Casino Control Act 2006
121Detention of suspected person
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121 Detention of suspected person (1) This section applies if a casino official suspects, on reasonable grounds, that a person (the suspected person) in the casino is committing, or has committed, an offence. (2) The official must detain the suspected person in a suitable place in the casino until a police officer arrives. (3) The official commits an offence if— (a) the official detains the suspected person; and (b) does any of the following in relation to the suspected person: (i) uses more force than is necessary and reasonable;
(ii) fails to tell the suspected person of the reasons for the detention; (iii) fails to immediately tell a police officer of the detention and the reasons for the detention.