(1) The Authority may deal with and determine a complaint that is made to it
under this Part.
(2) If the Authority is satisfied that any of the grounds on
which the complaint was made apply in relation to the licensee or
close associate, the Authority may decide not to take any action or may decide
to do any one or more of the following--
(a) order the hotelier or
gaming-related licensee to pay, within such time as is specified in the
order--
(i) a monetary penalty not exceeding 500 penalty units (in the case of
a corporation) or 200 penalty units (in any other case), or
(ii) if
circumstances of aggravation exist in relation to the complaint--a monetary
penalty not exceeding 1,000 penalty units (in the case of a corporation) or
400 penalty units (in any other case),
(b) order the club to pay, within such
time as is specified in the order, a monetary penalty not exceeding 2,500
penalty units or, if circumstances of aggravation exist in relation to the
complaint, not exceeding 5,000 penalty units,
(c) if the ground that applies
is any of the grounds referred to in section 129 (3) (a), (b), (c), (d) or
(f)--
(2A) Any monetary
penalty or costs ordered to be paid under subsection (2) are payable to the
Secretary.
(3) If the Authority orders a licensee to pay a monetary penalty
under this section and the penalty is not paid within the time specified in
the order, the Authority may--
(5) For the purposes of this
section, circumstances of aggravation exist in relation to a complaint if any
of the following paragraphs applies--
(a) the complaint alleges that for the
reasons specified in the complaint the matter of the complaint is so serious
as to warrant the taking of action that is available to the Authority when
circumstances of aggravation exist,
(b) the Authority, in finding that the
matter of the complaint has been made out, is of the opinion (having regard to
such matters as the number and seriousness of the contraventions involved, the
number of people involved in the contravention, the seriousness of the outcome
of the contravention, or other relevant considerations) that the matter of the
complaint is so serious as to warrant the taking of action that is available
to the Authority when circumstances of aggravation exist.