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TRADING (ALLOWABLE HOURS) ACT 1990 - SECT 16EA

Shops selling motor vehicles or caravans

16EA Shops selling motor vehicles or caravans

(1) This section applies to a non-exempt shop engaged in selling motor vehicles or caravans.
(2) The shop’s core trading hours are—

Day Opening time Closing time
If the shop sells motor vehicles but not caravans
Monday to Friday 8a.m. 9p.m.
Saturday 8a.m. (a) if the shop is in a prescribed area—6p.m.(b) otherwise—5p.m.
Sunday n/a n/a
Public holidays, other than closed days (a) if the shop is in a prescribed area—8a.m.(b) otherwise—n/a (a) if the shop is in a prescribed area—6p.m.(b) otherwise—n/a
If the shop sells both caravans and motor vehicles
Monday to Friday 8a.m. 9p.m.
Saturday 8a.m. 5p.m.
Sunday and public holidays, other than closed days n/a n/a
If the shop sells caravans but not motor vehicles
Monday to Friday 8a.m. 9p.m.
Saturday 8a.m. 6p.m.
Sunday and public holidays, other than closed days n/a n/a
(3) In this section—

"n/a" means the shop is not permitted to open.

"prescribed area" means any of the following areas within the meaning of the repealed car yards order
(a) The Gold Coast Area;
(b) Redcliffe Peninsula;
(c) City of Brisbane Area;
(d) City of Logan Area;
(e) Town of Beenleigh Area;
(f) Near North Coast Area;
(g) Shire of Pine Rivers Area;
(h) Redland Shire Area;
(i) City of Ipswich.

"repealed car yards order" means the order titled ‘Trading Hours—Non-exempt Shops Selling Motor Vehicles—State’ made by the industrial commission under section 21 on 8 December 1989, as it was in effect immediately before the commencement of the Trading (Allowable Hours) Amendment Act 2017 .
Notes—
1 The repealed car yards order was repealed on thecommencement of the Trading (Allowable Hours)Amendment Act 2017 —see section 57 .
2 The repealed car yards order can be viewed on theQIRC website—see section 46A .



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