(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 registered club or the person who is the secretary or
member of the governing body of a registered club, the Authority may decide
not to take any action or may decide to do any one or more of the following--
(a) order the club to pay a monetary penalty not exceeding 2,500 penalty units
within such time as is specified in the order,
(a1) order the person to pay a
monetary penalty not exceeding 100 penalty units within such time as is
specified in the order,
(b) suspend the club's licence for such period as the
Authority thinks fit,
(c) cancel the club's licence,
(d) suspend or cancel
any authorisation held by the registered club under this Act,
(e) impose a
condition on the club's licence or on any authorisation held by the club under
this Act,
(f) remove the person from office as the secretary of the club or
as a member of the governing body of the club,
(g) declare that the person or
any other specified person is, for such period as is specified by the
Authority, ineligible to stand for election or to be appointed to, or to hold
office in, the position of secretary or member of the governing body (or both
of those positions) of--
(h) appoint a
person to administer the affairs of the club who, on appointment and until the
Authority orders otherwise, has, to the exclusion of any other person or body
of persons, the functions of the governing body of the club,
(i) order the
registered club or person to pay the amount of any costs incurred by--
(i) the
Secretary in carrying out any investigation or inquiry under section 35A in
relation to the club or person, or
(ii) by the Authority in connection with
the taking of disciplinary action against the club or person under this
section.
(3) Any monetary penalty or costs ordered to be paid under
subsection (2) are payable to the Secretary.
