Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An authority operator may apply to the chief executive--
(a) for an approval for regulated wagering equipment proposed to be used in the conduct of approved wagering; or
(b) for approval to modify approved wagering equipment used in the conduct of approved wagering.
(2) An application must--
(a) be in the approved form; and
(b) be accompanied by the application fee prescribed under a regulation.
(3) The chief executive must consider the application and if, for deciding the application, the chief executive considers it is necessary for the equipment, or the equipment as proposed to be modified, to be evaluated, the chief executive must--
(a) carry out the evaluation; or
(b) direct the authority operator--
(i) to arrange to have the equipment evaluated by an approved evaluator; and
(ii) to give the chief executive a written report of the evaluation.
(4) If the chief executive carries out an evaluation of the equipment--
(a) the authority operator must pay the fee prescribed under a regulation for the evaluation to the chief executive; and
(b) if an amount of the fee is not paid by the authority operator, the State may recover the amount from the authority operator as a debt.
(5) The chief executive may refuse to give an approval if--
(a) the fee payable for an evaluation carried out by the chief executive is not paid; or
(b) the authority operator fails to comply with a direction of the chief executive under subsection (3)(b).
(6) If the chief executive gives an approval, the chief executive must immediately give the authority operator written notice of the decision.
(7) If the chief executive refuses to give an approval, the chief executive must immediately give the authority operator an information notice for the decision.