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Lotteries Act 1997
sec.193Direction about management practice
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### sec.193 Direction about management practice
This section applies if the Minister reasonably believes—
the management, supervision or control of a part of a primary licensee’s or lottery agent’s operations (the management practice ) is unsatisfactory; and
the management practice may—
compromise proper standards of integrity in the conduct of approved lotteries stated in the primary licence; or
adversely affect the public interest in some other way.
The Minister may direct the primary licensee or the lottery agent to stop, or change, the management practice.
The direction must—
be in writing; and
state the grounds on which the Minister believes the management practice is unsatisfactory; and
if the person is required to change the management practice—clearly describe how the practice is to be changed; and
state when the person is required to comply with the direction.
A person to whom a direction is given must comply with the direction, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty for subsection (4) —40 penalty units.
s 193 amd 2007 No. 22 ss 57 , 3 sch 1
(sec.193-ssec.1) This section applies if the Minister reasonably believes— the management, supervision or control of a part of a primary licensee’s or lottery agent’s operations (the management practice ) is unsatisfactory; and the management practice may— compromise proper standards of integrity in the conduct of approved lotteries stated in the primary licence; or adversely affect the public interest in some other way.
(sec.193-ssec.2) The Minister may direct the primary licensee or the lottery agent to stop, or change, the management practice.
(sec.193-ssec.3) The direction must— be in writing; and state the grounds on which the Minister believes the management practice is unsatisfactory; and if the person is required to change the management practice—clearly describe how the practice is to be changed; and state when the person is required to comply with the direction.
(sec.193-ssec.4) A person to whom a direction is given must comply with the direction, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty for subsection (4) —40 penalty units.
- (a) the management, supervision or control of a part of a primary licensee’s or lottery agent’s operations (the management practice ) is unsatisfactory; and
- (b) the management practice may— (i) compromise proper standards of integrity in the conduct of approved lotteries stated in the primary licence; or (ii) adversely affect the public interest in some other way.
- (i) compromise proper standards of integrity in the conduct of approved lotteries stated in the primary licence; or
- (ii) adversely affect the public interest in some other way.
- (i) compromise proper standards of integrity in the conduct of approved lotteries stated in the primary licence; or
- (ii) adversely affect the public interest in some other way.
- (a) be in writing; and
- (b) state the grounds on which the Minister believes the management practice is unsatisfactory; and
- (c) if the person is required to change the management practice—clearly describe how the practice is to be changed; and
- (d) state when the person is required to comply with the direction.