52Procedure for deciding between competing bids

52 Procedure for deciding between competing bids (1) The Minister must decide between competing applications on the basis of the chief factors specified in the invitation for the applications. (2) Nothing in this section requires the Minister to grant an application that, in the opinion of the Minister, is deficient or defective or not in the best interests of the people of Victoria. S. 52(3) inserted by No. 20/2020 s. 16. (3) In deciding which applicant, if any, is to be granted the licence, the Minister may take into account any prescribed factor. S. 52A inserted by No. 20/2020 s. 17.