95Name of licensed premises

#### 95 Name of licensed premises 95 Name of licensed premises > > (1) A licensee must cause to appear and be maintained on the front of the licensed premises, in accordance with the subsection (1A), a sign that specifies— > > > > > (a) a name for the licensed premises (not being a name that is a prohibited name for the licensed premises under this section), and > > > > > (b) the type of licence for the premises, and > > > > > (c) any other particulars prescribed by the regulations under the [Casino Control Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-015). > > > > Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. > > > (1A) The sign referred to in subsection (1) must appear and be maintained in a manner that enables a person on the part of a public place on which the front of the premises abuts to read the sign. > > > (2) A licensee must not alter the name referred to in subsection (1)(a) unless the NICC has, on payment of such fee as may be prescribed by the regulations under the [Casino Control Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-015)— > > > > > (a) approved in writing of the proposed new name, and > > > > > (b) endorsed the change of name on the licence. > > > > Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. > > > (3) The NICC may not approve an alteration of the name of licensed premises if the name as proposed to be altered is a prohibited name for the licensed premises under this section. > > > (4) A licensee must not cause or permit the use on any sign displayed on the exterior of the licensed premises or in any advertising with respect to the licensed premises of a name that is a prohibited name for the licensed premises under this section. > > > > Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. > > > (5) A name is a prohibited name for licensed premises under this section if— > > > > > (a) it is a name or a name of a kind, or contains words or words of a kind, prescribed by the regulations under the [Casino Control Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-015) as prohibited, either in relation to all licensed premises or in relation to the particular class of licensed premises of which the licensed premises form part, or > > > > > (b) it is a name that the NICC has notified the licensee in writing is prohibited as being objectionable, inappropriate or misleading. > > > (6) A regulation for the purposes of subsection (5)(a) may be made so as to apply to licensed premises generally or so as to apply only to a specified class or specified classes of licensed premises. > > > (7) A name may not be prohibited in respect of licensed premises by notification under this section if the regulations under the [Casino Control Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-015) provide that the name is permitted for use in relation to the licensed premises concerned or in relation to the particular class of licensed premises concerned. > > > (8) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under this section if it is proved that— > > > > > (a) the licensee had taken all reasonable precautions to avoid commission of the alleged offence, and > > > > > (b) at the time of the alleged offence, the licensee did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, that the alleged offence had been committed. > > > (9) \[Not applied\]