Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 4.3A.27(1) amended by No. 32/2012 s. 13(2)(a).
(1) If the Commission considers that there is a ground for taking disciplinary action in relation to a wagering and betting licence, the Commission may give the wagering and betting licensee and the wagering and betting operator written notice giving the licensee and the operator an opportunity to show cause within 28 days why disciplinary action should not be taken on the ground specified in the notice.
S. 4.3A.27(2) amended by No. 32/2012 s. 13(2)(b).
(2) The licensee or 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.
(3) After considering any submissions made under subsection (2), the Commission—
(a) may take either or both of the following disciplinary actions—
S. 4.3A.27
(3)(a)(i) amended by No. 32/2012 s. 13(2)(b).
(i) issue a letter of censure to the licensee or operator;
S. 4.3A.27
(3)(a)(ii) amended by No. 32/2012 s. 13(2)(b).
(ii) fine the licensee or operator an amount 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 ; or
(b) may make a written report to the Minister recommending that the Minister take disciplinary action against the licensee under section 4.3A.28.
(4) A report under subsection (3)(b) must include the reasons for the findings and recommendations contained in it.
S. 4.3A.27(5) amended by No. 32/2012 s. 13(2)(b).
(5) A letter of censure may censure the licensee or operator in respect of any matter connected with the management or operation of its wagering and betting business and may include a direction to the licensee or operator to rectify within a specified time any matter giving rise to the letter of censure.
(6) If a direction given under subsection (5) is not complied with in the specified time, the Commission may—
S. 4.3A.27
(6)(a) amended by No. 32/2012 s. 13(2)(b).
(a) fine the licensee or operator an amount 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 ; or
(b) make a written report to the Minister recommending that the Minister take disciplinary action against the licensee under section 4.3A.28.
S. 4.3A.27(7) amended by No. 32/2012 s. 13(2)(b).
(7) The Commission may fine the licensee or operator under subsection (6)(a) whether or not the Commission has already fined the licensee or operator under subsection (3)(a)(ii) in relation to the same matter.
(8) A fine imposed under this section may be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the State.
S. 4.3A.28 inserted by No. 40/2008 s. 8.