Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(3) The functions of the Director, in addition to those specifically conferred or imposed by or under this Act, are to inquire into:
(a) the suitability of a Licensee, a proposed Licensee or a person to whom a casino licence is proposed to be transferred;
(b) the suitability of a person to whom an interest (whether beneficial or otherwise) in a casino licence is proposed to be transferred or assigned;
(c) the operations conducted in a casino to ensure that they are being conducted in accordance with this Act;
(d) the suitability of a person involved, or proposing to become involved, in the management or operation of a casino; and
(e) the suitability of a person proposing to conduct, or who is conducting, a business relating to gaming.
(4) The Director, when performing the functions conferred by subsection (3)(e), shall have regard to the matters specified in section 17(4) as if that subsection, with the necessary changes, applied to the Director.
(5) The Director has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with, or incidental to, the performance of the Director's functions under this or any other Act.
(6) For the purposes of this section, the Director or a person authorised by the Director to exercise powers under this section:
(a) may, at all reasonable times, enter a place;
(b) shall have full and free access, at all reasonable times, to all books, documents and other papers at a place; and
(c) may take extracts from and make copies of any books, documents or papers at a place.
(7) A person authorised under this section who enters a place in pursuance of this section is not authorised to remain at the place if, on request by the occupier of the place, the person does not produce a certificate signed by the Director certifying that the person is a person authorised to exercise powers under this section.
(8) A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, obstruct or hinder the Director or a person authorised under this section in the exercise of his or her powers under this section.
(9) For the purposes of this section, the Director may authorise a person to exercise powers under this section.