Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Prostitution Control Act 1994 - SECT 53

Cancellation of approval

53. Cancellation of approval



(1) An approval under section 52(1) is automatically cancelled if at any time
after it is granted or last renewed-

   (a)  the approved manager is convicted or found guilty of an offence
        against the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 or
        against a law of another State or of a Territory of the Commonwealth
        which the Governor in Council, by Order published in the Government
        Gazette, declares to be a law that makes provision substantially
        similar to the provisions of that Act or against a corresponding law
        within the meaning of that Act; or

   (b)  the approved manager is convicted or found guilty of an offence that
        is set out in Schedule 3; or

   (c)  the approved manager is convicted or found guilty of an indictable
        offence punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more or of an
        offence which, if committed in Victoria, would have been an indictable
        offence punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more; or

   (d)  the approved manager serves a sentence of imprisonment, whether in
        Victoria or outside Victoria; or

   (e)  the approved manager becomes an insolvent under administration; or

   (f)  the approved manager becomes a represented person within the meaning
        of the Guardianship and Administration Act 1986.



(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a conviction or finding of guilt takes
effect at the conclusion of the proceeding for the offence, whether on appeal
or otherwise, or at the end of any appeal period, whichever is the later.