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Casino Control Act 1982
sec.72Training courses for employees
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### sec.72 Training courses for employees
A casino operator must ensure training courses relating to the playing of games, the conduct of games and associated activities in connection with casino operations are provided in the way mentioned in subsection (2) for persons employed or to be employed by the operator in a casino as casino key employees or casino employees.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
For subsection (1) , the training courses must be provided by the casino operator or by the casino operator’s nominee.
The successful completion of a training course mentioned in subsection (1) is a prerequisite for—
the issue of a casino key employee licence or a casino employee licence; or
the approval of the chief executive to the making of an amendment (and such amendment being made) in a licence in respect of the type of work performed or to be performed by the licensee;
and for the employment of the licensee in the type of work specified in the licence, either in the first instance or pursuant to amendment, unless the licensee is qualified by experience, satisfactory to the chief executive, appropriate to the type of work to be performed by the person as licensee.
A casino operator must not conduct gaming on a simulated basis for the purpose of training employees, testing gaming equipment and gaming procedures and demonstrating the conduct and playing of games unless—
the operator has obtained the prior approval of the chief executive; and
no cash is used and no chips are used.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
s 72 amd 1995 No. 6 s 2 sch ; 2002 No. 43 ss 14 , 111 – 112 sch s 1 – 2 ; 2013 No. 25 s 18 ; 2022 No. 23 s 25
(sec.72-ssec.1) A casino operator must ensure training courses relating to the playing of games, the conduct of games and associated activities in connection with casino operations are provided in the way mentioned in subsection (2) for persons employed or to be employed by the operator in a casino as casino key employees or casino employees. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.72-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , the training courses must be provided by the casino operator or by the casino operator’s nominee.
(sec.72-ssec.3) The successful completion of a training course mentioned in subsection (1) is a prerequisite for— the issue of a casino key employee licence or a casino employee licence; or the approval of the chief executive to the making of an amendment (and such amendment being made) in a licence in respect of the type of work performed or to be performed by the licensee; and for the employment of the licensee in the type of work specified in the licence, either in the first instance or pursuant to amendment, unless the licensee is qualified by experience, satisfactory to the chief executive, appropriate to the type of work to be performed by the person as licensee.
(sec.72-ssec.4) A casino operator must not conduct gaming on a simulated basis for the purpose of training employees, testing gaming equipment and gaming procedures and demonstrating the conduct and playing of games unless— the operator has obtained the prior approval of the chief executive; and no cash is used and no chips are used. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
- (a) the issue of a casino key employee licence or a casino employee licence; or
- (b) the approval of the chief executive to the making of an amendment (and such amendment being made) in a licence in respect of the type of work performed or to be performed by the licensee;
- (a) the operator has obtained the prior approval of the chief executive; and
- (b) no cash is used and no chips are used.