Wagering Act 1998
sec.38Investigation of suitability of associates of wagering licensees
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sec.38 Investigation of suitability of associates of wagering licensees
The chief executive may investigate a business or executive associate of a wagering licensee to help the Minister decide whether the associate is a suitable person to be associated with a wagering licensee’s operations. However, the chief executive may investigate a business or executive associate of a wagering licensee only if— the Minister reasonably suspects the associate is not a suitable person to be associated with a wagering licensee’s operations; or the investigation is made under an audit program for business and executive associates of wagering licensees approved by the Minister; or for a person who became a business or executive associate of the wagering licensee after the issue of the wagering licence—the associate has not been investigated previously under an audit program mentioned in paragraph (b) ; or the associate— was a business or executive associate of the licensee when the licensee applied for the licence; and has not been investigated under section 24 (2) . Also, a business or executive associate of a wagering licensee may be investigated under an audit program only if there has not been an investigation of the associate under the program within the preceding 2 years. s 38 amd 2002 No. 43 s 104 (sec.38-ssec.1) The chief executive may investigate a business or executive associate of a wagering licensee to help the Minister decide whether the associate is a suitable person to be associated with a wagering licensee’s operations. (sec.38-ssec.2) However, the chief executive may investigate a business or executive associate of a wagering licensee only if— the Minister reasonably suspects the associate is not a suitable person to be associated with a wagering licensee’s operations; or the investigation is made under an audit program for business and executive associates of wagering licensees approved by the Minister; or for a person who became a business or executive associate of the wagering licensee after the issue of the wagering licence—the associate has not been investigated previously under an audit program mentioned in paragraph (b) ; or the associate— was a business or executive associate of the licensee when the licensee applied for the licence; and has not been investigated under section 24 (2) . (sec.38-ssec.3) Also, a business or executive associate of a wagering licensee may be investigated under an audit program only if there has not been an investigation of the associate under the program within the preceding 2 years.
- (a) the Minister reasonably suspects the associate is not a suitable person to be associated with a wagering licensee’s operations; or
- (b) the investigation is made under an audit program for business and executive associates of wagering licensees approved by the Minister; or
- (c) for a person who became a business or executive associate of the wagering licensee after the issue of the wagering licence—the associate has not been investigated previously under an audit program mentioned in paragraph (b) ; or