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Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991
sec.53Return of licence card or licence certificate
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### sec.53 Return of licence card or licence certificate
A licensee whose licence is suspended or cancelled must, within 14 days of receiving notice of the suspension or cancellation of the licence, return the following documents to the commission—
if the commission issued a licence card to the licensee—the licence card;
if the commission issued a licence certificate to the licensee—the licence certificate.
A licensee must, within 14 days of receiving notice of the imposition, variation or revocation of a condition of the licensee’s licence, return the following documents to the commission for endorsement—
if the commission issued a licence card to the licensee—the licence card;
if the commission issued a licence certificate to the licensee—the licence certificate.
A person who has surrendered the person’s licence must, within 14 days after receiving notice of the commission’s consent to the surrender, return the following documents to the commission—
if the commission issued a licence card to the person—the licence card;
if the commission issued a licence certificate to the person—the licence certificate.
A person must comply with a requirement under subsection (1) , (2) or (3) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—80 penalty units.
s 53 amd 2013 No. 38 s 14 sch 1 ; 2024 No. 14 s 69
sub 2025 No. 28 s 25
(sec.53-ssec.1) A licensee whose licence is suspended or cancelled must, within 14 days of receiving notice of the suspension or cancellation of the licence, return the following documents to the commission— if the commission issued a licence card to the licensee—the licence card; if the commission issued a licence certificate to the licensee—the licence certificate.
(sec.53-ssec.2) A licensee must, within 14 days of receiving notice of the imposition, variation or revocation of a condition of the licensee’s licence, return the following documents to the commission for endorsement— if the commission issued a licence card to the licensee—the licence card; if the commission issued a licence certificate to the licensee—the licence certificate.
(sec.53-ssec.3) A person who has surrendered the person’s licence must, within 14 days after receiving notice of the commission’s consent to the surrender, return the following documents to the commission— if the commission issued a licence card to the person—the licence card; if the commission issued a licence certificate to the person—the licence certificate.
(sec.53-ssec.4) A person must comply with a requirement under subsection (1) , (2) or (3) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units.
- (a) if the commission issued a licence card to the licensee—the licence card;
- (b) if the commission issued a licence certificate to the licensee—the licence certificate.
- (a) if the commission issued a licence card to the licensee—the licence card;
- (b) if the commission issued a licence certificate to the licensee—the licence certificate.
- (a) if the commission issued a licence card to the person—the licence card;
- (b) if the commission issued a licence certificate to the person—the licence certificate.