72Exclusion orders

72 Exclusion orders S. 72(1) amended by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 88(a)). (1) The Commission or a casino operator or the person for the time being in charge of a casino, may, by order given to a person orally or in writing, prohibit the person from entering or remaining in the casino. S. 72(1A) inserted by No. 17/1996 s. 30. (1A) An oral order lapses after 14 days. (2) If a person is given an oral order and the person requires the order to be given in writing, the oral order is suspended while the order is put in writing (but only if the person remains available in the casino to be given the written order). S. 72(2A) inserted by No. 36/1994 s. 10, amended by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 88(a)), substituted by No. 23/2025 s. 71. (2A) On the voluntary application by a person to a casino operator, the casino operator must give the person a written order under this section prohibiting the person from entering or remaining in the casino. Penalty: 250 penalty units. S. 72(2B) inserted by No. 36/1994 s. 10, amended by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 88(b)), substituted by No. 23/2025 s. 71. (2B) On the voluntary application by a person to the Commission, the Commission may give the person a written order under this section prohibiting the person from entering or remaining in a casino. S. 72(2C) inserted by No. 23/2025 s. 71. (2C) An application under subsection (2A) or (2B) must be in writing signed by the person applying. S. 72(3) amended by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 88(c)). (3) As soon as practicable after a casino operator gives a written order under this section, the operator must cause a copy of the order to be given to the Commission. (4) This section does not authorise the exclusion from the casino of an inspector or other authorised person, or a police officer. S. 72(5) inserted by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 89). S. 73 amended by No. 36/1994 s. 11, substituted by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 90).