Victorian Current Acts

GAMBLING REGULATION ACT 2003 - SECT 3.4.11

    (1)     The Commission must not grant an application for a venue operator's licence unless satisfied that—

        (a)     the grant of the licence does not conflict with a direction, if any, given under section 3.2.3; and

        (b)     the applicant, and each associate of the applicant, is a suitable person to be concerned in or associated with the management and operation of an approved venue; and

S. 3.4.11(1) (ba) inserted by No. 29/2009 s. 17(1).

        (ba)     in the case of an application for a club venue operator's licence, the applicant is a club; and

S. 3.4.11(1)(c) amended by No. 39/2007 s. 8.

        (c)     in respect of each premises approved under Part 3 that the applicant seeks to manage and operate under the licence, the regional limit or municipal limit will not be exceeded by the grant of the application; and

S. 3.4.11(1)(d) amended by Nos 72/2007 s. 9(1), 62/2017 s. 49(9).

        (d)     if the applicant's premises are situated within 100 metres of an approved venue (including a venue whose approval under Part 3 is suspended) of which the applicant or an associate of the applicant is the venue operator, the management and operation of that venue and the applicant's premises where the proposed approved venue is to be situated are genuinely independent of each other; and

S. 3.4.11(1)(e) inserted by No. 72/2007 s. 9(2).

        (e)     the self-exclusion program complies with—

S. 3.4.11(1)(e)(i) substituted by No. 62/2017 s. 60.

              (i)     regulations made for or with respect to Part 4B in Schedule 1; and

S. 3.4.11(1)(e)(ii) substituted by No. 62/2017 s. 60.

              (ii)     the direction under section 10.6.1(1); and

S. 3.4.11(1)(f) inserted by No. 72/2007 s. 9(2).

        (f)     the Responsible Gambling Code of Conduct complies with—

S. 3.4.11(1)(f)(i) substituted by No. 62/2017 s. 56(1).

              (i)     regulations made for or with respect to Part 4C in Schedule 1; and

S. 3.4.11(1)(f)(ii) substituted by No. 62/2017 s. 56(1).

              (ii)     each direction under section 10.6.6(1) that applies in relation to the application.

    (2)     In particular, the Commission must consider whether—

        (a)     each applicant and associate of the applicant is of good repute, having regard to character, honesty and integrity;

S. 3.4.11
(2)(ab) inserted by No. 60/2011 s. 9.

        (ab)     the applicant is of sound and stable financial background; and

S. 3.4.11(2)(b) amended by No. 29/2009 s. 17(2).

        (b)     the applicant has, or has arranged, a satisfactory ownership, trust or corporate structure;

        (c)     any of those persons has any business association with any person, body or association who or which, in the opinion of the Commission, is not of good repute having regard to character, honesty and integrity or has undesirable or unsatisfactory financial resources;

        (d)     each director, partner, trustee, executive officer and secretary and any other officer or person determined by the Commission to be associated or connected with the ownership, administration or management of the operations or business of the applicant is a suitable person to act in that capacity.

    (3)     The Commission must also consider every objection made in accordance with section 3.4.10.