157Authorisation of jobs guarantee agreement

#### 157 Authorisation of jobs guarantee agreement 157 Authorisation of jobs guarantee agreement > > (1) The Treasurer may, on behalf of the State, enter into and give effect to an agreement (a jobs guarantee agreement) with the relevant casino operator that provides for— > > > > > (a) the minimum number of persons to be employed in relation to the casino without penalties becoming payable, and > > > > > (b) the penalties payable for failure to comply with the jobs guarantee agreement. > > > (2) To avoid doubt, another person or body may be a party to a jobs guarantee agreement. > > > > Example of another person or body that may be a party to the jobs guarantee agreement— > > > > a union representing persons employed at the casino or a close associate of the casino operator > > > (3) Without limiting subsection (1), a jobs guarantee agreement may provide for the following— > > > > > (a) a minimum number of persons to be employed in relation to the casino, > > > > > (b) the categories of roles in which persons are to be employed in relation to the casino, > > > > > (c) the minimum number, or proportion, of persons employed in each of the categories, > > > > > (d) the ways in which matters under paragraphs (a)–(c) are to be calculated, > > > > > (e) the penalties and other amounts payable by the relevant casino operator or close associate of the relevant casino operator for failure to comply with the requirement for a minimum number of persons to be employed at the casino, including how the penalties are to be calculated and when the penalties are payable, > > > > > (f) reports to be provided by the relevant casino operator or a close associate of the relevant casino operator for the purposes of the jobs guarantee agreement or to give effect to the jobs guarantee agreement. > > > (4) This section and a jobs guarantee agreement have effect despite anything to the contrary— > > > > > (a) in this Act or another law, or > > > > > (b) at general law, or > > > > > (c) in the relevant casino operator’s licence or an agreement or another instrument under this Act or another law. > > > (5) The Treasurer may, at any time, with the agreement of the relevant casino operator and any other party to the jobs guarantee agreement, vary the agreement. > > > (6) A jobs guarantee agreement, and any variation of the agreement, must be tabled in each House of Parliament within 10 business days after the agreement or variation is entered into. > > > (7) A penalty or other amount payable by the relevant casino operator under a jobs guarantee agreement is taken to be casino duty payable under Part 8. > > > (8) Without limiting subsection (7), if a penalty or other amount payable by the relevant casino operator under a jobs guarantee agreement is not paid in accordance with the jobs guarantee agreement— > > > > > (a) interest is payable on the penalty or other amount as if it were casino duty that was not paid by the due date, and > > > > > (b) the penalty or other amount, and any interest payable on the penalty or other amount, may be recovered under Part 8 as if it were casino duty payable under that part. > > > (9) In this section— > > > > give effect to, a jobs guarantee agreement, includes— > > > > > (a) complying with an obligation of the jobs guarantee agreement, and > > > > > (b) exercising or enforcing a power or right under the jobs guarantee agreement. > > > > relevant casino operator means the casino operator who holds the licence for premises defined as a casino for the time being under section 19. > > **s 157:** Am 2001 No 27, Sch 1 \[38\]. Rep 2007 No 92, Sch 1 \[11\]. Ins 2023 No 46, Sch 1\[5\].