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Lotteries Act 1997
sec.62Immediate suspension
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### sec.62 Immediate suspension
The chief executive may suspend a key person licensee’s key person licence immediately if the chief executive believes—
a ground exists to suspend or cancel the licence; and
it is necessary to suspend the licence immediately—
in the public interest; or
to ensure the integrity of the conduct of approved lotteries is not jeopardised.
The suspension—
can be effected only by the chief executive giving the key person licensee an information notice about the decision to suspend the licence, together with a show cause notice; and
operates immediately the information notice is given to the licensee; and
continues to operate until the show cause notice is finally dealt with.
If the chief executive believes the key person licensee is an employee or a key operator of a primary licensee, the chief executive must immediately give written notice of the suspension to the primary licensee.
s 62 sub 2004 No. 21 s 90
amd 2007 No. 22 s 3 sch 1
(sec.62-ssec.1) The chief executive may suspend a key person licensee’s key person licence immediately if the chief executive believes— a ground exists to suspend or cancel the licence; and it is necessary to suspend the licence immediately— in the public interest; or to ensure the integrity of the conduct of approved lotteries is not jeopardised.
(sec.62-ssec.2) The suspension— can be effected only by the chief executive giving the key person licensee an information notice about the decision to suspend the licence, together with a show cause notice; and operates immediately the information notice is given to the licensee; and continues to operate until the show cause notice is finally dealt with.
(sec.62-ssec.3) If the chief executive believes the key person licensee is an employee or a key operator of a primary licensee, the chief executive must immediately give written notice of the suspension to the primary licensee.
- (a) a ground exists to suspend or cancel the licence; and
- (b) it is necessary to suspend the licence immediately— (i) in the public interest; or (ii) to ensure the integrity of the conduct of approved lotteries is not jeopardised.
- (i) in the public interest; or
- (ii) to ensure the integrity of the conduct of approved lotteries is not jeopardised.
- (i) in the public interest; or
- (ii) to ensure the integrity of the conduct of approved lotteries is not jeopardised.
- (a) can be effected only by the chief executive giving the key person licensee an information notice about the decision to suspend the licence, together with a show cause notice; and
- (b) operates immediately the information notice is given to the licensee; and
- (c) continues to operate until the show cause notice is finally dealt with.