{"id":"casino-control-regulations-1999","name":"Casino Control Regulations 1999","slug":"casino-control-regulations-1999","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174229,"registerId":"wa-casino-control-regulations-1999-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Casino Control Regulations 1999","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nCasino Control Act 1984\n\nCasino Control Regulations 1999\n\nWestern Australia\n\nCasino Control Regulations 1999\n\nContents\n\nPart 1 — Preliminary\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Terms used 1\n\nPart 2 — General\n\n3. Unclaimed winnings 2\n\n4. Fee for review of direction not to enter or remain in casino 2\n\n4A. Exempt class of contract 2\n\n5. Prescribed matters for manuals 2\n\n6. Casino licensee must provide manual and amended manual to Commission 3\n\n7. Prescribed period for suspicious matter reports 3\n\nPart 3 — Infringement notices\n\n8. Prescribed offences and modified penalties 5\n\n9. Forms for infringement notice and withdrawal notice 5\n\nSchedule 1 — Prescribed offences and modified penalties\n\nDivision 1 — Offences under Act\n\nDivision 2 — Offences under regulations\n\nSchedule 2 — Forms for infringement notice and withdrawal notice\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 12\n\nOther notes 14\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nCasino Control Act 1984\n\nCasino Control Regulations 1999\n\n## Part 1 — Preliminary\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\nThese regulations may be cited as the *Casino Control Regulations 1999*.\n\n##### 2. Terms used\n\n(1) In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —\n\nAct means the *Casino Control Act 1984*;\n\nconviction has the meaning given in subregulation (2);\n\nmanuals means manuals about the management and operation of a casino mentioned in section 24A(1) of the Act.\n\n(2) In these regulations, a reference to a person’s conviction of an offence is a reference to a conviction that is recorded against the person by a court of competent jurisdiction in Australia or in another country, except a conviction arising from a modified penalty procedure, or otherwise not imposed pursuant to any hearing or proceedings.\n\n[Regulation 2 amended: Gazette 4 Jun 2010 p. 2483-4; SL 2025/35 r. 20.]\n\n## Part 2 — General\n\n##### 3. Unclaimed winnings\n\nFor the purposes of section 15(1)(a) and (b) of the Act, the prescribed amount is 99 cents.\n\n##### 4. Fee for review of direction not to enter or remain in casino\n\nFor the purposes of section 26A(3)(b) of the Act, the prescribed fee is $179.\n\n[Regulation 4 amended: Gazette 2 Oct 2001 p. 5457; 26 Sep 2003 p. 4225; 14 Oct 2005 p. 4560; 9 Oct 2007 p. 5350; 30 Oct 2009 p. 4314; 4 Nov 2011 p. 4638; 16 Nov 2012 p. 5648; 8 Nov 2013 p. 4974; 14 Nov 2014 p. 4281; 6 Nov 2015 p. 4583; 28 Oct 2016 p. 4912; 10 Nov 2017 p. 5583; 7 Sep 2018 p. 3194; 22 Oct 2019 p. 3722; SL 2022/144 r. 8; SL 2023/156 r. 8; SL 2024/213 r. 8; SL 2025/187 r. 8.]\n\n##### 4A. Exempt class of contract\n\n(1) For the purposes of paragraph (f) of the definition of ***controlled contract*** in section 29A of the Act, a contract that does not relate to the provision of gaming technical services is exempt from that definition.\n\n(2) In subregulation (1) —\n\ngaming technical services means services related to the maintenance or repair of gaming equipment or gaming related computer information systems.\n\n[Regulation 4A inserted: Gazette 7 Sep 2004 p. 3881.]\n\n##### 5. Prescribed matters for manuals\n\nFor the purposes of section 24A(1) of the Act, manuals must deal with the following matters —\n\n(a) gaming operations;\n\n(b) internal management and control;\n\n(c) handling, dealing with and accounting for money, chips, vouchers, cheques, digital currencies and similar things;\n\n(d) internal management and control;\n\n(e) surveillance and security;\n\n(f) the responsible service of gambling.\n\n[Regulation 5 inserted: SL 2025/35 r. 21.]\n\n##### 6. Casino licensee must provide manual and amended manual to Commission\n\n(1) A casino licensee must provide a manual to the Commission, within a period specified in writing by the Commission, for the purposes of the Commission considering the manual for approval under section 24A(1) of the Act.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $25 000.\n\n(2) If the Commission requires under section 24A(2) that an approved manual of a casino licensee be amended, the licensee must provide the amendment to the Commission, within a period specified in writing by the Commission, for the purposes of the Commission considering the amendment for approval under section 24A(1) of the Act.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $25 000.\n\n[Regulation 6 inserted: SL 2025/35 r. 21.]\n\n##### 7. Prescribed period for suspicious matter reports\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\nbusiness day means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.\n\n(2) For the purposes of section 30A of the Act, the period —\n\n(a) begins at the time the casino licensee’s suspicious matter reporting obligation arises under the *Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing Act 2006* (Commonwealth) section 41(1); and\n\n(b) ends 1 business day after the following, as is relevant —\n\n(i) the day by which the casino licensee is required to give the report under the *Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing Act 2006* (Commonwealth) section 41(2)(a);\n\n(ii) the time by which the casino licensee is required to give the report under the *Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing Act 2006* (Commonwealth) section 41(2)(b).\n\n[Regulation 7 inserted: SL 2025/35 r. 21.]\n\n## Part 3 — Infringement notices\n\n[Heading inserted: SL 2025/35 r. 22.]\n\n##### 8. Prescribed offences and modified penalties\n\n(1) The offences specified in Schedule 1 are offences for which an infringement notice may be issued under the *Criminal Procedure Act 2004* Part 2 as modified by the *Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987* section 36.\n\n(2) For the purposes of the *Criminal Procedure Act 2004* section 5(3), the penalty specified opposite an offence in Schedule 1 is the modified penalty for that offence.\n\n[Regulation 8 inserted: SL 2025/35 r. 22.]\n\n##### 9. Forms for infringement notice and withdrawal notice\n\n(1) For the purposes of the *Criminal Procedure Act 2004* section 6(d), the form of an infringement notice is Schedule 2 Form 1.\n\n(2) For the purposes of the *Criminal Procedure Act 2004* section 15(2), the form stating that an infringement notice has been withdrawn is Schedule 2 Form 2.\n\n[Regulation 9 inserted: SL 2025/35 r. 22.]\n\n[**10-17**. deleted: Gazette 4 Jun 2010 p. 2484.]\n\n[Part 4 (r. 18 and 19) deleted: SL 2025/35 r. 22.]\n\nSchedule 1 — Prescribed offences and modified penalties\n\n[r. 8]\n\n[Heading inserted: SL 2025/35 r. 23.]\n\nDivision 1 — Offences under Act\n\n[Heading inserted: SL 2025/35 r. 23.]\n\n| **Item** | **Section** | **Modified penalty** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. | s. 22(7) | $500 |\n| 2. | s. 23(2)(ia) | $2 500 |\n| 3. | s. 23(2)(ii) | $500 |\n| 4. | s. 26(1d) | $500 |\n| 5. | s. 26(6) | $1 000 |\n| 6. | s. 27(1) | $4 000 |\n| 7. | s. 27(1a) | $5 000 |\n| 8. | s. 27(3) | $200 |\n| 9. | s. 27(3a) | $200 |\n| 10. | s. 27A(4) | $200 |\n| 11. | s. 30A | $5 000 |\n\n\n[Division 1 inserted: SL 2025/35 r. 23.]\n\nDivision 2 — Offences under regulations\n\n[Heading inserted: SL 2025/35 r. 23.]\n\n| **Item** | **Regulation** | **Modified penalty** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. | r. 6(1) | $5 000 |\n| 2. | r. 6(2) | $5 000 |\n\n\n[Division 2 inserted: SL 2025/35 r. 23.]\n\nSchedule 2 — Forms for infringement notice and withdrawal notice\n\n[r. 9(1) and (2)]\n\n[Heading inserted: SL 2025/35 r. 23.]\n\n**Form 1 — Infringement notice**\n\n- *Casino Control Act 1984***INFRINGEMENT NOTICE** Infringement\nnotice no.\n- **Alleged offender** Name\n- Address\n- **Alleged offence** Date or period\n- Time\n- Place\n- Details of offence\n- Written law contravened\n- **Modified penalty** $\n- **Date** Date of notice\n- **Issuing officer** Name\n- Signature\n- **TAKE NOTICE** It is alleged that you have committed the above offence.**If you do not want to be prosecuted in court for the offence**, pay the modified penalty to the Approved Officer (the **Gaming and Wagering Commission**) within 28 days after the date of this notice.**If you do not pay** the modified penalty within 28 days after the date of this notice, you may be prosecuted or enforcement action may be taken under the *Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994*. Under that Act, some or all of the following action may be taken — your driver’s licence may be suspended, your vehicle licence may be suspended or cancelled, you may be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence or vehicle licence, your vehicle may be immobilised or have its number plates removed, your details may be published on a website, your earnings or bank accounts may be garnished, and your property may be seized and sold.**If you need more time** to pay the modified penalty, you should contact the Gaming and Wagering Commission at the address below.Paying the modified penalty will not be regarded as an admission for the purposes of any civil or criminal court case.**If you want this matter to be dealt with by prosecution in court**, sign and date here:\n__________________________________ / /\nand post this notice to the Gaming and Wagering Commission at the address below within 28 days after the date of this notice.\n- **How to pay** By post *[Insert details for paying by post]*\n- In person *[Insert details for paying in person]*\n- Electronically *[Insert details for paying electronically]*\n\n\n[Form 1 inserted: SL 2025/35 r. 23.]\n\n**Form 2 — Withdrawal of infringement notice**\n\n- *Casino Control Act 1984***WITHDRAWAL OF INFRINGEMENT NOTICE** Withdrawal no.\n- **Alleged offender** Name\n- Address\n- **Details of infringement notice** Infringement notice no.\n- Date of issue\n- **Alleged offence** Date or period\n- Time\n- Place\n- Details of offence\n- Written law contravened\n- **Officer of the Commission withdrawing notice** Name\n- Signature\n- **Date** Date of withdrawal\n- **Withdrawal of infringement notice** The above infringement notice issued against you for the above alleged offence has been withdrawn.If you have already paid the modified penalty for the alleged offence, you are entitled to a refund.*[Insert details for processing of refund.]*\n\n\n[Form 2 inserted: SL 2025/35 r. 23.]\n\n![]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Casino Control Regulations 1999* and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | | **Published** | | **Commencement** | |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| *Casino Control Regulations 1999* | | 5 Feb 1999 p. 427‑40 | | 5 Feb 1999 | |\n| *Casino Control Amendment Regulations 2001* | | 2 Oct 2001   p. 5457 | | 2 Oct 2001 1 (see r. 2) | |\n| *Casino Control Amendment Regulations 2003* | | 26 Sep 2003 p. 4224‑5 | | 1 Jan 2004 (see r. 2) | |\n| *Racing and Gambling (Miscellaneous) Amendment Regulations 2004* Pt. 2 | | 30 Jan 2004 p. 413‑18 | | 30 Jan 2004 (see r. 2) | |\n| *Casino Control Amendment Regulations 2004* | | 7 Sep 2004 p. 3881 | | 7 Sep 2004 | |\n| **Reprint 1: The *Casino Control Regulations 1999* as at 21 Jan 2005** (includes amendments listed above) | | | | | |\n| *Casino Control Amendment Regulations 2005* | | 14 Oct 2005 p. 4560 | | 1 Jan 2006 (see r. 2) | |\n| *Casino Control Amendment Regulations 2007* | | 9 Oct 2007 p. 5350 | | r. 1 and 2: 9 Oct 2007 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jan 2008 (see r. 2(b)) | |\n| **Reprint 2: The *Casino Control Regulations 1999* as at 6 Mar 2009** (includes amendments listed above) | | | | | |\n| *Casino Control Amendment Regulations 2009* | | 30 Oct 2009 p. 4314 | | r. 1 and 2: 30 Oct 2009 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jan 2010 (see r. 2(b)) | |\n| *Casino Control Amendment Regulations 2010* | | 4 Jun 2010 p. 2483-4 | | r. 1 and 2: 4 Jun 2010 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 5 Jun 2010 (see r. 2(b)) | |\n| *Casino Control Amendment Regulations 2011* | | 4 Nov 2011 p. 4637-8 | | r. 1 and 2: 4 Nov 2011 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jan 2012 (see r. 2(b)) | |\n| *Casino Control Amendment Regulations 2012* | | 16 Nov 2012 p. 5647-8 | | r. 1 and 2: 16 Nov 2012 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jan 2013 (see r. 2(b)) | |\n| *Casino Control Amendment Regulations 2013* | | 8 Nov 2013 p. 4973‑4 | | r. 1 and 2: 8 Nov 2013 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jan 2014 (see. r. 2(b)) | |\n| **Reprint 3: The *Casino Control Regulations 1999* as at 4 Apr 2014** (includes amendments listed above) | | | | | |\n| *Casino Control Amendment Regulations 2014* | | 14 Nov 2014 p. 4280‑1 | | r. 1 and 2: 14 Nov 2014 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jan 2015 (see. r. 2(b)) | |\n| *Racing, Gaming and Liquor Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2015* Pt. 4 | | 6 Nov 2015 p. 4581-8 | | 1 Jan 2016 (see. r. 2(b)) | |\n| *Racing, Gaming and Liquor Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2016* Pt. 4 | | 28 Oct 2016 p. 4910‑16 | | 1 Jan 2017 (see r. 2(b)) | |\n| *Racing, Gaming and Liquor Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2017* Pt. 4 | | 10 Nov 2017 p. 5579‑94 | | 1 Jan 2018 (see r. 2(b)) | |\n| *Racing, Gaming and Liquor Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2018* Pt. 4 | | 7 Sep 2018 p. 3192‑200 | | 1 Jan 2019 (see r. 2(b)) | |\n| *Racing, Gaming and Liquor Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2019* Pt. 4 | | 22 Oct 2019 p. 3720-9 | | 1 Jan 2020 (see r. 2(b)) | |\n| *Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2022* Pt. 4 | | SL 2022/144 12 Aug 2022 | | 1 Jan 2023 (see r. 2(b)) | |\n| *Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2023* Pt. 4 | | SL 2023/156 18 Oct 2023 | | 1 Jan 2024 (see r. 2(b)) | |\n| *Casino Control Amendment Regulations 2024* | | SL 2024/163 7 Aug 2024 | | r. 1 and 2: 7 Aug 2024 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 8 Aug 2024 (see r. 2(b)) | |\n| *Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2024* Pt. 4 | | SL 2024/213 16 Oct 2024 | | 1 Jan 2025 (see r. 2(b)) | |\n| *Gambling Regulations Amendment Regulations 2025* Pt. 4 | | SL 2025/35 5 Feb 2025 | | 6 Feb 2025 (see r. 2(b)) | |\n| *Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2025* Pt. 4 | | SL 2025/187 12 Nov 2025 | | 1 Jan 2026 (see r. 2(b)) | |\n\n\nOther notes\n\n1 The commencement date of 1 Oct 2001 that was specified was before the date of gazettal.\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\nAct 1(1)\n\nbusiness day 7(1)\n\nconviction 2(1)\n\ngaming technical services 4A(2)\n\nmanuals 2(1)\n\n© State of Western Australia 2026.\n\nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). To view relevant information and for a link to a copy of the licence, visit www.legislation.wa.gov.au.\n\nAttribute work as: © State of Western Australia 2026.\n\nBy Authority: ROGER JACOBS, Acting Government Printer\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope assessment is not possible as the legislative text was unavailable. The page returned an error indicating the URL has changed due to system upgrades, not that the legislation itself has been amended or repealed."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was available for analysis — the source URL returned a 'page not found' error","Cannot assess structural complexity, cross-references, definitions, or technical provisions without the actual text","Score of 1 reflects absence of content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"## Casino Control Regulations 1999 (WA)\n\n**⚠️ Content Unavailable**\n\nThe actual text of this legislation could not be retrieved. The link to the *Casino Control Regulations 1999* (a Western Australian regulation governing the operation of casinos) is no longer active on the Western Australian legislation website.\n\nWhat is known generally:\n- This regulation sits under the *Casino Control Act 1984* (WA)\n- It would typically cover rules around casino licensing, operations, gaming conduct, and compliance requirements\n- It affects casino operators (primarily Crown Perth) and their staff, as well as gamblers\n\nTo access the current version of this legislation, visit the [Western Australian Legislation website](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au) and search directly for *Casino Control Regulations 1999*."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations, as presented, have altered and refined the operational scope of the Casino Control Act since their original 1999 formulation. Notable scope changes in later amendments include: the insertion of an exemption narrowing the definition of \"controlled contract\" to exclude contracts not related to gaming technical services (Regulation 4A); the prescription of detailed manual content requirements (Regulation 5) and a mandatory requirement to provide manuals and Commission‑required amendments within Commission‑specified periods subject to a $25,000 fine for non‑compliance (Regulation 6); alignment of suspicious matter reporting timing to the Commonwealth AML/CTF Act with a precisely defined reporting window (Regulation 7); and the formalisation of an infringement‑notice regime with a schedule of modified penalties and prescribed forms (Regulations 8–9 and Schedules 1–2). These changes both narrowed regulatory reach in specific commercial contract contexts and expanded administrative and compliance obligations on licensees by adding documentary, timing and monetary enforcement mechanisms (Regs 4A, 5, 6, 7, 8 and Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross‑references to the Casino Control Act 1984 (Act) and to the Commonwealth Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing Act 2006, creating reliance on external statutory timings and definitions (Regs 4A, 6, 7).","Detailed schedules that map specific Act sections and regulation clauses to a range of different monetary modified penalties (Schedule 1).","Discretion afforded to the Gaming and Wagering Commission to set time periods for submission of manuals and amendments (Reg 6), creating variable compliance points.","Substantive penalties with significant monetary exposure for licensees (Reg 6: $25,000) and multiple different penalty levels for persons subject to infringement notices (Schedule 1).","Interaction between state infringement procedures and the Criminal Procedure Act 2004, including prescribed forms and the practical consequences of non‑payment (Reg 8, Reg 9, Schedule 2).","Definitions and exclusions that affect regulatory coverage (e.g. exemption for non‑technical contracts at Reg 4A), requiring factual analysis of contracts to determine applicability.","Amendment history and deletions noted in the instrument indicate the text has changed over time, requiring attention to the most recent inserted and deleted provisions."],"plain_english_summary":"What this instrument does (mechanically)\n\n- Sets small, specific numerical and procedural rules that support the Casino Control Act 1984. The regulations do not rewrite the Act; they fill in detail about amounts, documents, timings and enforcement procedures that the Act leaves to regulation.\n\nKey points and who they affect\n\n- Unclaimed winnings: establishes the monetary threshold for \"unclaimed winnings\" as 99 cents for the purposes of the Act (regulation 3). This affects patrons and casino accounting practices when determining whether sums are treated as unclaimed under section 15 of the Act.\n\n- Review fee for exclusion directions: fixes the fee for a person seeking review of a Commission direction that they not enter or remain in a casino at $179 (regulation 4). Individuals seeking review pay this fee.\n\n- Exempt class of contract: narrows the statutory definition of a \"controlled contract\" by exempting contracts that do not relate to gaming technical services (regulation 4A). \"Gaming technical services\" is defined to mean maintenance or repair of gaming equipment or gaming‑related computer information systems (regulation 4A(2)). This changes which supplier or service contracts fall within the Act’s controlled‑contract rules (section 29A of the Act is engaged by the regulation).\n\n- Manuals for casino operation: prescribes the topics that casino management manuals must address — gaming operations; internal management and control; handling and accounting for money, chips, vouchers, cheques, digital currencies and similar things; surveillance and security; and the responsible service of gambling (regulation 5). This sets minimum documentary content that licensees must prepare and keep.\n\n- Provision and amendment of manuals: requires a casino licensee to provide its manual, and any Commission‑required amendments, to the Gaming and Wagering Commission within whatever period the Commission specifies in writing. Each failure to provide a manual or an amendment within the period attracts a penalty of up to $25,000 (regulation 6). Practically, the Commission decides the timeframes; licensees must comply or risk the monetary penalty.\n\n- Suspicious matter reporting timing: aligns the regulation’s reporting period for suspicious matter reports with the timing under the Commonwealth Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing Act 2006. The reporting obligation period begins when the licensee’s reporting obligation arises under that Commonwealth Act and ends one business day after the day/time the Commonwealth Act requires the report (regulation 7). This creates a narrow, time‑linked reporting window tied to federal law.\n\n- Infringement notices and modified penalties: identifies specific offences (under the Act and under these regulations) that may be dealt with by infringement notice rather than prosecution, and sets out the modified monetary penalties for each offence (regulation 8 and Schedule 1). It also prescribes the form of the infringement notice and the withdrawal notice (regulation 9 and Schedule 2). Offenders can discharge an alleged offence by paying the listed modified penalty within 28 days, or opt for court prosecution by returning the form.\n\nWhy this matters (stated purpose and practical effects)\n\n- The instrument operationalises enforcement and compliance: it fixes the dollar amounts, document content and time limits that make the Act workable in day‑to‑day casino administration (see regs 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and Schedules).\n\n- Who pays: individuals who pay infringement notices pay the modified penalties listed in Schedule 1; an individual seeking review of an exclusion pays $179 (regulation 4); a licensee that fails to provide a manual or an approved amendment within the Commission’s stated period faces a fine of up to $25,000 (regulation 6). Schedule 1 also lists multiple modified penalties for specified Act offences (e.g. $5,000 for s. 30A, $4,000 for s. 27(1)).\n\n- Who decides: the Gaming and Wagering Commission has procedural discretion in key spots — it specifies the period within which a licensee must supply manuals or amendments (regulation 6). The Commission is also the Approved Officer for receiving infringement payments and issues/writes forms (regulation 9 and Schedule 2).\n\n- Behavioural and operational effects: licensees must prepare and keep comprehensive manuals on the prescribed matters (regulation 5) and be ready to submit them on the Commission’s timetable (regulation 6). Licensees must also align suspicious matter reporting with Commonwealth AML/CTF timing and produce any required reports within a tight window (regulation 7). Suppliers and licensees will treat certain contracts differently because of the contract exemption (regulation 4A).\n\nCosts, incentives and trade‑offs\n\n- Compliance costs: licensees bear documentary and process costs to prepare detailed manuals and to track and meet Commission timeframes (regulations 5 and 6). Failing to meet Commission deadlines produces a substantial monetary penalty ($25,000) (regulation 6).\n\n- Administrative discretion and timing risk: the Commission’s power to specify submission periods creates operational uncertainty for licensees about when documents must be delivered; that uncertainty transfers management and scheduling costs to licensees (regulation 6). The one business‑day extension around Commonwealth reporting deadlines in regulation 7 creates a short operational window for suspicious matter reporting that can increase compliance pressure.\n\n- Targeted relief for contracts: regulation 4A reduces regulatory scope over certain commercial contracts by excluding non‑technical service contracts from the controlled‑contract definition. That changes the coverage of section 29A of the Act and therefore alters which commercial arrangements require the additional statutory controls and approvals.\n\n- Enforcement mix and private choice: by listing specific offences eligible for infringement notices and setting modified penalties (regulation 8 and Schedule 1), the regulations channel certain contraventions into infringement‑notice resolution rather than automatic court prosecution. This gives alleged offenders an explicit, cash‑settlement route (Schedule 2 Form 1) or a choice to seek court proceedings.\n\nImplementation and compliance risk\n\n- Cross‑jurisdictional dependence: the suspicious‑matter timing is tied to the Commonwealth AML/CTF Act (regulation 7). Any federal timing changes or differing interpretations affect how a WA licensee meets its state reporting obligations.\n\n- Penalty severity and publication of enforcement options: the combination of high administrative fines (regulation 6) and an established infringement‑notice regime (regulation 8 and Schedule 1) concentrates penalties into monetary forms; licence holders must actively manage document flows and reporting to avoid those monetary exposures.\n\nSource citations: key provisions cited above are regulation 3 (unclaimed winnings), regulation 4 (review fee), regulation 4A (contract exemption), regulation 5 (manual contents), regulation 6 (provision of manuals and penalties), regulation 7 (reporting period), regulation 8 and Schedule 1 (infringement offences and modified penalties), and regulation 9 and Schedule 2 (infringement/withdrawal forms)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: operational details for casino regulation in Western Australia. While they have been amended numerous times (26 amendment sets listed in the compilation table), these changes have been incremental updates to fees, penalties, and specific operational requirements rather than expansion into new policy areas. The 2025 amendments actually reduced scope by deleting Part 4 and regulations 10-17, suggesting a consolidation rather than expansion."},"complexity_factors":["Short length (approximately 14 pages including schedules and compilation tables)","Only 5 defined terms in the interpretation section (Act, conviction, manuals, business day, gaming technical services)","Minimal cross-referencing - primarily references back to the parent Casino Control Act 1984 and the federal Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006","Straightforward structure with clear Parts: Preliminary, General, and Infringement notices","Simple conditional logic - mainly 'if X then Y' provisions without nested exceptions","Recent amendments (2025) streamlined the regulations by deleting former Part 4 and regulations 10-17, actually reducing complexity","Schedules consist mainly of tables and form templates rather than dense legal provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"These are Western Australian regulations that set out the detailed rules for how casinos must operate under the Casino Control Act 1984. They cover five main areas:\n\n**Money and payments**\n- If someone wins money at the casino but doesn't claim it, the casino can keep anything under $1 (specifically 99 cents). Anything above that must be handled differently under the Act.\n- If you've been banned from a casino and want to appeal that decision, it costs $179 to have the Gaming and Wagering Commission review it.\n\n**Contracts and technical services**\n- The regulations exempt certain contracts from special casino oversight rules. Specifically, contracts that don't involve \"gaming technical services\" (maintenance or repair of gaming machines or computer systems) don't count as \"controlled contracts\" under the Act.\n\n**Casino operating manuals**\n- Casinos must write detailed manuals covering how they run gambling operations, handle money and digital currencies, manage security, and provide responsible gambling services.\n- They must submit these manuals to the Commission when requested, and update them if required. Failing to do so attracts a $25,000 fine.\n\n**Reporting suspicious activity**\n- When a casino spots suspicious activity that might relate to money laundering, they must report it to the Commission within a specific timeframe: starting when their obligation arises under federal anti-money laundering laws, and ending one business day after their federal reporting deadline.\n\n**Infringement notices (on-the-spot fines)**\n- The regulations list specific offences where inspectors can issue fines on the spot rather than taking people to court. These include various breaches of the Act and regulations, with penalties ranging from $200 to $5,000.\n- The schedules provide the exact forms that must be used for these infringement notices and for withdrawing them if issued in error.\n\n**Who this affects:** Casino operators in Western Australia, casino staff, people banned from casinos, and regulators at the Gaming and Wagering Commission."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casino-control-regulations-1999","history":"/api/acts/casino-control-regulations-1999/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casino-control-regulations-1999/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casino-control-regulations-1999/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casino-control-regulations-1999/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casino-control-regulations-1999/documents"}}