Queensland Consolidated Acts

INTERACTIVE GAMBLING (PLAYER PROTECTION) ACT 1998 - SECT 266

266 Direction to rectify under pre-amended Act

(1) Subsection (2) applies to a direction to rectify a matter given to a key person licensee under the pre-amended Act, section 81 (3) , if—

(a) the chief executive gave the direction to the licensee after considering, under the pre-amended Act, the accepted representations for a show cause notice; and

(b) before the commencement—

(i) the period for rectifying the matter under that Act has not ended; or

(ii) the period for rectifying the matter under that Act has ended and action has not been taken under section 82 of that Act in relation to a failure to comply with the direction.

(2) A failure to comply with the direction may be dealt with under the pre-amended Act as if the Gambling Legislation Amendment Act 2004 , part 5 , had not commenced.

(3) Subsection (4) applies to a direction to rectify a matter given to a key person licensee under the pre-amended Act, section 81 (3) , if—

(a) the chief executive gave the direction to the licensee without a show cause notice; and

(b) before the commencement—

(i) the period for rectifying the matter under that Act has not ended; or

(ii) the period for rectifying the matter under that Act has ended and action has not been taken under that Act in relation to a failure to comply with the direction.

(4) A failure to comply with the direction is taken to be a contravention of a provision of this Act, other than a provision a contravention of which is an offence against this Act.