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Casino Control Act 1991
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39 Application for licence
S. 39(1) amended by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 28).
(1) An application for a licence must be in a form approved by the Commission, must be lodged with the Commission and must be accompanied by—
(a) the prescribed fee; and
S. 39(1)(b) amended by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 28).
(b) such documents (if any) as may be specified by the Commission and that the form of application requires accompany the application; and
S. 39(1)(c) substituted by No. 104/2004 s. 43.
(c) evidence that the applicant is employed, or has been offered employment, by a casino operator.
(2) The information provided in and accompanying the application must be verified by statutory declaration.
S. 39(3) amended by Nos 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 28), 23/2025 s. 74(Sch. 1 item 1.6).
(3) If the applicant is a natural person, the Commission may require the applicant to consent to have taken the applicant's finger prints or palm prints or both, and a photograph.
(4) An application for a licence may not be made by a person who is under the age of 18 years or is a person within a class of persons prescribed as being ineligible to apply for a licence.
S. 39(5) amended by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 28).
(5) If a requirement under this section is not complied with, the Commission may refuse to consider the application concerned.
S. 39(6) inserted by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 29).