Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

CASINO CONTROL ACT 1988 (REPEALED) - SECT 49

    (1)     Subject to this section—

        (a)     the commission must not take disciplinary action against the casino licensee; and

        (b)     the Minister must not take action against the casino licensee under section 48A;

unless the commission has given each interested person—

        (c)     21 days notice that the action is contemplated, and the grounds for it; and

        (d)     a reasonable opportunity to show cause why the proposed action should not be taken.

    (2)     If a direction given in a censure is not complied with in the specified time, the commission may take further disciplinary action without complying with subsection (1).

    (3)     A member of the commission who has participated in a decision to issue a censure is not prevented by that reason alone from participating in a decision on whether further disciplinary action should be taken under subsection (2).

    (4)     The commission may reduce the severity of a disciplinary action, and the Minister may reduce a period of suspension under section 48A.

    (5)     A disciplinary action or an action under subsection (4) or section 48A takes effect when written notice of the action is received by the casino licensee, or on a later date specified in the notice.

    (6)     The commission must send copies of a notice for subsection (5) to each interested person.

    (7)     In this section:

"interested person" means—

        (a)     the casino lessee; and

        (b)     an owner of the casino; and

        (c)     the casino licensee.