Queensland Consolidated Acts

TRAVEL AGENTS ACT 1988

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Contents

           Part 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Objective of Act
   5.      Appointed day
   6.      Definitions
   7.      Act binds Crown
   9.      Business of travel agent
   10.     Changes to Act's application
   11.     Administration of Act

           Part 2--Restriction on carrying on business as travel agent

   12.     Travel agents to be licensed
   13.     Injunction upon application by commissioner

           Part 3--Licences

           Division 1--Issue of licences

   14.     Application for a licence
   15.     Investigation of application
   15A.    Investigation of applicants
   15B.    Costs of criminal history report
   15C.    Confidentiality of criminal history
   16.     Objection to application
   17.     Applicant may make submission upon objections
   18.     Determination of application
   19.     Duration of licence
   20.     Conditions of licence
   21.     Licence not transferable
   22.     Duplicate licence
   23.     Register of licences

           Division 2--Disciplinary proceedings

   24.     Notice to show cause
   25.     Determination of disciplinary measures by the commissioner

           Division 3--Appeals

   26.     Appeals
   27.     Determination of appeal against disciplinary action
   28.     Determination of appeal regarding compensation scheme

           Division 4--Death of licensee

   29.     Death of licensee
   30.     Endorsement of conditions etc. on licence

           Part 4--Conduct of business

   31.     Notice to be displayed
   32.     Travel agent to use authorised name
   33.     Accounts to be kept
   34.     Supervision of business of travel agent
   35.     Employment of disqualified person

           Part 5--The compensation scheme

   36.     Approval of trust deed
   36A.    Validation of certain amendments
   36B.    Validation of certain acts etc.
   37.     Obligation of licensee to be a member of the compensation scheme
   38.     Compensation fund
   39.     Licensees required to pay contributions
   40.     Persons entitled to compensation
   41.     Claims
   42.     Compensation scheme trustees to have certain rights by subrogation and otherwise
   43.     Name in which trustees may sue and be sued

           Part 6--Miscellaneous

   44.     Delegation by commissioner
   44A.    Delegation by chief executive
   45.     Certain powers of entry etc. for records required to be kept under Act
   45A.    Entry of place by authorised officer
   45B.    Warrants
   45C.    Warrants—applications made otherwise than in person
   45D.    Authorised officer's general powers in a place
   45E.    Power to require name and address
   45F.    Procedure after thing seized
   45G.    Obstructing etc. authorised officers
   45H.    Compensation
   45I.    Consent to entry
   45J.    Evidence of consent
   46.     Secrecy
   47.     Investigations
   48.     Report on operation of Act
   49.     Service of documents
   50.     False or misleading information or documents
   51.     Return of licences suspended or cancelled
   52.     Offences by corporations
   53.     Offences generally
   54.     Proceedings for offences
   55.     Fees and penalties
   56.     Evidence
   56A.    Approval of forms
   57.     Regulation-making power
           Endnotes