149Information gathering for law enforcement purposes

#### 149 Information gathering for law enforcement purposes 149 Information gathering for law enforcement purposes > > (1) For the purpose of obtaining information that may be of assistance to a law enforcement agency, the NICC may in writing direct a casino operator to provide the NICC with information obtained by the operator concerning— > > > > > (a) operations in the casino and in any other premises (whether or not within the State) in the nature of a casino, and > > > > > (b) any other activity that takes place in the casino or in those other premises. > > > (2) Such a direction may relate to particular information or to information generally and may relate to particular or general information concerning a specified person. > > > (3) The direction must specify— > > > > > (a) the kind of information that the casino operator is required to provide, and > > > > > (b) the manner in which the information is to be provided. > > > (4) It is a condition of a casino licence that the casino operator must comply with such a direction. > > > (5) The NICC may make information obtained by the NICC under this section available to any law enforcement agency and may do so despite section 17 of the [Gaming and Liquor Administration Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-091). > > > (6) The NICC must not disclose to a casino operator that a request for information has been made to the NICC by a law enforcement agency or that information obtained under this section has been or will be furnished to a law enforcement agency. > > > (7) In this section— > > > > law enforcement agency means— > > > > > (a) the NSW Police Force or the police force of another State or a Territory, or > > > > > (b) the New South Wales Crime Commission, or > > > > > (c) the Australian Federal Police, or > > > > > (d) the Australian Crime Commission, or > > > > > (d1) the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, or > > > > > (d2) the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, or > > > > > (d3) AUSTRAC, or > > > > > (d4) the Australian Taxation Office, or > > > > > (d5) the Authority under the [Gaming and Liquor Administration Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-091), or > > > > > (e) any other authority or person responsible for the enforcement of the laws of the Commonwealth or of the State, another State or a Territory. > > **s 149:** Am 2003 No 13, Sch 1.2 \[2\]; 2007 No 92, Sch 1 \[18\]; 2011 No 62, Sch 3.3; 2011 No 72, Sch 5.1 \[1\]; 2016 No 61, Sch 6.1; 2022 No 36, Sch 1\[97\].