Queensland Consolidated Acts

CASINO CONTROL ACT 1982 - SECT 26

26 Suitability of lessee under a casino lease, casino operator under a casino management agreement and other persons

(1) Prior to any approval by the Governor in Council of a casino lease or a casino management agreement, the Minister shall cause to be undertaken such investigations as are necessary to satisfy the Governor in Council or shall require the proposed lessee under the lease or the proposed casino operator under the agreement and all persons whether natural persons or not associated or connected or to be associated or connected, in the opinion of the Minister, with the ownership, administration or management of the operations or business of the proposed lessee or proposed casino operator to satisfy the Governor in Council that the proposed lessee or proposed casino operator and such persons as aforesaid are suitable persons to be associated or connected with the management and operations of a hotel-casino complex or casino having regard to those matters specified in section 20 with respect to a casino licensee and other persons referred to therein but subject to a reference to a hotel-casino complex being read as a reference to a casino in an applicable case and subject to such other adaptations as are necessary for the purpose of their application to such proposed lessee or proposed casino operator and other persons.

(2) Nothing contained in subsection (1) operates to require the Minister to cause investigations to be undertaken or to require a proposed lessee under a casino lease or a proposed casino operator under a casino management agreement or other persons referred to in that subsection to satisfy the Governor in Council with respect to any matter where such investigations have been undertaken or a proposed lessee or proposed casino operator or any other person as aforesaid has satisfied the Governor in Council with respect to that matter pursuant to a requirement prior to the commencement of this Act.