Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) The Commission must not grant an application for a licensed premises gaming licence unless satisfied that –
(a) the applicant and each associate of the applicant is a suitable person to be concerned in or associated with the management and operation of an approved venue; and
(b) the applicant's premises are suitable for the management and operation of gaming machines or for the conduct of keno, or both.
(2) In particular, the Commission must consider whether –
(a) the applicant and each associate of the applicant is of good repute, having regard to character, honesty and integrity; and
(b) each person is of sound and stable financial background; and
(c) 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
(d) 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 of good repute having regard to character, honesty and integrity or has undesirable or unsatisfactory financial resources; and
(e) 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
(f) the size, layout and facilities of the applicant's premises are suitable; and
(g) the proposed security arrangements are adequate.