Queensland Consolidated Acts

TRADING (ALLOWABLE HOURS) ACT 1990 - SECT 16B

16B Shops to be closed other than during permitted trading hours

(1) A non-exempt shop must be closed on a particular day other than during—

(a) the shop’s core trading hours under subdivision 2 for the day or, if applicable, the extended trading hours under subdivision 3 ; or

(b) if an order made by the industrial commission under section 21 prescribes trading hours for the shop for the day—the prescribed trading hours for the day.

Note—

Under section 21 (2), the industrial commission can not permit trading on a closed day or, for a day other than a closed day, decide trading hours that are shorter than the hours under subdivision 2 or 3.

(2) The occupier of a non-exempt shop must ensure subsection (1) is complied with for the shop.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.