Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Act 1998
sec.59Decisions about interactive gambling licence not to be justiciable
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sec.59 Decisions about interactive gambling licence not to be justiciable
A decision of the Governor in Council or Minister made, or appearing to be made, under this Act about an interactive gambling licence, a person with an interest or potential interest in an interactive gambling licence, the authorisation (or revocation of the authorisation) of an interactive game or the approval (or cancellation of the approval) of an exemption scheme— is final and conclusive; and can not be challenged, appealed against, reviewed, quashed, set aside, or called in question in another way, under the Judicial Review Act 1991 or otherwise (whether by the Supreme Court, another court, a tribunal or another entity); and is not subject to any writ or order of the Supreme Court, another court, a tribunal or another entity on any ground. The decision to which subsection (1) applies include, but are not limited to— a decision of the Governor in Council mentioned in schedule 1 , part 1 ; and a decision of the Minister mentioned in schedule 1 , part 2 . In this section— decision includes— conduct engaged in to make a decision; and conduct related to making a decision; and failure to make a decision. (sec.59-ssec.1) A decision of the Governor in Council or Minister made, or appearing to be made, under this Act about an interactive gambling licence, a person with an interest or potential interest in an interactive gambling licence, the authorisation (or revocation of the authorisation) of an interactive game or the approval (or cancellation of the approval) of an exemption scheme— is final and conclusive; and can not be challenged, appealed against, reviewed, quashed, set aside, or called in question in another way, under the Judicial Review Act 1991 or otherwise (whether by the Supreme Court, another court, a tribunal or another entity); and is not subject to any writ or order of the Supreme Court, another court, a tribunal or another entity on any ground. (sec.59-ssec.2) The decision to which subsection (1) applies include, but are not limited to— a decision of the Governor in Council mentioned in schedule 1 , part 1 ; and a decision of the Minister mentioned in schedule 1 , part 2 . (sec.59-ssec.3) In this section— decision includes— conduct engaged in to make a decision; and conduct related to making a decision; and failure to make a decision.
- (a) is final and conclusive; and
- (b) can not be challenged, appealed against, reviewed, quashed, set aside, or called in question in another way, under the Judicial Review Act 1991 or otherwise (whether by the Supreme Court, another court, a tribunal or another entity); and
- (c) is not subject to any writ or order of the Supreme Court, another court, a tribunal or another entity on any ground.
- (a) a decision of the Governor in Council mentioned in schedule 1 , part 1 ; and