{"id":"sl-2006-8","name":"Casino Control Regulation 2006","slug":"casino-control-regulation-2006","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"8 of 2006","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173270,"registerId":"act-sl-2006-8-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Casino Control Regulation 2006","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCasino Control Regulation 2006\nSL2006-8\nmade under the\nCasino Control Act 2006\nRepublication No 2\nEffective: 2 October 2018\nRepublication date: 2 October 2018\nLast amendment made by A2018-33\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Casino Control Regulation 2006, made under the Casino Control\nAct 2006 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial\nchanges)) as in force on 2 October 2018. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal\nor expiry affecting this republished law to 2 October 2018.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the\nsymbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying\nprovision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act\n2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $150 for an\nindividual and $750 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR2\n02/10/18\nCasino Control Regulation 2006\nEffective: 02/10/18\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCasino Control Regulation 2006\nmade under the\nCasino Control Act 2006\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Dictionary 2\n4 Notes 2\n5 Prescribed functions—Act, s 41 and dict, def prescribed function 2\n6 Area to be designated casino—Act, s 62 (1) 3\n7 Core trading hours—Act, s 68 (4), def core trading hours 4\n7A Document of identification—Act, s 78, def document of identification,\npar (b) 4\n8 Kinds of cheque to be accepted—Act, s 112 (1) (b) (i) 4\n9 How to accept cheque—Act, s 112 (1) (b) (ii) 5\n10 Amount prescribed for scheme—Act, dict, def commission-based\nplayer scheme, par (b) 5\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Casino Control Regulation 2006\nEffective: 02/10/18\nR2\n02/10/18\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSchedule 1 Designation of casino 6\nPart 1.1 First floor 6\nPart 1.2 Ground floor 7\nPart 1.3 Basement 8\nDictionary 9\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 10\n2 Abbreviation key 10\n3 Legislation history 11\n4 Amendment history 11\n5 Earlier republications 12\n\nR2\n02/10/18\nCasino Control Regulation 2006\nEffective: 02/10/18\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCasino Control Regulation 2006\nmade under the\nCasino Control Act 2006\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Casino Control Regulation 2006\nEffective: 02/10/18\nR2\n02/10/18\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Casino Control Regulation 2006.\n3 Dictionary\nThe dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.\nNote 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in\nthis regulation, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other\nterms defined elsewhere.\nFor example, the signpost definition ‘commission-based player\nscheme—see the Act, dictionary’ means that the term ‘commission-based\nplayer scheme’ is defined in that dictionary and the definition applies to\nthis regulation.\nNote 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to\nthe entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the\nregulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears\n(see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).\n4 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this\nregulation.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.\n5 Prescribed functions—Act, s 41 and dict, def prescribed\nfunction\nThe following functions are prescribed as functions that may be\nperformed by a casino employee in relation to the operation of the\ncasino:\n(a) the conduct of gaming in the casino;\n(b) the organisation, administration and management of\ncommission-based player schemes;\n(c) the organisation and conduct of casino marketing schemes;\n\nSection 6\nR2\n02/10/18\nCasino Control Regulation 2006\nEffective: 02/10/18\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(d) the storage, exchange and counting of money and chips in the\ncasino, other than in relation to the supply of food or beverages;\n(e) the movement of money and chips in the casino, other than in\nrelation to the supply of food or beverages;\n(f) the storage of gaming equipment in the casino;\n(g) the security of the casino and its operations;\n(h) the surveillance of the casino and its operations;\n(i) the use and storage of security equipment;\n(j) the use of surveillance equipment;\n(k) the storage of surveillance equipment;\n(l) computer systems maintenance and support in the casino;\n(m) the unsupervised maintenance and repair of gaming equipment;\n(n) the unsupervised maintenance and repair of security and\nsurveillance equipment in the casino;\n(o) the unsupervised access to administrative and financial\ninformation relating to the operation of the casino other than\naccess by external auditors or company directors of the licensee\nor of the licensee’s beneficial owners;\n(p) the supervision of anything mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (o);\n(q) management roles in the casino, including functions that include\nmaking decisions that involve the exercise of discretions that\nsubstantially affect, or could affect, the operation of the casino.\n6 Area to be designated casino—Act, s 62 (1)\nThe areas outlined in bold on the plan in schedule 1, part 1.1, part 1.2\nand part 1.3 are designated to be the casino.\n\nSection 7\npage 4 Casino Control Regulation 2006\nEffective: 02/10/18\nR2\n02/10/18\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n7 Core trading hours—Act, s 68 (4), def core trading hours\nThe core trading hours are between midnight and 2 am and between\n5 pm and midnight on any day.\n7A Document of identification—Act, s 78, def document of\nidentification, par (b)\n(1) An Australia Post Keypass ID is prescribed.\n(2) In this section:\nAustralia Post Keypass ID, for a person, means identification issued\nby Australia Post that includes the following about the person:\n(a) the name of the person;\n(b) a photo of the person;\n(c) the date of birth of the person.\nNote An Australia Post Keypass ID may be in electronic form (see Legislation\nAct, dict, pt 1, def document).\n8 Kinds of cheque to be accepted—Act, s 112 (1) (b) (i)\nA cheque that meets the following requirements is prescribed:\n(a) the cheque is drawn in favour of the casino licensee or the person\nwho presents the cheque;\n(b) the cheque is not postdated;\n(c) for a redeeming cheque—the cheque is not dated earlier than the\ndate of the most recent of the cheques to be redeemed.\n\nSection 9\nR2\n02/10/18\nCasino Control Regulation 2006\nEffective: 02/10/18\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n9 How to accept cheque—Act, s 112 (1) (b) (ii)\nA casino licensee who accepts a cheque must—\n(a) be satisfied about the identity of the person who presents the\ncheque; and\n(b) keep a record of—\n(i) any proof of identity that the person shows to the licensee;\nand\n(ii) any inquiry the licensee makes to verify the person’s\nidentity; and\n(c) comply with any control procedures for accepting cheques.\n10 Amount prescribed for scheme—Act, dict, def\ncommission-based player scheme, par (b)\nThe prescribed amount is $1 500.\n\nSchedule 1 Designation of casino\nPart 1.1 First floor\npage 6 Casino Control Regulation 2006\nEffective: 02/10/18\nR2\n02/10/18\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSchedule 1 Designation of casino\n(see s 6)\nPart 1.1 First floor\n\nDesignation of casino Schedule 1\nGround floor Part 1.2\nR2\n02/10/18\nCasino Control Regulation 2006\nEffective: 02/10/18\npage 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 1.2 Ground floor\n\nSchedule 1 Designation of casino\nPart 1.3 Basement\npage 8 Casino Control Regulation 2006\nEffective: 02/10/18\nR2\n02/10/18\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 1.3 Basement\n\nDictionary\nR2\n02/10/18\nCasino Control Regulation 2006\nEffective: 02/10/18\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\n(see s 3)\nNote 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to\nthis regulation.\nNote 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:\n• Act\n• function\n• must (see s 146)\n• prescribed.\nNote 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in\nthe Casino Control Act 2006 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For example,\nthe following terms are defined in the Casino Control Act 2006, dict:\n• control procedures\n• gaming\n• gaming equipment.\ncommission-based player scheme—see the Act, dictionary.\nprescribed function—see the Act, dictionary.\n\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\npage 10 Casino Control Regulation 2006\nEffective: 02/10/18\nR2\n02/10/18\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\nLegislation history 3\nR2\n02/10/18\nCasino Control Regulation 2006\nEffective: 02/10/18\npage 11\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nCasino Control Regulation 2006 SL2006-8\nnotified LR 21 March 2006\ns 1, s 2 commenced 21 March 2006 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 May 2006 (s 2 and see Casino Control\nAct 2006 A2006-2, s 2 and CN2006-6)\nas amended by\nRed Tape Reduction Legislation Amendment Act 2018 A2018-33 pt 5\nnotified LR 25 September 2018\ns 1, s 2 commenced 25 September 2018 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 5 commenced 2 October 2018 (s 2 (1))\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\nDocument of identification—Act, s 78, def document of identification, par (b)\ns 7A ins A2018-33 s 74\n\nEndnotes\n5 Earlier republications\npage 12 Casino Control Regulation 2006\nEffective: 02/10/18\nR2\n02/10/18\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications are\nmarked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an\nauthorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n1 May 2006\n1 May 2006–\n1 Oct 2018\nnot amended new regulation\n© Australian Capital Territory 2018","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: providing specific operational details for the Casino Control Act 2006. It has not expanded beyond its initial scope of designating premises, setting hours, prescribing employee functions, and detailing financial transaction rules. The single amendment since enactment (adding Australia Post Keypass ID) was a minor technical update rather than scope expansion."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (12 pages including endnotes, approximately 8 substantive sections)","Minimal defined terms (only 2 defined in the dictionary, with most definitions signposted to the parent Act)","Simple structure with no nested exceptions or complex conditional logic","Heavy reliance on the parent Casino Control Act 2006 (most substantive rules are in the Act, not this regulation)","Schedule 1 consists of blank floor plans (referenced but not populated with detail in the text)","Only one substantive amendment since 2006 (addition of Australia Post Keypass ID in 2018)"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation supplies the day-to-day operating rules for Casino Canberra under the ACT Casino Control Act 2006, specifying the licensed casino premises, core trading hours, permitted employee functions, cheque-handling and record requirements, a $1,500 threshold for commission-based player schemes, and acceptance of Australia Post Keypass ID.  \n\nIt affects the casino, its staff, patrons (especially those paying by cheque), and people seeking entry, giving practical legal clarity for how the Act is implemented."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation implements and specifies operational details authorised by the Casino Control Act rather than expanding the Act's substantive scope. It prescribes who may perform casino functions, the physical area of the casino, trading hours, identity rules, cheque controls and a monetary threshold for player schemes (see ss 5–10, Schedule 1). The 2018 insertion of the Australia Post Keypass (s 7A) clarifies acceptable ID but remains within the Act's identification framework."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to the Casino Control Act for key definitions and delegated powers (see s 3 and Dictionary).","Detailed, enumerated list of prescribed employee functions that affect hiring, duties and supervision (see s 5).","Spatial designation of the casino via a marked plan in Schedule 1, requiring interpretation of the plan for operational boundaries (see s 6 and Schedule 1).","Prescriptive operational rules with procedural duties: core trading hours (s 7) and ID specification (s 7A).","Cheque-acceptance and verification rules that create recordkeeping and control-procedure obligations for the licensee (ss 8–9).","A fixed monetary threshold for commission-based player schemes that ties into Act definitions ($1,500, s 10).","Reliance on external or licensee control procedures creates implementation variance and administrative discretion (see s 9(c) and s 5(q))."],"plain_english_summary":"Sets operational rules for the ACT casino: lists employee functions (e.g. gaming, security, management), designates casino areas on a plan, defines core trading hours (midnight–2am; 5pm–midnight), prescribes an Australia Post Keypass as ID, fixes cheque‑acceptance and recordkeeping requirements, and sets a $1,500 amount for commission‑based player schemes. It binds the licensee to verification and control procedures, creates compliance and recordkeeping costs for the licensee, and assigns practical discretion to licensee managers and regulators."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casino-control-regulation-2006","history":"/api/acts/casino-control-regulation-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casino-control-regulation-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casino-control-regulation-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casino-control-regulation-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casino-control-regulation-2006/documents"}}