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GAMBLING REGULATION ACT 2003 - SECT 4.3.31

Disciplinary action

    (1)     In this section—

"disciplinary action", against the licensee or the operator, means—

        (a)     the reprimanding of the licensee or the operator; or

        (b)     the imposition of a fine not exceeding an amount that is 50 000 times the value of a penalty unit fixed by the Treasurer under section 5(3) of the Monetary Units Act 2004 on the licensee or the operator;

"grounds for disciplinary action", in relation to the licensee or the operator, means that the licensee or the operator has contravened—

        (a)     a condition of the wagering licence or the gaming licence (or both); or

        (b)     the betting rules; or

        (c)     a gaming Act or gaming regulations or any other law relating to wagering or gaming.

    (2)     The Commission may serve on the licensee or the operator a notice in writing giving the licensee or the operator an opportunity to show cause within 28 days why disciplinary action should not be taken on grounds for disciplinary action specified in the notice.

    (3)     The licensee or the operator, within the period allowed by the notice, may arrange with the Commission for the making of submissions to the Commission as to why disciplinary action should not be taken and the Commission must consider any submissions so made.

    (4)     The Commission may then take disciplinary action against the licensee or the operator as the Commission sees fit and does so by giving written notice of the disciplinary action to the licensee or the operator.

    (5)     If the disciplinary action is the imposition of a fine, the fine may be recovered as a debt due to the State.



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