Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may invite applications for a licence (the casino licence ) authorising the licensee to operate a casino in the ACT in accordance with this Act.
(2) On application by a person under subsection (1), the Minister may grant or refuse to grant a casino licence to the person.
(3) The Minister must not grant a casino licence to a person unless—
(a) the person is a corporation; and
(b) the person is—
(i) if there is a casino lease—the casino lessee or a corporation nominated by the casino lessee; or
(ii) in any other case—the owner of the casino or a corporation nominated by the owner of the casino; and
(c) the person is an eligible person.
(4) In deciding whether to grant a casino licence, the Minister must—
(a) consider any recommendations made by the commission about the eligibility of a corporation nominated as the proposed casino licensee; and
(b) comply with any criteria prescribed by regulation in relation to the grant of the casino licence.
(5) A regulation for subsection (4) (b) may prescribe matters relating to—
(a) the control of any corporation affected by this Act; or
(b) an influential person in relation to, or foreign participation in, the corporation.