Wagering Act 1998
sec.68Consideration of application
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sec.68 Consideration of application
The Minister must consider an application for an approval and either give, or refuse to give, the approval. However, the Minister is not required to decide an application if— the Minister has given the applicant a notice under section 67 requiring the applicant to give the Minister further information or a document about the application; and the applicant has failed, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the requirement within the time stated in the notice. The Minister may approve the appointment of a person as a wagering manager only if the Minister is satisfied— the person is a suitable person to be a wagering manager; and each business and executive associate of the person is a suitable person to be associated with a wagering manager’s operations. The Minister must promptly give the applicant written notice of the Minister’s decision. (sec.68-ssec.1) The Minister must consider an application for an approval and either give, or refuse to give, the approval. (sec.68-ssec.2) However, the Minister is not required to decide an application if— the Minister has given the applicant a notice under section 67 requiring the applicant to give the Minister further information or a document about the application; and the applicant has failed, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the requirement within the time stated in the notice. (sec.68-ssec.3) The Minister may approve the appointment of a person as a wagering manager only if the Minister is satisfied— the person is a suitable person to be a wagering manager; and each business and executive associate of the person is a suitable person to be associated with a wagering manager’s operations. (sec.68-ssec.4) The Minister must promptly give the applicant written notice of the Minister’s decision.
- (a) the Minister has given the applicant a notice under section 67 requiring the applicant to give the Minister further information or a document about the application; and
- (b) the applicant has failed, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the requirement within the time stated in the notice.
- (a) the person is a suitable person to be a wagering manager; and
- (b) each business and executive associate of the person is a suitable person to be associated with a wagering manager’s operations.