sec.24Grounds for suspension or cancellation

sec.24 Grounds for suspension or cancellation

Each of the following is a ground for suspending or cancelling a keno licence— the keno licensee is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to hold a keno licence; a business or executive associate of the keno licensee is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to be associated with a keno licensee’s operations; the keno licensee has been convicted of an offence against this Act or a gaming Act; the keno licensee has been convicted of an indictable offence; the keno licensee has breached the associated keno agreement in a way that entitles the State to terminate the agreement; the keno licensee has contravened a condition of the licence; the keno licensee has contravened a provision of this Act (being a provision a contravention of which does not constitute an offence against this Act); the associated keno agreement was entered into by the Minister on behalf of the State because of a materially false or misleading representation or declaration; the keno licensee has failed to discharge the licensee’s financial commitments for the licensee’s operations; the keno licensee is bankrupt, has compounded with creditors or otherwise taken, or applied to take, advantage of any law about bankruptcy; the keno licensee is the subject of a winding-up, either voluntarily or under a court order, appointment of a liquidator or appointment of a receiver or receiver and manager under the Corporations Act . For forming a belief that the ground mentioned in subsection (1) (a) exists, the Minister may have regard to the same issues to which the Minister may have regard in deciding whether a proposed keno licensee is a suitable person to hold a keno licence. For forming a belief that the ground mentioned in subsection (1) (b) exists, the Minister may have regard to the same issues to which the Minister may have regard in deciding whether a business or executive associate of a proposed keno licensee is a suitable person to be associated with a keno licensee’s operations. s 24 amd 2001 No. 45 s 29 sch 3 (sec.24-ssec.1) Each of the following is a ground for suspending or cancelling a keno licence— the keno licensee is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to hold a keno licence; a business or executive associate of the keno licensee is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to be associated with a keno licensee’s operations; the keno licensee has been convicted of an offence against this Act or a gaming Act; the keno licensee has been convicted of an indictable offence; the keno licensee has breached the associated keno agreement in a way that entitles the State to terminate the agreement; the keno licensee has contravened a condition of the licence; the keno licensee has contravened a provision of this Act (being a provision a contravention of which does not constitute an offence against this Act); the associated keno agreement was entered into by the Minister on behalf of the State because of a materially false or misleading representation or declaration; the keno licensee has failed to discharge the licensee’s financial commitments for the licensee’s operations; the keno licensee is bankrupt, has compounded with creditors or otherwise taken, or applied to take, advantage of any law about bankruptcy; the keno licensee is the subject of a winding-up, either voluntarily or under a court order, appointment of a liquidator or appointment of a receiver or receiver and manager under the Corporations Act . (sec.24-ssec.2) For forming a belief that the ground mentioned in subsection (1) (a) exists, the Minister may have regard to the same issues to which the Minister may have regard in deciding whether a proposed keno licensee is a suitable person to hold a keno licence. (sec.24-ssec.3) For forming a belief that the ground mentioned in subsection (1) (b) exists, the Minister may have regard to the same issues to which the Minister may have regard in deciding whether a business or executive associate of a proposed keno licensee is a suitable person to be associated with a keno licensee’s operations.