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Mr Guy said the bill had been trumpeted as a move to streamline state of emergency legislation, but it was about “restricting people’s freedoms and movements indefinitely if need be”. Ms Leathem told the committee that because there was a legal instrument for his appointment, he would have ended up in the tribunal’s system until he formally resigned despite never having been sworn in.
“We are creating the most stringent oversight of any casino in the country. No longer will Crown’s destiny be theirs to manage,” Ms Horne said.The Gaming Minister said the new role of special manager would be given powers to investigate the affairs and the operations of the casino. The special manager will be able to attend all meetings of the board and inspect all books, records, and documents.
“There are thousands of jobs down at the casino. These people have acted in good conscience and I think it’s important as we’re coming out of a pandemic that they have that financial security as well,” she said. “On the other side, there were two factors: the risk that cancellation of Crown Melbourne’s licence would cause considerable harm to the Victorian economy and innocent third parties; and whether, in a short time, Crown Melbourne could so ‘remake’ itself that it would once again become suitable to hold a casino licence.”Crown contributed around 1 per cent of Victoria’s state tax revenue before COVID, and employed around 11,500 people in Melbourne.
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