sec.51Other matters chief executive may have regard to in deciding applications for bingo centre licences

sec.51 Other matters chief executive may have regard to in deciding applications for bingo centre licences

In deciding whether to grant an application for a bingo centre licence, the chief executive may also have regard to whether— the applicant is capable of complying with this Act; and the practices and procedures followed, or proposed to be followed, by the applicant in conducting the bingo centre are adequate to ensure, to the greatest extent reasonably possible— the integrity of bingo games conducted at the bingo centre; and the elimination of opportunity for practices that could damage public confidence in bingo games conducted at the bingo centre; and the premises and the facilities provided, or to be provided, at the bingo centre, including facilities for conducting bingo, are suitable and of an appropriate standard for conducting bingo. Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may have regard to in deciding whether to grant or refuse the application. (sec.51-ssec.1) In deciding whether to grant an application for a bingo centre licence, the chief executive may also have regard to whether— the applicant is capable of complying with this Act; and the practices and procedures followed, or proposed to be followed, by the applicant in conducting the bingo centre are adequate to ensure, to the greatest extent reasonably possible— the integrity of bingo games conducted at the bingo centre; and the elimination of opportunity for practices that could damage public confidence in bingo games conducted at the bingo centre; and the premises and the facilities provided, or to be provided, at the bingo centre, including facilities for conducting bingo, are suitable and of an appropriate standard for conducting bingo. (sec.51-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may have regard to in deciding whether to grant or refuse the application.

• (a) the applicant is capable of complying with this Act; and
• (b) the practices and procedures followed, or proposed to be followed, by the applicant in conducting the bingo centre are adequate to ensure, to the greatest extent reasonably possible— (i) the integrity of bingo games conducted at the bingo centre; and (ii) the elimination of opportunity for practices that could damage public confidence in bingo games conducted at the bingo centre; and
• (i) the integrity of bingo games conducted at the bingo centre; and
• (ii) the elimination of opportunity for practices that could damage public confidence in bingo games conducted at the bingo centre; and
• (c) the premises and the facilities provided, or to be provided, at the bingo centre, including facilities for conducting bingo, are suitable and of an appropriate standard for conducting bingo.
• (i) the integrity of bingo games conducted at the bingo centre; and