(1)  The Commission must not grant an application for a casino licence or a keno operator's licence unless satisfied –

(a) that the applicant, and each associate of the applicant, is a suitable person to be concerned in or associated with the management and operation of a casino or a keno operation; and

(b) the applicant's premises are suitable for the management and operation of a casino or a keno operation.

(2)  In particular, the Commission must consider whether –

(a) each such person is fit and proper having regard to character, honesty and integrity; and

(b) each such person is of sound and stable financial background; and

(c) the applicant has a legal right to occupy the premises which are the subject of the application; and

(d) in the case of an applicant that is not a natural person, the applicant has, or has arranged, a satisfactory ownership, trust or corporate structure; and

(e) the applicant has or is able to obtain –

(i) financial resources that are adequate to ensure the financial viability of the casino or keno operation; and

(ii) the services of persons who have sufficient experience in the management and operation of a casino or keno operation; and

(f) the applicant has sufficient business ability to maintain a successful casino or keno operation; and

(g) any of those persons has any business association with any person, body or association who or which, in the opinion of the Commission, is not fit and proper having regard to character, honesty and integrity or has undesirable or unsatisfactory financial resources; and

(h) each director, partner, trustee, executive officer and secretary and any other officer or person determined by the Commission to be associated or connected with the ownership, administration or management of the operations or business of the applicant is a suitable person to act in that capacity; and

(i) the applicant has a history of not complying with a law of any jurisdiction in Australia relating to industrial relations or workplace safety; and

(j) the applicant will have appropriate systems and processes in place to ensure that each person who is engaged, or employed, by the applicant, is not subject to discrimination, harassment or other adverse action by the applicant, or by a person engaged or employed by the applicant, if the person provides information relating to –

(i) the compliance of the applicant with the requirements of this Act; or

(ii) conduct of the applicant; and

(k) the size, layout and facilities of the applicant's premises are suitable; and

(l) the proposed security arrangements are adequate.