a written notice (the show cause notice) that--
(a) states the action proposed; and
(b) states the grounds for proposing to take the action; and
(c) outlines the facts and circumstances that form the basis for the chief executive's belief; and
(d) if the chief executive proposes to suspend the licence--states the proposed suspension period; and
(e) invites the licensee to show cause within a specified time, of not less than 28 days, why the action proposed should not be taken.
(2) If, after considering all representations made within the specified time, the chief executive still believes that grounds to take the action exist, the chief executive may--
(a) if the show cause notice was a notice of intention to suspend the licence for a specified period--suspend the licence for a period not longer than the specified period; or
(b) if the show cause notice was a notice of intention to cancel the licence--
(i) cancel the licence; or
(ii) suspend the licence for a period; or
(c) if the show cause notice was a notice of intention not to renew the licence--
(i) refuse to renew the licence; or
(ii) refuse to renew the license for a period.
(3) The chief executive must inform the licensee of the decision by written notice.
(4) If the chief executive decides to cancel, suspend or refuse to renew the licence, the notice must state--
(a) the reasons for the decision; and
(b) that the licensee may appeal against the decision within 28 days to a Magistrates Court.
(5) The decision takes effect on the later of the following--
(a) the day on which the notice is given to the licensee;
(b) the day specified in the notice.