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Casino Control Act 1991
150AUse of name including word *casino*
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150A Use of name including word *casino*
S. 150A(1) amended by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 126).
(1) A person, not being a casino operator, must not except with the consent of the Commission, use or have attached to or exhibited at or on—
(a) that person's place of business; or
(b) any other premises—
where gaming machines are installed or on any name-place or sign-board or in any advertisement, hand-bill or notice published by or for that person the word "casino", either alone or in combination with any other word or letters.
1. If the person is a natural person, 10 penalty units;
If the person is a corporation, 50 penalty units.
(2) If a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) and the offence continues after conviction, the person is guilty of a further offence and liable on conviction to an additional penalty for each day during which the offence so continues of—
(a) if the person is a natural person, not more than 2 penalty units;
(b) if the person is a corporation, not more than 10 penalty units.
S. 151 amended by Nos 34/1993 s. 16, 17/1996 s. 32, 88/2000 s. 51, repealed by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 127).
S. 151A inserted by No. 88/2000 s. 52, repealed by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 127).
S. 152 amended by No. 90/1998 s. 3, repealed by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 127).
S. 153 amended by Nos 34/1993 s. 17(2)(b), 37/1994 s. 229(o)(p), repealed by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 127).
S. 153A inserted by No. 93/1993 s. 31, repealed by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 127).
S. 153B inserted by No. 93/1993 s. 31, amended by No. 44/1995 s. 7(2)(b), substituted by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 128).