sec.52Show cause notice

### sec.52 Show cause notice This section applies if the local government that issued a licence believes a ground exists to suspend or cancel the licence, and— the licensee has not been given, and it is not intended to give the licensee, a remedial notice about a matter to which the ground relates; or the licensee has been given a remedial notice about a matter to which the ground relates and the licensee has failed, without a reasonable excuse, to comply with the notice. The local government must give the licensee a notice under this section (a show cause notice ). The show cause notice must state the following— the action (the proposed action ) the local government proposes taking under this division; the grounds for the proposed action; an outline of the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds; if the proposed action is suspension of the licence—the proposed suspension period; an invitation to the licensee to show within a stated period (the show cause period ) why the proposed action should not be taken. The show cause period must be a period ending at least 21 days after the show cause notice is given to the licensee. (sec.52-ssec.1) This section applies if the local government that issued a licence believes a ground exists to suspend or cancel the licence, and— the licensee has not been given, and it is not intended to give the licensee, a remedial notice about a matter to which the ground relates; or the licensee has been given a remedial notice about a matter to which the ground relates and the licensee has failed, without a reasonable excuse, to comply with the notice. (sec.52-ssec.2) The local government must give the licensee a notice under this section (a show cause notice ). (sec.52-ssec.3) The show cause notice must state the following— the action (the proposed action ) the local government proposes taking under this division; the grounds for the proposed action; an outline of the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds; if the proposed action is suspension of the licence—the proposed suspension period; an invitation to the licensee to show within a stated period (the show cause period ) why the proposed action should not be taken. (sec.52-ssec.4) The show cause period must be a period ending at least 21 days after the show cause notice is given to the licensee. - (a) the licensee has not been given, and it is not intended to give the licensee, a remedial notice about a matter to which the ground relates; or - (b) the licensee has been given a remedial notice about a matter to which the ground relates and the licensee has failed, without a reasonable excuse, to comply with the notice. - (a) the action (the proposed action ) the local government 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 within a stated period (the show cause period ) why the proposed action should not be taken.