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GAMBLING REGULATION ACT 2003 - SECT 6A.3.23

Amendment of licence

S. 6A.3.23(1) amended by Nos 60/2011 s. 67, 1/2021 s. 56(1)(a).

    (1)     Subject to this Part, the Minister must decide whether to make an amendment requested under section 6A.3.22, either with or without changes from that originally requested, and must give written notice of the decision to the keno licensee and to any keno licensee who lodged an objection under section 6A.3.22B.

S. 6A.3.23(1A) inserted by No. 58/2009 s. 97(1), amended by No. 1/2021 s. 56(1)(b).

    (1A)     The Minister may, at any time, decide to make an amendment to a keno licence and give written notice of the decision to the keno licensee.

S. 6A.3.23(1B) inserted by No. 58/2009 s. 97(1), amended by No. 1/2021 s. 56(1)(b).

    (1B)     Before making an amendment to a keno licence under subsection (1A), the Minister must notify the keno licensee of the Minister's intention to amend the licence and give the licensee no less than 14 days to make written representations about the intended action.

S. 6A.3.23(2) substituted by No. 58/2009 s. 97(2), amended by No. 1/2021 s. 56(1)(c).

    (2)     In deciding whether or not to make an amendment, the Minister must have regard to any objections lodged under section 6A.3.22B, and must take into account whether, in his or her opinion—

        (a)     the amendment is in the public interest; and

        (b)     the amendment is required for the proper conduct of the licensed activity.

    (3)     If the Minister amends a keno licence under this section, the Minister must cause—

        (a)     notice of the amendment to be published in the Government Gazette as soon as practicable after the licence is amended; and

        (b)     a copy of the amendment to be—

              (i)     given to the Commission as soon as practicable after the licence is amended; and

              (ii)     subject to subsection (4), presented to each House of Parliament within 7 sitting days of the House after the licence is amended.

    (4)     Before complying with subsection (3)(b)(ii), the Minister—

        (a)     may exclude information from the amendment, or the licence as amended, if the Minister is of the opinion that the information relates to matters of a business, commercial or financial nature the disclosure of which would be likely to expose any person unreasonably to disadvantage; and

        (b)     must notify the Commission as soon as practicable whether or not any information has been excluded under paragraph (a) and, if it has been, specify the information excluded.

    (5)     Subject to subsection (6), the Commission must cause a copy of the amendment, or the licence as amended, to be made available on its website as soon as practicable after receiving notification from the Minister under subsection (4)(b).

    (6)     If the Minister has excluded information from an amendment under subsection (4), the Commission must exclude that information from the copy of the amendment, or the licence as amended, it makes available under subsection (5).

S. 6A.3.23(7) amended by No. 58/2009 s. 97(3).

    (7)     An amendment takes effect when notice of the decision to make the amendment is given to the licensee under subsection (1) or (1A) or on a later date specified in the notice.

S. 6A.3.23A inserted by No. 60/2011 s. 68.



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