Grounds for variation, suspension or cancellation
27 Grounds for variation, suspension or cancellation
Each of the following is a ground for the variation, suspension or cancellation of a licence—
the licence was obtained because of incorrect or misleading information;
the licensee or a nominee has contravened a condition of the licence;
the licensee or a nominee has committed an offence against this Act or the Liquor Act about the sale of wine;
the licensee is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to be a licensee;
the licensee has ceased to conduct the business of selling wine;
for a wine merchant licence—the licensee is not conducting, or no longer conducts, a business that contributes to the Queensland wine industry in a substantial way.
Note—
Apart from this division, a licence is suspended, and may be cancelled, under section 54 because fees are not paid when payable.
The decision whether a person is a suitable person to continue to be a licensee must be made in the same way as the decision whether a person is a suitable person to hold a licence.
If the holder of a wine producer licence ceases to conduct the business of selling wine because of a natural disaster, subsection (1)(e) does not apply for 12 months after the cessation.Example of a natural disaster—
crop destruction because of fire, hail, flood, drought, insect infestation or disease
The chief executive may extend the period under subsection (3) by not more than 12 months if the chief executive is satisfied there are special circumstances for the wine producer not having wine available to sell including, for example, adverse weather conditions for growing the fruit from which the wine is to be made.
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