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Casino Control Act 1982
sec.94Police commissioner may direct casino operator to exclude entry to person
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### sec.94 Police commissioner may direct casino operator to exclude entry to person
The police commissioner may give a written direction to a casino operator to exclude a stated person from the casino.
The direction must include the following information to the extent the police commissioner has or can obtain it—
the person’s name, address and date of birth;
a photograph of the person.
If it is practicable to do so, the police commissioner must give notice of the direction to the person.
The casino operator must give the person an exclusion notice as follows—
if the direction includes the person’s address, the casino operator must give an exclusion notice to the person as soon as it is practicable to do so;
in any case, the casino operator must give an exclusion notice to the person immediately if the casino operator becomes aware the person has entered, or is trying to enter, a casino to which the direction applies.
Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.
See also the obligations applying to the casino operator under sections 100B and 100C after receiving a direction.
The police commissioner may notify any of the following entities that a direction has been given to exclude a person—
an authority responsible for administering gaming legislation of another State;
an interstate police commissioner;
the chief executive.
A notification under subsection (5) may include the information mentioned in subsection (2) (a) and (b) .
s 94 amd 2000 No. 51 s 9
sub 2024 No. 10 s 64
(sec.94-ssec.1) The police commissioner may give a written direction to a casino operator to exclude a stated person from the casino.
(sec.94-ssec.2) The direction must include the following information to the extent the police commissioner has or can obtain it— the person’s name, address and date of birth; a photograph of the person.
(sec.94-ssec.3) If it is practicable to do so, the police commissioner must give notice of the direction to the person.
(sec.94-ssec.4) The casino operator must give the person an exclusion notice as follows— if the direction includes the person’s address, the casino operator must give an exclusion notice to the person as soon as it is practicable to do so; in any case, the casino operator must give an exclusion notice to the person immediately if the casino operator becomes aware the person has entered, or is trying to enter, a casino to which the direction applies. Maximum penalty—250 penalty units. See also the obligations applying to the casino operator under sections 100B and 100C after receiving a direction.
(sec.94-ssec.5) The police commissioner may notify any of the following entities that a direction has been given to exclude a person— an authority responsible for administering gaming legislation of another State; an interstate police commissioner; the chief executive.
(sec.94-ssec.6) A notification under subsection (5) may include the information mentioned in subsection (2) (a) and (b) .
- (a) the person’s name, address and date of birth;
- (b) a photograph of the person.
- (a) if the direction includes the person’s address, the casino operator must give an exclusion notice to the person as soon as it is practicable to do so;
- (b) in any case, the casino operator must give an exclusion notice to the person immediately if the casino operator becomes aware the person has entered, or is trying to enter, a casino to which the direction applies.
- (a) an authority responsible for administering gaming legislation of another State;
- (b) an interstate police commissioner;
- (c) the chief executive.