sec.83Grounds for termination

### sec.83 Grounds for termination Each of the following is a ground for directing the termination of an agency agreement— the lottery agent is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to be a lottery agent; a business or executive associate of the lottery agent is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to be associated with a lottery agent’s operations; the lottery agent has been convicted of an offence against this Act or a gaming Act; the lottery agent has been convicted of an indictable offence; the lottery agent has contravened a provision of this Act (being a provision a contravention of which does not constitute an offence against this Act). Also, it is a ground for directing the termination of an agency agreement if the lottery agent is not, or is no longer, eligible to be a lottery agent for a lottery operator. For forming a belief that the ground mentioned in subsection (1) (a) exists, the chief executive may have regard to the following issues— the lottery agent’s character or business reputation; the lottery agent’s current financial position and financial background; the lottery agent’s general suitability to act as an agent for a lottery operator. For forming a belief that the ground mentioned in subsection (1) (b) exists, the chief executive may have regard to the business or executive associate’s character or business reputation, and current financial position and financial background. s 83 amd 2004 No. 21 s 123 sch ; 2007 No. 22 s 3 sch 1 (sec.83-ssec.1) Each of the following is a ground for directing the termination of an agency agreement— the lottery agent is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to be a lottery agent; a business or executive associate of the lottery agent is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to be associated with a lottery agent’s operations; the lottery agent has been convicted of an offence against this Act or a gaming Act; the lottery agent has been convicted of an indictable offence; the lottery agent has contravened a provision of this Act (being a provision a contravention of which does not constitute an offence against this Act). (sec.83-ssec.2) Also, it is a ground for directing the termination of an agency agreement if the lottery agent is not, or is no longer, eligible to be a lottery agent for a lottery operator. (sec.83-ssec.3) For forming a belief that the ground mentioned in subsection (1) (a) exists, the chief executive may have regard to the following issues— the lottery agent’s character or business reputation; the lottery agent’s current financial position and financial background; the lottery agent’s general suitability to act as an agent for a lottery operator. (sec.83-ssec.4) For forming a belief that the ground mentioned in subsection (1) (b) exists, the chief executive may have regard to the business or executive associate’s character or business reputation, and current financial position and financial background. - (a) the lottery agent is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to be a lottery agent; - (b) a business or executive associate of the lottery agent is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to be associated with a lottery agent’s operations; - (c) the lottery agent has been convicted of an offence against this Act or a gaming Act; - (d) the lottery agent has been convicted of an indictable offence; - (e) the lottery agent has contravened a provision of this Act (being a provision a contravention of which does not constitute an offence against this Act). - (a) the lottery agent’s character or business reputation; - (b) the lottery agent’s current financial position and financial background; - (c) the lottery agent’s general suitability to act as an agent for a lottery operator.