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 primary licence— the primary licensee is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to hold a licence of the relevant type; a business or executive associate of the primary licensee is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to be associated with the operations of the holder of a licence of the relevant type; the primary licensee has been convicted of an offence against this Act or a gaming Act; the primary licensee has been convicted of an indictable offence; the primary licensee has contravened a condition of the primary licence; the primary licensee has contravened a provision of this Act (being a provision a contravention of which does not constitute an offence against this Act); there has been a breach of a lottery operation agreement to which the primary licensee is a party (by any party to the agreement); the primary licensee has failed to discharge the licensee’s financial commitments for the licensee’s operations; the primary licensee is bankrupt, has compounded with creditors or otherwise taken, or applied to take, advantage of any law about bankruptcy; the primary licensee is affected by control action under the Corporations Act ; the primary licence was issued because of a materially false or misleading representation or declaration. For forming the belief that the ground mentioned in subsection (1) (a) exists, the Minister may have regard to the same matters to which the Minister may have regard in deciding whether an applicant is a suitable person to hold a licence of the relevant type. For forming the belief that the ground mentioned in subsection (1) (b) exists, the Minister may have regard to the same matters to which the Minister may have regard in deciding whether a business or executive associate of an applicant is a suitable person to be associated with the operations of the holder of a licence of the relevant type. For subsection (1) (j) , a primary licensee is affected by control action under the Corporations Act if the licensee— has executed a deed of company arrangement under that Act; or is the subject of a winding-up (whether voluntarily or under a court order) under that Act; or is the subject of an appointment of an administrator, liquidator, receiver or receiver and manager under that Act. s 24 amd 2001 No. 45 s 29 sch 3 ; 2004 No. 21 s 123 sch ; 2007 No. 22 ss 27 , 3 sch 1 (sec.24-ssec.1) Each of the following is a ground for suspending or cancelling a primary licence— the primary licensee is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to hold a licence of the relevant type; a business or executive associate of the primary licensee is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to be associated with the operations of the holder of a licence of the relevant type; the primary licensee has been convicted of an offence against this Act or a gaming Act; the primary licensee has been convicted of an indictable offence; the primary licensee has contravened a condition of the primary licence; the primary licensee has contravened a provision of this Act (being a provision a contravention of which does not constitute an offence against this Act); there has been a breach of a lottery operation agreement to which the primary licensee is a party (by any party to the agreement); the primary licensee has failed to discharge the licensee’s financial commitments for the licensee’s operations; the primary licensee is bankrupt, has compounded with creditors or otherwise taken, or applied to take, advantage of any law about bankruptcy; the primary licensee is affected by control action under the Corporations Act ; the primary licence was issued because of a materially false or misleading representation or declaration. (sec.24-ssec.2) For forming the belief that the ground mentioned in subsection (1) (a) exists, the Minister may have regard to the same matters to which the Minister may have regard in deciding whether an applicant is a suitable person to hold a licence of the relevant type. (sec.24-ssec.3) For forming the belief that the ground mentioned in subsection (1) (b) exists, the Minister may have regard to the same matters to which the Minister may have regard in deciding whether a business or executive associate of an applicant is a suitable person to be associated with the operations of the holder of a licence of the relevant type. (sec.24-ssec.4) For subsection (1) (j) , a primary licensee is affected by control action under the Corporations Act if the licensee— has executed a deed of company arrangement under that Act; or is the subject of a winding-up (whether voluntarily or under a court order) under that Act; or is the subject of an appointment of an administrator, liquidator, receiver or receiver and manager under that Act. - (a) the primary licensee is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to hold a licence of the relevant type; - (b) a business or executive associate of the primary licensee is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to be associated with the operations of the holder of a licence of the relevant type; - (c) the primary licensee has been convicted of an offence against this Act or a gaming Act; - (d) the primary licensee has been convicted of an indictable offence; - (e) the primary licensee has contravened a condition of the primary licence; - (f) the primary licensee has contravened a provision of this Act (being a provision a contravention of which does not constitute an offence against this Act); - (g) there has been a breach of a lottery operation agreement to which the primary licensee is a party (by any party to the agreement); - (h) the primary licensee has failed to discharge the licensee’s financial commitments for the licensee’s operations; - (i) the primary licensee is bankrupt, has compounded with creditors or otherwise taken, or applied to take, advantage of any law about bankruptcy; - (j) the primary licensee is affected by control action under the Corporations Act ; - (k) the primary licence was issued because of a materially false or misleading representation or declaration. - (a) has executed a deed of company arrangement under that Act; or - (b) is the subject of a winding-up (whether voluntarily or under a court order) under that Act; or - (c) is the subject of an appointment of an administrator, liquidator, receiver or receiver and manager under that Act.