sec.304Termination of agency agreement

sec.304 Termination of agency agreement

This section applies if a licence operator terminates an agency agreement with a licensed club otherwise than because of a direction to terminate the agreement given to the licence operator by the chief executive. The licensed club may ask the Minister to review the decision. To secure the effectiveness of the review, the Minister may grant a stay of the decision. After reviewing the decision, the Minister may direct the licence operator to reinstate the agency agreement. However, the Minister may give a direction only if the Minister considers the licence operator, in terminating the agency agreement— acted otherwise than under the agreement; or despite having acted under the agreement—acted unreasonably. The licence operator must comply with the direction. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. In this section— reinstate an agency agreement that has been terminated includes enter into a fresh agency agreement on terms similar to the agency agreement terminated. s 304 amd 2004 No. 21 s 123 sch (sec.304-ssec.1) This section applies if a licence operator terminates an agency agreement with a licensed club otherwise than because of a direction to terminate the agreement given to the licence operator by the chief executive. (sec.304-ssec.2) The licensed club may ask the Minister to review the decision. (sec.304-ssec.3) To secure the effectiveness of the review, the Minister may grant a stay of the decision. (sec.304-ssec.4) After reviewing the decision, the Minister may direct the licence operator to reinstate the agency agreement. (sec.304-ssec.5) However, the Minister may give a direction only if the Minister considers the licence operator, in terminating the agency agreement— acted otherwise than under the agreement; or despite having acted under the agreement—acted unreasonably. (sec.304-ssec.6) The licence operator must comply with the direction. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.304-ssec.7) In this section— reinstate an agency agreement that has been terminated includes enter into a fresh agency agreement on terms similar to the agency agreement terminated.

• (a) acted otherwise than under the agreement; or
• (b) despite having acted under the agreement—acted unreasonably.