Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if—
(a) a service provider starts providing a personal care service in the course of conducting a residential service; and
(b) the service provider applies for the level 3 accreditation of the residential service; and
(c) the application—
(i) is refused; or
(ii) is withdrawn or lapses after the due day under section 38; and
(d) the service provider stops providing the personal care service.
(2) The service provider may start again providing a personal care service, in the course of conducting the residential service, for the purpose of a further application for the level 3 accreditation of the residential service.
(3) However, the service provider must not start again providing a personal care service in the course of conducting the residential service until at least 6 months after the day the service provider stopped providing the personal care service mentioned in subsection (1).
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(4) An offence against subsection (3) is a continuing offence and may be charged in 1 or more complaints for periods the offence continues.
Maximum penalty for each day the offence continues after a conviction against subsection (3)—5 penalty units.