sec.85Immediate suspension of licence

sec.85 Immediate suspension of licence

The chief health officer may suspend a licence immediately if the chief health officer believes— a ground exists to suspend or cancel the licence; and the circumstances are of a nature that it is imperative to suspend the licence immediately to ensure the health and wellbeing of patients are not affected in an adverse and material way. The suspension— must be effected by an information notice given to the licensee with a show cause notice; and operates immediately the notices are given; and continues to operate until the earliest of the following occurs— the chief health officer cancels the remaining period of the suspension; the show cause notice is finally dealt with; 60 days have passed since the notices were given to the licensee. If the licence is suspended, the person who held the licence must, within 7 days after receiving the notices, return the licence to the chief health officer, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. The chief health officer must, immediately after the suspension stops operating, give to the licensee the licence that was returned to the chief health officer under subsection (3) . (sec.85-ssec.1) The chief health officer may suspend a licence immediately if the chief health officer believes— a ground exists to suspend or cancel the licence; and the circumstances are of a nature that it is imperative to suspend the licence immediately to ensure the health and wellbeing of patients are not affected in an adverse and material way. (sec.85-ssec.2) The suspension— must be effected by an information notice given to the licensee with a show cause notice; and operates immediately the notices are given; and continues to operate until the earliest of the following occurs— the chief health officer cancels the remaining period of the suspension; the show cause notice is finally dealt with; 60 days have passed since the notices were given to the licensee. (sec.85-ssec.3) If the licence is suspended, the person who held the licence must, within 7 days after receiving the notices, return the licence to the chief health officer, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.85-ssec.4) The chief health officer must, immediately after the suspension stops operating, give to the licensee the licence that was returned to the chief health officer under subsection (3) .

• (a) a ground exists to suspend or cancel the licence; and
• (b) the circumstances are of a nature that it is imperative to suspend the licence immediately to ensure the health and wellbeing of patients are not affected in an adverse and material way.
• (a) must be effected by an information notice given to the licensee with a show cause notice; and
• (b) operates immediately the notices are given; and
• (c) continues to operate until the earliest of the following occurs— (i) the chief health officer cancels the remaining period of the suspension; (ii) the show cause notice is finally dealt with; (iii) 60 days have passed since the notices were given to the licensee.