Totalisator Licensing and Regulation Act 2000
71Director may give directions
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71 Director may give directions (1) If a licensee: (a) contravenes or fails to comply with a condition of his or her licence; (b) has contravened or failed to comply with this Act or another law of the Territory relating to the conduct of the business under his or her licence; (c) fails to promptly pay a fee or wagering tax under this Act; or (d) in the opinion of the Director, is acting, was acting or is likely to act in a manner that is contrary to the good repute of the licence and has brought the conduct of the business to which it relates into disrepute,
Totalisator Licensing and Regulation Act 2000 38 the Director may, in writing, direct the licensee to: (e) adopt, vary, cease a practice or refrain from taking an action or a proposed action in respect of the conduct of the licensee's business under the Act; (f) take, within the time specified in the direction, an action to rectify or minimise the effects of the licensee's contravention, failure or other action; or (g) refrain from taking an action in relation to the contravention or failure. (2) If a licensee's agent or operator: (a) conducts totalisator wagering on behalf of the licensee in a manner that contravenes a condition of the licensee's licence, this Act or another law of the Territory relating to the conduct of the business under the licence; (b) is found guilty of an offence against the Act, the Regulations or the Rules or any other offence involving dishonesty; or (c) in the opinion of the Director, is or was acting in a manner that is contrary to the good repute of the licensee's licence and has brought the conduct of the licensee's business into disrepute, the Director may, in writing, direct the licensee to terminate the licensee's agency arrangement with the agent or the appointment of the operator. (3) A licensee must comply with a direction given to the licensee under this Division.