Lotteries Act 1997

The chief executive may investigate a primary licensee to help the Minister decide whether the person is a suitable person to hold, or to continue to hold, a primary licence of the relevant type.

The chief executive may investigate a business or executive associate of a primary licensee to help the Minister to decide whether the person is, or continues to be, a suitable person to be associated with the operations of the holder of a primary licence of the relevant type.

However, the chief executive may investigate a primary licensee only if—

the Minister reasonably suspects the primary licensee is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to hold a primary licence of the relevant type; or

the investigation is made under an audit program for primary licensees approved by the Minister.

Also, the chief executive may investigate a business or executive associate of a primary licensee only if—

the Minister reasonably suspects the person is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to be associated with the operations of the holder of a primary licence of the relevant type; or

the investigation is made under an audit program for business and executive associates of primary licensees approved by the Minister; or

the person—

became a business or executive associate of the primary licensee after the issue of the primary licence; and

has not been investigated previously under an audit program mentioned in paragraph (b); or

the person—

was a business or executive associate of the primary licensee when the primary licence was issued; and

has not been investigated under section 14(2).