§ 93 — Suspension or cancellation, etc., of approved gambling venue

93.—(1) Subject to section 95, the Authority may cancel (without any compensation) any approval granted under section 64 to a licensee in respect of any place or premises as an approved gambling venue if the Authority is satisfied that —(a)

the licensee is contravening or not complying with, or has contravened or failed to comply with any of the following:(i)

any condition of the approval granted to the licensee for the place or those premises as an approved gambling venue;

(ii)

any provision of a standard applicable to the licensee and relating to the place or those premises as an approved gambling venue;

(b)

the licensee does not or has ceased to provide a gambling service authorised by its licence at the place or those premises for a period of more than 6 continuous months;

(c)

the licensee is not providing a gambling service at that place or those premises in a safe and crime‑free manner;

(d)

the level of criminal activity in the vicinity of the place or those premises no longer make it suitable for that place or those premises to continue as an approved gambling venue;

(e)

the cultural interest and social wellbeing of the community in the vicinity of the place or those premises no longer make it suitable for that place or those premises to continue as an approved gambling venue; or

(f)

the approval had been obtained by the licensee by fraud or misrepresentation.

(2) However, the Authority may, in lieu of cancelling under subsection (1) any approval granted under section 64 to a licensee in respect of any place or premises as an approved gambling venue, do (without compensation) any one or more of the following:(a)

censure the licensee in writing;

(b)

direct the licensee or class licensee to do, or to refrain from doing, such things as are specified in a direction to rectify any contravention or non‑compliance mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or that constitutes the ground for regulatory action under this section;

(c)

suspend the approval granted under section 64 to the licensee in respect of the particular place or premises for not more than 6 months;

(d)

modify any condition of the approval, and section 67 is disapplied.

—(1) Subject to section 95, the Authority may cancel (without any compensation) any approval granted under section 64 to a licensee in respect of any place or premises as an approved gambling venue if the Authority is satisfied that —(a)

the licensee is contravening or not complying with, or has contravened or failed to comply with any of the following:(i)

any condition of the approval granted to the licensee for the place or those premises as an approved gambling venue;

(ii)

any provision of a standard applicable to the licensee and relating to the place or those premises as an approved gambling venue;

(b)

the licensee does not or has ceased to provide a gambling service authorised by its licence at the place or those premises for a period of more than 6 continuous months;

(c)

the licensee is not providing a gambling service at that place or those premises in a safe and crime‑free manner;

(d)

the level of criminal activity in the vicinity of the place or those premises no longer make it suitable for that place or those premises to continue as an approved gambling venue;

(e)

the cultural interest and social wellbeing of the community in the vicinity of the place or those premises no longer make it suitable for that place or those premises to continue as an approved gambling venue; or

(f)

the approval had been obtained by the licensee by fraud or misrepresentation.

(2) However, the Authority may, in lieu of cancelling under subsection (1) any approval granted under section 64 to a licensee in respect of any place or premises as an approved gambling venue, do (without compensation) any one or more of the following:(a)

censure the licensee in writing;

(b)

direct the licensee or class licensee to do, or to refrain from doing, such things as are specified in a direction to rectify any contravention or non‑compliance mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or that constitutes the ground for regulatory action under this section;

(c)

suspend the approval granted under section 64 to the licensee in respect of the particular place or premises for not more than 6 months;

(d)

modify any condition of the approval, and section 67 is disapplied.