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Liquor Act 1992
sec.173NSuspension of designation
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### sec.173N Suspension of designation
This section applies if a regulation designates a public place in a restricted area under section 173L .
The local government for the area may by resolution, or the commissioner may, suspend the designation for a period of not more than 10 days if the local government or commissioner reasonably believes it is in the best interests of the area’s residents to do so.
The local government or commissioner must display a notice detailing the suspension on each of the notices about the designation for the public place displayed under section 173M while the suspension is in force.
Also, the local government or commissioner must give the Queensland Police Service written notice of the suspension.
The suspension takes effect once the notices detailing the suspension are first displayed under subsection (3) .
A failure to continue to display, under subsection (3) , the notices detailing the suspension does not affect a person’s liability to be convicted of an offence against section 173B (1) .
s 173N ins 2008 No. 30 s 31
amd 2012 No. 25 s 144 (1)
(sec.173N-ssec.1) This section applies if a regulation designates a public place in a restricted area under section 173L .
(sec.173N-ssec.2) The local government for the area may by resolution, or the commissioner may, suspend the designation for a period of not more than 10 days if the local government or commissioner reasonably believes it is in the best interests of the area’s residents to do so.
(sec.173N-ssec.3) The local government or commissioner must display a notice detailing the suspension on each of the notices about the designation for the public place displayed under section 173M while the suspension is in force.
(sec.173N-ssec.4) Also, the local government or commissioner must give the Queensland Police Service written notice of the suspension.
(sec.173N-ssec.5) The suspension takes effect once the notices detailing the suspension are first displayed under subsection (3) .
(sec.173N-ssec.6) A failure to continue to display, under subsection (3) , the notices detailing the suspension does not affect a person’s liability to be convicted of an offence against section 173B (1) .