Victorian Current Acts

GAMBLING REGULATION ACT 2003 - SECT 8.4.17

In this Division—

"disciplinary action", against a community or charitable organisation, means any of the following—

        (a)     the issuing of a letter of censure to the organisation;

        (b)     the imposition of a fine on the organisation not exceeding an amount that is 60 times the value of a penalty unit fixed by the Treasurer under section 5(3) of the Monetary Units Act 2004 ;

        (c)     the imposition of conditions on the organisation's authority to conduct sessions of bingo;

S. 8.4.17 def. of grounds for disciplinary action amended by Nos 56/2010 s. 47, 60/2011 s. 43(4).

"grounds for disciplinary action", in relation to a community or charitable organisation, means any of the following—

        (a)     that the organisation has failed to provide information that the organisation is required by this Act to provide or has provided information knowing it to be false or misleading;

        (b)     that the organisation has contravened this Act, the regulations or the rules made by the Commission under section 8.4.2D in relation to bingo or a condition imposed under this Division;

        (c)     that—

              (i)     the organisation; or

              (ii)     an executive officer or nominee of the organisation—

has been found guilty of a relevant offence;

        (d)     that the organisation has become an externally-administered body corporate;

        (e)     that for any reason the organisation is not a suitable person to conduct a session of bingo;

"relevant offence" means—

        (a)     an offence against a gaming Act or gaming regulations in relation to bingo; or

        (b)     an offence (in Victoria or elsewhere) involving fraud or dishonesty punishable by imprisonment for 3 months or more (whether or not in addition to a fine).

S. 8.4.18 inserted by No. 71/2008 s. 25.