Queensland Consolidated Acts

DRUGS MISUSE ACT 1986 - SECT 74

74 Show cause notice

(1) This section applies if the chief executive considers a ground exists to suspend or cancel a licence.

(2) The chief executive must give the licensee a written notice (a
"show cause notice" ) stating the following—

(a) the action (the
"proposed action" ) the chief executive proposes taking under this division;

(b) the grounds for the proposed action;

(c) an outline of the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds;

(d) if the proposed action is suspension of the licence, the proposed suspension period;

(e) an invitation to the licensee to show cause within a stated period (the
"show cause period" ) why the proposed action should not be taken.

(3) The show cause period must be a period ending at least 21 days after the show cause notice is given to the licensee.

(4) The licensee may make written representations about the proposed action to the chief executive in the show cause period.