Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

CASINO CONTROL ACT 2006 - SECT 16

    (1)     On application under section 15, the Minister must approve, or refuse to approve, the owner of the casino entering into the proposed lease of the casino with the proposed lessee.

    (2)     In deciding whether to approve the owner entering into the proposed lease with the proposed lessee, the Minister must consider any recommendation made by the commission about the owner entering into the proposed lease with the proposed lessee.

    (3)     The Minister must not approve the owner entering into the proposed lease with the proposed lessee unless satisfied that—

        (a)     the proposed lessee is a corporation; and

        (b)     the corporation is an eligible person; and

        (c)     the proposed lessee can carry out its obligations as the lessee under this Act; and

        (d)     the conditions of the proposed lease are satisfactory in relation to the control and operation of the casino.