{"id":"sr:casino-control-fees-regulations-2015","name":"Casino Control (Fees) Regulations 2015","slug":"casino-control-fees-regulations-2015","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":183610,"registerId":"vic-sr:casino-control-fees-regulations-2015-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Casino Control (Fees) Regulations 2015","content":"Version No. 002\n\n**Casino Control (Fees) Regulations 2015**\n\n**S.R. No. 27/2015**\n\nVersion as at  \n15 April 2025\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objectives 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Revocations 1\n\n5 Fee for application for redefinition of casino boundaries 1\n\n6 Fee for application for licence 2\n\n7 Fee for applications by persons licensed under the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 2\n\n8 Fee for application for renewal of licence 2\n\n9 Fee for application for variation of licence 2\n\n10 Fee for issue of replacement licence 2\n\n═══════════════\n\nEndnotes 3\n\n1 General information 3\n\n2 Table of Amendments 5\n\n3 Explanatory details 6\n\n**Version No.** **002**\n\n**Casino Control (Fees) Regulations 2015**\n\n**S.R. No. 27/2015**\n\nVersion as at  \n15 April 2025\n\n\t1 Objectives\n\nThe objectives of these Regulations are to prescribe—\n\n(a) fees to accompany applications made under the **Casino Control Act 1991** in relation to special employee licences; and\n\n(b) fees for the issue of replacement special employee licences; and\n\n(c) fees to accompany applications under that Act for the redefinition of the boundaries of a casino.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 167 of the **Casino Control Act 1991**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 26 April 2015.\n\n\t4 Revocations\n\nThe Casino Control (Licence Fees) Regulations 2005[[1]](#endnote-1) and the Casino Control (Boundary Redefinition Fee) Regulations 2005[[2]](#endnote-2) are **revoked**.\n\n\t5 Fee for application for redefinition of casino boundaries\n\nFor the purposes of section 17(3) of the **Casino Control Act 1991**, the prescribed fee is  278·62 fee units.\n\n\t6 Fee for application for licence\n\nFor the purposes of section 39(1) of the **Casino Control Act 1991**, the prescribed fee  is 5·16 fee units.\n\n\t7 Fee for applications by persons licensed under the Gambling Regulation Act 2003\n\nFor the purposes of section 45A(2) of the **Casino Control Act 1991**, the prescribed fee is 3·39 fee units.\n\n\t8 Fee for application for renewal of licence\n\nFor the purposes of section 49(2) of the **Casino Control Act 1991**,  the prescribed fee  is 3·40 fee units.\n\n\t9 Fee for application for variation of licence\n\nFor the purposes of section 50(1) of the **Casino Control Act 1991**, the prescribed fee  is 3·35 fee units.\n\n\t10 Fee for issue of replacement licence\n\nFor the purposes of section 51(1) of the **Casino Control Act 1991**, the prescribed fee  is $10.72.\n\n═══════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Casino Control (Fees) Regulations 2015, S.R. No. 27/2015 were made on 21 April 2015 by the Governor in Council under section 167 of the **Casino Control Act 1991**, No. 47/1991 and came into operation on 26 April 2015: regulation 3.\n\nThe Casino Control (Fees) Regulations 2015 will sunset on 19 April 2026: Subordinate Legislation (Casino Control (Fees) Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025, S.R. No. 19/2025.\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Casino Control (Fees) Regulations 2015 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 4: S.R. No. 21/2005. [↑](#endnote-ref-1)\n\n2. Reg. 4: S.R. No. 38/2005.\n\n  ——\n\n  **Fee Units**\n\n  These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**. The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.\n\n  The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2024 is $16.33. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.\n\n  The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year. [↑](#endnote-ref-2)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, the regulations appear to serve their stated purpose — prescribing fees under the Casino Control Act — without any evident expansion or contraction of scope from the original intent. Fee regulations of this type are typically narrow and targeted by design."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, administrative subject matter — simply prescribes fees","Operates as a subordinate instrument (statutory rule) under a parent Act, requiring some understanding of that hierarchy","Fee regulations can change over time through amendments, requiring readers to check the correct consolidated version","Source document provided is heavily truncated, limiting full analysis"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations, made under the ACT Casino Control Act, prescribe the fees required for casino licences, renewals and related approvals. They apply mainly to the Canberra casino operator and to individuals seeking casino‑related approvals, and they give legal force to fee collection by the ACT Government.\n\nThey matter because unpaid fees can halt application or renewal processes; they are an administrative, enforceable measure beneath the primary Act."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These Regulations replace the 2005 fee instruments (regulation 4) and continue to prescribe fees for the same categories of Casino Control Act applications identified in the objectives (regulation 1). They do not add new regulatory subjects or broaden the matters charged; the principal mechanical change is expressing most amounts in fee units and relying on the Monetary Units Act for annual value adjustments (Explanatory details)."},"complexity_factors":["Few, narrowly defined fee items (low structural complexity): regulations 5–10 prescribe specific fees.","Use of fee units rather than fixed dollar amounts requires conversion under the Monetary Units Act, adding an administrative indexing step and possible yearly variation (Endnotes, Explanatory details).","One fee given as a fixed dollar amount ($10.72 for replacement licence) while others use fee units—minor inconsistency in formatting (regulation 10 vs regs 5–9).","Cross-references to multiple provisions of the Casino Control Act 1991 for the legal basis of each fee increase tracing costs to specific statutory application points (regs 5–10, reg 2).","Revocation of prior subordinate instruments (regulation 4) requires readers to track historical instruments if comparing past fee structures.","Rounding rule and publication requirement for fee‑unit values introduce small procedural detail (Explanatory details re: fee units).","Sunset timing noted in endnotes (statutory expiry date) affects regulatory lifecycle and planning (Endnotes)."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set the money applicants must pay for specific dealings under the Casino Control Act 1991 by prescribing fees (mostly expressed in fee units) for licences, renewals, variations, replacement special employee licences and boundary redefinition. They replace earlier 2005 regulations and rely on the Monetary Units Act to convert fee units to dollars. The people who pay are applicants, special employees and casino operators; the rule changes how much those actions cost and ties most amounts to an annually fixed fee‑unit value."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of prescribing fees for casino-related licensing applications. It replaced two earlier regulations from 2005 and consolidated them into a single instrument without expanding beyond fee-setting for special employee licences and boundary redefinitions."},"complexity_factors":["Only 10 regulations total, with 6 substantive provisions","No defined terms section — relies on parent Act definitions","Simple structure: each regulation prescribes one fee for one purpose","Minimal cross-referencing — only references to specific sections of the Casino Control Act 1991","One mathematical calculation required (fee units × $16.33), explained in endnotes","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation sets out the fees that must be paid for various applications and services related to casino employee licences in Victoria.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Establishes fees for people applying to work in a casino who need a \"special employee licence\" (a permit required for certain casino workers)\n- Covers fees for new licences, renewals, variations (changes to licence conditions), and replacement licences if lost or damaged\n- Sets a fee for casinos that want to change their physical boundaries\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People applying to work as special employees in Victorian casinos (dealers, gaming staff, and certain other workers)\n- Existing licence holders who need to renew, change, or replace their licence\n- Casino operators seeking to redefine their premises\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese fees are mandatory costs for anyone seeking to work in regulated casino positions. The amounts are calculated using \"fee units\" (a system where the government sets a base dollar value that gets multiplied by the number of units). As of 2024, one fee unit equals $16.33, meaning the most expensive fee (for redefining casino boundaries) currently costs about $4,550."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casino-control-fees-regulations-2015","history":"/api/acts/casino-control-fees-regulations-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casino-control-fees-regulations-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casino-control-fees-regulations-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casino-control-fees-regulations-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casino-control-fees-regulations-2015/documents"}}