Victorian Numbered Acts

GAMBLING REGULATION AMENDMENT (LICENSING) ACT 2010 (NO. 56 OF 2010) - SECT 11

    (1)     In section 3.4.25(1) of the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 , in paragraph (d) of the definition of "disciplinary action", for "500" substitute "5000".

        (2)     In section 3.4.25(1) of the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 for the definition of grounds for disciplinary action substitute —

""grounds for disciplinary action", in relation to a venue operator, means any of the following—

        (a)     that the venue operator's licence was obtained by a materially false or misleading representation or in some other improper way;

        (b)     that there have been repeated breaches in the approved venue of rules made by the Commission under section 3.5.23;

        (c)     that there has been a contravention of section 3.2A.2, 3.2A.4, 3.2A.5 or 3.2A.6;

        (d)     that the venue operator has contravened—

              (i)     the venue operator's licence; or

              (ii)     a provision of this Act (being a provision a contravention of which does not constitute an offence); or

              (iii)     a condition imposed by the Minister on a gaming machine entitlement under section 3.4A.5; or

              (iv)     an agreement referred to in section 3.4A.6, 3.4A.6A, 3.4A.11A or 3.4A.17A;

        (e)     that the venue operator has been found guilty of an offence—

              (i)     against a gaming Act or the gaming regulations; or

              (ii)     an offence involving fraud or dishonesty, whether or not in Victoria, the maximum penalty for which exceeds imprisonment for 3 months;

        (f)     that an associate of the venue operator has been found guilty of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty, whether or not in Victoria, the maximum penalty for which exceeds imprisonment for 3 months;

        (g)     that the venue operator is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to conduct the activities authorised by the venue operator's licence, having regard to the matters set out in section 3.4.11(2);

        (h)     that the venue operator has repeatedly breached the venue operator's self-exclusion program;

              (i)     that the venue operator has repeatedly breached the venue operator's Responsible Gambling Code of Conduct;

        (j)     that the venue operator has failed to discharge financial obligations to a player;".