Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Casino Control Act 1991 - SECT 9

Matters to be considered in determining applications

9. Matters to be considered in determining applications



(1) The Commission must not grant an application for a casino licence unless
satisfied that the applicant, and each associate of the applicant (as defined
in section 4), is a suitable person to be concerned in or associated with the
management and operation of a casino.

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

   (a)  each such person is of good repute, having regard to character,
        honesty and integrity;

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

   (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;

   (d)  the applicant has or is able to obtain financial resources that are
        adequate to ensure the financial viability of the proposed casino and
        the services of persons who have sufficient experience in the
        management and operation of a casino;

   (e)  the applicant has sufficient business ability to establish and
        maintain a successful casino;





   (f)  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;

   (g)  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.