Queensland Numbered Acts

GAMBLING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2004 No. 21 - SECT 58

After section 341--

insert--

'(1) This section applies to each of the following persons--

(a) a lessor of a category 2 licensee's licensed premises;

(b) a person who is a creditor of a category 2 licensee;

(c) a person who--

(i) has entered into an agreement or an arrangement with a category 2 licensee about the management of the licensee's business or operations; or

(ii) is responsible for the day to day management of the operation of a category 2 licensee's licensed premises;

(d) a person who is an associate of a person mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

'(2) The person must not hold office as a member of the category 2 licensee's management committee or board, unless--

(a) the person is nominated or otherwise chosen as a member of the licensee's management committee or board, under the category 2 licensee's relevant rules, by a related entity of the licensee; or

(b) the chief executive authorises the person to be a member of the management committee or board.

Maximum penalty--200 penalty units.

'(3) The chief executive must not authorise the person to be a member of the category 2 licensee's management committee or board unless--

(a) the licensee asks the chief executive to give the authorisation; and

(b) the chief executive considers it is in the best interests of the licensee to give the authorisation.

'(4) An authorisation for subsection (2)(b) must be by gazette notice.

'(5) In this section--

"related entity", of a category 2 licensee, means a voluntary association of persons from which the licensee was formed.

"relevant rules", of a category 2 licensee, means the memorandum and articles of association, rules, constitution or other incorporating documents of the licensee.'.