167Regulations

167 Regulations (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to— (a) the installations, devices and equipment to be provided in a casino for gaming and other purposes and the maintenance of the installations, devices and equipment; (b) the facilities and amenities to be provided for patrons of, and inspectors on duty in, a casino and the maintenance of those amenities; S. 167(1)(ba) inserted by No. 16/2000 s. 5. (ba) the provision to players of gaming machines in a casino of information relevant to gaming on gaming machines; (c) the provision and security of drop boxes and other places for the depositing of money; S. 167(1)(ca) inserted by No. 42/2022 s. 47(1). (ca) the conduct of gaming in a casino that involves non‑cash gaming tokens, including— (i) any matter relevant to those tokens or the conduct of that gaming; and (ii) technical standards for those tokens or equipment and systems that relate to those tokens or that gaming; and (iii) other restrictions relating to those tokens or the equipment and systems referred to in subparagraph (ii), including restrictions on where the equipment may be installed; and (iv) restrictions that may be imposed in relation to those tokens and that gaming to foster responsible gambling; and (v) the interaction between the equipment and systems referred to in paragraph (ii) and— (A) a loyalty scheme; or (B) a pre-commitment system; (d) the movement of gaming equipment to and from a casino; S. 167(1)(da) inserted by No. 42/2022 s. 47(2). (da) requirements relating to player cards and identity verification, including— S. 167(1)(da)(i) amended by No. 30/2023 s. 13. (i) procedures for linking a player card issued or to be issued to a person to their identity and for verifying that identity; and (ii) the requirements or specifications for player cards; and (iii) procedures for applying for and issuing player cards; and S. 167(1) (da)(iv) amended by No. 30/2023 s. 13. (iv) restrictions on the issuing of player cards; and (v) requirements for verifying a person's identity before paying winnings to them; and S. 167(1) (da)(va) inserted by No. 40/2025 s. 18(a). (va) procedures for checking player cards and verifying a person's identity before allowing a person to play a game; and (vi) the displaying of signs in the casino in relation to identity verification; and (vii) the collection, storage, use and disclosure of information provided for the purpose of identity verification; S. 167(1)(db) inserted by No. 42/2022 s. 47(2). (db) requirements related to carded play in a casino, including— (i) technical standards for carded play or equipment and systems that relate to carded play; and (ii) the collection, storage, use and disclosure of data through carded play; and (iii) information to be provided to players; and S. 167(1) (db)(iv) amended by No. 40/2025 s. 18(b). (iv) the provision of player activity statements in relation to carded play, including the frequency, form, content and manner of provision of those statements; and S. 167(1) (db)(v) inserted by No. 40/2025 s. 18(c). (v) prohibiting a person from using a player card that is not issued to that person to play a game in a casino; S. 167(1)(dc) inserted by No. 42/2022 s. 47(2). (dc) requirements related to pre-commitment in relation to the playing of gaming machines in a casino, including— (i) requirements in relation to the setting of time limits or net loss limits or both, including mandatory limits and default limits; and (ii) the consequences and options for a person once a time limit or net loss limit is reached; S. 167(1)(dd) inserted by No. 42/2022 s. 47(2). (dd) harm minimisation in relation to gaming in a casino, including— (i) responsible gambling and anti-money laundering checks for deposits above specified amounts in cashless gaming accounts; and (ii) the setting of deposit limits, debiting limits and load-up limits for using funds in cashless gaming accounts for gaming; and S. 167(1) (dd)(iia) inserted by No. 40/2025 s. 18(d). (iia) restricting or prohibiting automatic increases in the amount of money available for gaming in cashless gaming accounts; and (iii) providing for delays in the crediting of deposits to cashless gaming accounts; and (iv) limiting amounts that can be activated from cashless gaming accounts for gaming; S. 167(1)(de) inserted by No. 40/2025 s. 18(e). (de) training and supervision requirements for casino employees in relation to the playing of table games in a casino; S. 167(1)(df) inserted by No. 40/2025 s. 18(e). (df) restricting the number of persons who can play a table game in a casino; (e) advertising relating to a casino; (f) the submission of reports by casino operators; S. 167(1)(fa) inserted by No. 42/2022 s. 47(3). (fa) in relation to a casino operator that is a company— (i) prescribing functions of the operator or directors of the operator for the purposes of section 36ZB(2); (ii) prescribing categories of senior executives for the purposes of section 36ZC; (iii) prescribing periods during which the operator must employ or appoint senior executives for the purposes of section 36ZC; (g) regulating in the casino the activities of persons (other than licensees under Part 4) who are in the casino in the course of their employment or prohibiting any of those activities; (h) the testing of operations, or of proposed operations, in a casino; (i) the acquisition of gaming equipment for use in a casino; (j) the servicing of gaming equipment used in a casino; (k) the issue and storage of gaming equipment for use in a casino; S. 167(1)(ka) inserted by No. 42/2022 s. 47(4). (ka) accounts kept and maintained under section 123(1), including— (i) record-keeping requirements in relation to transactions on an account; and (ii) customer identification requirements; and (iii) requirements for automating record-keeping and the detection of suspicious activity and for providing automated reports to the Commission; and (iv) restricting the types of account from which funds may be transferred to an account; and (v) training requirements for casino employees in relation to record-keeping and detecting suspicious activity; S. 167(1)(l) amended by Nos 34/1993 s. 17(2)(c), 12.1.2(Sch. 5 item 133(a)). (l) the form of contracts that, within the meaning of section 29, are controlled contracts, the approval of the Commission before a specified class of those contracts may take effect and the disclosure to the Commission of the existence of any such contracts; S. 167(1)(la) inserted by No. 36/1994 s. 19. (la) any matter in relation to which betting rules may be made under this Act; S. 167(1)(lb) inserted by No. 36/1994 s. 19. (lb) requirements relating to betting rules; S. 167(1)(lc) inserted by No. 42/2022 s. 47(5). (lc) the exclusion of persons from a casino, including— (i) requirements and procedures for checking whether a person seeking to enter a casino is excluded from entry; and (ii) requirements in relation to cashless gaming accounts and deposit accounts of excluded persons; and (iii) training requirements for casino employees in relation to the exclusion of persons from a casino; (m) any other matter or thing required or permitted to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act. (2) Regulations made under this Act— (a) may impose a penalty not exceeding 20 penalty units for a breach of the regulations; and (b) may be of general or of specially limited application; and S. 167(2)(c) amended by No. 17/1996 s. 33. (c) may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstance, including regulations under Part 8; and S. 167(2)(d) inserted by No. 17/1996 s. 33, amended by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 133(b)). (d) may confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on the Commission. S. 167(3) substituted by No. 90/1998 s. 4(2). (3) The Regulations are subject to disallowance by a House of the Parliament. S. 167(4) substituted by No. 90/1998 s. 4(2). (4) If a regulation made under this Act is disallowed by the Parliament or a House of the Parliament, no regulation which is the same in substance as the disallowed regulation may be made within 6 months after the date of the disallowance, unless— (a) if the regulation was disallowed by one House of the Parliament, that House approves the making of a regulation the same in substance as the disallowed regulation; or (b) if the regulation was disallowed by both Houses of the Parliament, each House approves the making of a regulation the same in substance as the disallowed regulation. (5) Any regulation made in contravention of subsection (4) shall be void and of no effect. S. 168 inserted by No. 88/2000 s. 54, substituted by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 134).