Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Casino Control Act 1991 - SECT 45B

Appeals

45B. Appeals



(1) If a decision to refuse to grant an application for a licence, or a
decision to grant a licence subject to conditions, is made by a single
commissioner, the applicant may appeal against the decision to the Commission
within 28 days of notification of the decision.

(2) An appeal must-

   (a)  be in writing; and

   (b)  specify the grounds on which it is made.

(3) After consideration of an appeal, the Commission may-

   (a)  confirm the decision; or

   (b)  in the case of a decision to refuse an application-grant the
        application, either unconditionally or subject to conditions; or

   (c)  in the case of a decision to grant an application subject to
        conditions-vary or remove the conditions.



(4) The decision of the Commission on an appeal-

   (a)  must be notified in writing to-

   (i)  the applicant; and

   (ii) the casino operator who employs or proposes to employ the applicant,
        if the Commission knows who this is; and

   (b)  may include the reasons for the decision.

(5) The Commission as constituted for the purposes of the appeal must not
include the commissioner who made the decision appealed against.