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GAMING MACHINE ACT 2004 - SECT 57

Grounds for disciplinary action

    (1)     Each of the following is a ground for disciplinary action against a licensee:

        (a)     the licensee has given information to the commission that was false or misleading;

        (b)     the licensee has failed to give information required to be given under this Act or the Control Act;

        (c)     the licensee, or an agent or employee of the licensee, has contravened this Act;

        (d)     the licensee is not, or is no longer, an eligible person;

        (e)     for a corporation—an influential person is not an eligible person;

        (f)     for a licence issued to a club—

              (i)     the club has been or is about to be wound up; or

              (ii)     the club has not operated for 3 months or, if the commission approves a longer period, that longer period; or

              (iii)     the club has ceased to be an eligible club;

        (g)     for a licence issued in relation to premises to which an on licence applies—the premises are not being used by people mainly for drinking alcohol;

        (h)     the licensee has been given a reprimand that included a direction and has not complied with the direction;

              (i)     the licensee has failed to pay to the Territory a financial penalty imposed under section 62.

    (2)     In subsection (1) (c), a reference to a "contravention" of this Act includes a reference to the following:

        (a)     a contravention of the Criminal Code, part 2.4 (Extensions of criminal responsibility) in relation to an offence against this Act or otherwise in relation to this Act;

        (b)     a contravention of the Criminal Code in relation to a document completed, kept or given, or required to be completed, kept or given, under or in relation to this Act;

        (c)     a contravention of the Criminal Code in relation to anything done, or not done, under or in relation to this Act.

    (3)     The commission may, in writing, approve a period longer than 3 months for subsection (1) (f) (ii) if satisfied that—

        (a)     there is a good reason why the club is not operating; and

        (b)     the club will operate again after the end of the longer period.



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