81Detention of suspected person

81 Detention of suspected person

S. 81(1) repealed by No. 88/2000 s. 47(a).

S. 81(2) amended by Nos 88/2000 s. 47(b), 38/2002 s. 14.

(2) A person who is—

(a) for the time being in charge of a casino; or

(b) an agent of the casino operator; or

(c) a casino employee—

and who suspects on reasonable grounds that a person in the casino is contravening or attempting to contravene section 81, 82, 83 or 83A of the Crimes Act 1958, section 80 of this Act or a prescribed provision of this Act or has contravened any such section or provision may detain the suspected person in a suitable place in or near the casino until the arrival at the place of detention of a police officer.

(3) A person may not be detained under this section unless—

(a) no more force is used than may be reasonably necessary; and

(b) the person detained is informed of the reasons for the detention; and

(c) the person effecting the detention immediately notifies a police officer of the detention and the reasons for the detention.

S. 81AA inserted by No. 38/2002 s. 15.

81AA Limiting withdrawals and advances from cash facilities

(1) A casino operator must not, within 50 metres of any entrance to the casino, provide, or allow another person to provide, cash facilities that allow a person to obtain by means of those facilities, in any one transaction on any one debit or credit card, an amount of cash exceeding $200.

(2) A casino operator must not allow a person to obtain from a cash facility within 50 metres of any entrance to the casino a cash advance from a credit account.

S. 81AAA inserted by No. 72/2007 s. 58, substituted by No. 29/2009 s. 81 (as amended by No. 32/2012 s. 30).

81AAA Limiting placement of automatic teller machines and alternative cash access facilities

(1) In relation to a casino, a casino operator must not provide, or allow another person to provide on the casino operator's behalf, an automatic teller machine or an alternative cash access facility—

(a) in the casino; or

(b) in an area that is less than 50 metres walking distance away from an entrance to the casino.

(2) Section 43 of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 does not apply to the measurement of any distance for the purposes of subsection (1).

S. 81AAB inserted by No. 38/2002 s. 15, amended by Nos 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 95), 28/2022 s. 13, 42/2022 s. 43, substituted by No. 30/2023 s. 11.