31Review of casino licence and operator suitability

#### 31 Review of casino licence and operator suitability 31 Review of casino licence and operator suitability > > (1) The NICC must, at intervals not exceeding 5 years, review a casino licence by investigating and forming an opinion as to whether or not— > > > > > (a) the casino operator is a suitable person to continue to give effect to the casino licence and this Act, and > > > > > (b) it is in the public interest that the casino licence should continue in force. > > > (1A) A review is to be carried out— > > > > > (a) by way of an inquiry held under section 143, and > > > > > (b) into each casino operator concurrently. > > > (1B) The reasonable costs incurred in relation to a review are to be paid by the casino operators, with each casino operator to pay the proportion of the costs decided by the NICC, having regard to the effort involved in investigating each operator and the findings of the review. > > > (1C) The NICC may require a casino operator to pay an amount towards the reasonable costs of the review before the review starts and during the period in which the review is held. > > > (1D) If the amount paid by a casino operator under subsection (1C) is more than the amount calculated under subsection (1B) at the end of the review to be payable by the operator, the NICC must refund the excess amount to the operator. > > > (2) The NICC is to report its findings and opinion on a review under this section to the Minister, giving reasons for its opinion, and is to take any action under this Act that it considers appropriate in light of its findings. > > > (3) The regulations may postpone or extend the intervals between reviews required under this section. > > Note. > > See Part 11 of Schedule 4 for the transitional arrangements for reviews under this section following the substitution of this section by the [Casino Control Amendment Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-008) (including the arrangements for the first review under this section of the restricted gaming licence). > > **s 31:** Am 2009 No 48, Sch 1 \[4\]; 2013 No 100, Sch 1 \[22\]. Subst 2018 No 8, Sch 1 \[2\]. Am 2022 No 36, Sch 1\[27\].