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Gaming Control Act 1993
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47C Minister may enter into agreement
conduct by the person of an internet gaming business in or from the
Territory and the manner in which the business may be conducted.
(2) The Minister may carry out, or cause to be carried out, any
investigations and inquiries that the Minister considers necessary
for the purposes of determining whether to enter into an agreement
under subsection (1) or to grant a licence under section 47D.
associated with the internet gaming business proposed to be
conducted.
subsection (1), the Minister is to have regard to the following:
(a) whether the person is of good repute, having regard to
character, honesty and integrity;
(b) whether the person is of sound and stable financial
background;
(ba) in respect of a body corporate – it has or has arranged a
(c) whether the person has or is able to obtain financial resources
that are adequate to ensure the financial viability of the
internet gaming business proposed to be conducted and to
obtain the services of persons who have sufficient experience
in the management and operation of the business;
(d) whether the person has sufficient business ability to establish
and maintain the business proposed to be conducted;
(e) whether the person or any person to be involved in the
management or operation of the internet gaming business
proposed to be conducted has any association with a person,
body or association who or which, in the opinion of the
Minister, is not of good repute having regard to character,
honesty and integrity or has undesirable or unsatisfactory
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financial resources;
(f) whether each director, partner, trustee, executive officer and
secretary and any other officer or person determined by the
Minister to be associated or connected with the ownership,
administration or management of the operations or business
of the person is a fit and proper person to act in that capacity.
(5) The Minister must, not later than 3 sitting days of the Legislative
Assembly after entering into an agreement under subsection (1),
cause a copy of the agreement to be tabled in the Assembly.