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Gaming Machine Act 1991
sec.113Suitability of associates
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### sec.113 Suitability of associates
This section applies to the commissioner in deciding whether—
an associate of an applicant for a monitoring operator’s licence, or of a licensed monitoring operator, is a suitable person to be associated with the monitoring operations of a licensed monitoring operator; or
an associate of an applicant for a major dealer’s licence, or of a licensed major dealer, is a suitable person to be associated with the supply operations of a licensed major dealer; or
an associate of an applicant for a secondary dealer’s licence, or of a licensed secondary dealer, is a suitable person to be associated with the supply operations of a licensed secondary dealer; or
an associate of an applicant for a testing facility operator’s licence, or a licensed testing facility operator, is a suitable person to be associated with the testing operations of a licensed testing facility operator.
The commissioner must have regard to the following issues—
the associate’s character or business reputation;
the associate’s current financial position and financial background;
if the associate has a business association with another entity—
the entity’s character or business reputation; and
the entity’s current financial position and financial background;
any other issue prescribed under a regulation.
s 113 ins 1997 No. 24 s 13
amd 1999 No. 77 s 39 ; 2008 No. 2 s 39 ; 2012 No. 25 s 109 (1)
(sec.113-ssec.1) This section applies to the commissioner in deciding whether— an associate of an applicant for a monitoring operator’s licence, or of a licensed monitoring operator, is a suitable person to be associated with the monitoring operations of a licensed monitoring operator; or an associate of an applicant for a major dealer’s licence, or of a licensed major dealer, is a suitable person to be associated with the supply operations of a licensed major dealer; or an associate of an applicant for a secondary dealer’s licence, or of a licensed secondary dealer, is a suitable person to be associated with the supply operations of a licensed secondary dealer; or an associate of an applicant for a testing facility operator’s licence, or a licensed testing facility operator, is a suitable person to be associated with the testing operations of a licensed testing facility operator.
(sec.113-ssec.2) The commissioner must have regard to the following issues— the associate’s character or business reputation; the associate’s current financial position and financial background; if the associate has a business association with another entity— the entity’s character or business reputation; and the entity’s current financial position and financial background; any other issue prescribed under a regulation.
- (a) an associate of an applicant for a monitoring operator’s licence, or of a licensed monitoring operator, is a suitable person to be associated with the monitoring operations of a licensed monitoring operator; or
- (b) an associate of an applicant for a major dealer’s licence, or of a licensed major dealer, is a suitable person to be associated with the supply operations of a licensed major dealer; or
- (c) an associate of an applicant for a secondary dealer’s licence, or of a licensed secondary dealer, is a suitable person to be associated with the supply operations of a licensed secondary dealer; or
- (d) an associate of an applicant for a testing facility operator’s licence, or a licensed testing facility operator, is a suitable person to be associated with the testing operations of a licensed testing facility operator.
- (a) the associate’s character or business reputation;
- (b) the associate’s current financial position and financial background;
- (c) if the associate has a business association with another entity— (i) the entity’s character or business reputation; and (ii) the entity’s current financial position and financial background;
- (i) the entity’s character or business reputation; and
- (ii) the entity’s current financial position and financial background;
- (d) any other issue prescribed under a regulation.
- (i) the entity’s character or business reputation; and
- (ii) the entity’s current financial position and financial background;