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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 7 Hansard (19 June) . . Page.. 2126 ..

(c) contravening, without reasonable excuse, the rules about telephone betting approved under section 76 (1) (Rules about telephone betting);

(d) interfering, without reasonable excuse, with equipment prescribed under the regulations for section 75 (b), unless the licensee satisfies the commission that the licensee-

(i) did not know, and had no reason to believe, that the equipment was prescribed equipment; or

(ii) acted under an authorisation under section 87 (Maintenance of prescribed equipment).

(4) If the licensee holds a sports bookmaking licence, the following criteria apply to the licensee:

(i) for an individual-

(A) the licensee does not meet the suitability requirements; or

(B) the licensee has engaged in a prohibited act; or

(D) the licensee is a member of a syndicate that holds a sports bookmaking licence;

(ii) for a syndicate-

(A) the syndicate does not consist of at least 2, and not more than 4, members; or

(B) any member of the syndicate does not meet the suitability requirements; or

(C) any member of the syndicate holds another sports bookmaking licence; or

(D) any member of the syndicate is a member of another syndicate that holds a sports bookmaking licence; or

(E) the syndicate, or any member of the syndicate, has engaged in a prohibited act;

(iii) for a corporation-

(A) the corporation, any director of the corporation, or any influential shareholder of the corporation, does not meet the suitability requirements; or

(B) the corporation, or any director of the corporation, has engaged in a prohibited act; or

(C) any director of the corporation is not an individual or holds a sports bookmaking licence;

(d) the licensee has not paid a fee payable under this Act in relation to the licence within the period it is required to be paid.

Note For prohibited act for this subsection, see s (6).

(5) If the licensee holds a sports bookmaker's agent licence, the following criteria apply to the licensee:

(a) the licensee does not meet the suitability requirements;

(c) the licensee has committed a prohibited act.

(6) For subsections (4) and (5), a prohibited act is any of the following:

(c) contravening the rules for sports bookmaking.

(7) Despite subsection (1), the commission may, instead of cancelling the licence, take other disciplinary action under section 69 (Discretionary penalties), if the commission considers that, in the circumstances (for example, the minor nature of the ground for cancellation)-

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