Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

INTERACTIVE GAMBLING ACT 1998 - SECT 51

    (1)         On receipt of an application for a key person licence the commission shall, subject to this section—

        (a)     grant the application; or

        (b)     refuse to grant it.

    (2)         The commission may grant an application only if—

        (a)     if the application discloses that a key relationship exists or is proposed to exist with a licensed provider—the commission is satisfied of the existence or the proposed existence of the relationship; and

        (b)     the commission is satisfied that the applicant is a suitable person to hold a key person licence.

    (3)         In deciding whether an applicant is a suitable person to hold a key person licence, the commission may require the applicant to supply a written police report about his or her criminal history and may have regard to—

        (a)     the application and the documents submitted with it; and

        (b)     the applicant's character; and

        (c)     the applicant's current financial position and financial background; and

        (d)     the applicant's general suitability to carry out functions for a licensed provider as a key person.

    (4)         The commission is not required to consider an application for a key person licence until the applicant satisfies the requirements of the regulations relating to satisfactory evidence of his or her identity.