Section 139 - Casino Control Regulation 2019 - Grounds for making complaint

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139 Grounds for making complaint

(1) A complaint in relation to a licensee, manager or close associate of a licensee may be made to the NICC by—

(a) an inspector, or

(b) the Commissioner of Police.

(2) A complaint must be in writing and specify the grounds on which it is made.

(3) The grounds on which a complaint in relation to a licensee, manager or close associate may be made are as follows—

(a) that the licensee or manager has, while holding a licence or managing licensed premises, been convicted of an offence under this Act (or under the former Act),

(b) that the licensee or manager has failed to comply with any of the conditions to which the licence is subject,

(c) that the licensee has failed to comply with any of the conditions to which any authorisation or approval held by the licensee under this Act is subject,

(d) that the licensee or manager has failed to comply with any other requirement under this Act (or under the former Act), relating to the licence or the licensed premises,

(e) that the licensee or manager has failed to comply with a direction or other requirement of the NICC, the Authority, the Secretary or the Commissioner of Police under this Act (or of the Commissioner under the former Act),

(f) that the licensee or manager has engaged in conduct or activities that are likely to encourage misuse or abuse of liquor (such as binge drinking or excessive consumption),

(g) that intoxicated persons have frequently been on the licensed premises or have frequently been seen to leave those premises,

(h) that acts involving violence against persons or damage to property have frequently been committed on or near the licensed premises by persons who have been on the licensed premises,

(i) that the licensee is not a fit and proper person to be the holder of a licence or the manager is not a fit and proper person to be the manager of the licensed premises,

(j) that the close associate is not a fit and proper person to be a close associate of a licensee,