58Disciplinary action

58 Disciplinary action (1) Each of the following is a disciplinary action when taken against a person: (a) reprimanding the person;

(b) imposing conditions on, or amending the conditions of, the person’s licence or authorisation certificate; (c) ordering the person to pay to the Territory a financial penalty of not more than the greater of the following amounts: (i) $1 000 000; (ii) 3 times the total value of any benefits that the commission can determine have been obtained by 1 or more people and that are reasonably attributable to the ground for disciplinary action; (iii) 10% of the person’s gross revenue during the 12 months ending at the end of the month in which the applicable ground for disciplinary action arose or began; (d) suspending the person’s licence or authorisation certificate for a stated period or until a stated thing happens; (e) cancelling the person’s licence; (f) suspending the person’s authorisation certificate in relation to stated premises; (g) if the person operates a gaming machine at premises without an authorisation under an authorisation certificate to operate the gaming machine at the premises— (i) ordering the person to forfeit to the Territory 100% of the gross revenue from the operation of the gaming machine; and (ii) directing the person about how to dispose of the gaming (2) For subsection (1) (d) and (e), if a licence is suspended or cancelled, all authorisation certificates under the licence are suspended or cancelled.

(3) A reprimand may include a direction by the commission that the licensee, within a stated time— (a) cease contravening this Act; or (b) rectify something that contributes to the ground for disciplinary action. (4) A financial penalty imposed under this section may be recovered as a debt payable to the Territory.