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INTERACTIVE GAMBLING ACT 1998 (NO. 24 OF 1998) - SECT 95

Consideration of, and decisions about, submissions

(1)     The Commissioner shall consider a submission and either approve it or refuse to approve it.

(2)     In considering a submission, the Commissioner may, by written notice given to the licensed provider, require the licensed provider—

        (a)     to give the Commissioner such further information about the submission as is specified in the notice and is necessary and reasonable to help the Commissioner to make a decision about the submission; or

        (b)     to allow the Commissioner to submit the proposed control system, or the approved control system as proposed to be changed, to tests.

(3)     In considering whether to give an approval, the Commissioner shall have regard to—

        (a)     whether the submission satisfies the requirements under this Division; and

        (b)     whether the licensed provider's proposed control system, or approved control system as proposed to be changed, is capable of providing satisfactory and effective control over the conduct of interactive games.

(4)     The Commissioner may refuse to give an approval if the licensed provider fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (2) without a reasonable excuse.

(5)     The Commissioner shall promptly give to the licensed provider a written notice of his or her decision.

(6)     If the Commissioner refuses to give an approval, the notice under subsection (5) shall state the reasons for the decision and, if the Commissioner believes that the submission is capable of being easily rectified to enable the Commissioner to approve it, the notice shall also—

        (a)     explain how the submission may be changed; and

        (b)     invite the licensed provider to resubmit the submission after making the appropriate changes.

(7)     In this section—

“submission” means a submission under section 93 or 94.



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