Gaming Control Amendment (Dealing with Stolen Money) Bill 2025

[Bill ]-VII TASMANIA

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GAMING CONTROL AMENDMENT (DEALING WITH STOLEN MONEY) BILL 2025

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CONTENTS

1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Part 5, Division 3A inserted Division 3A – Dealing with stolen money 112KA. Interpretation of Division 112KB. Duty to report stolen money to police officer 112KC. Making of gaming compensation order 112KD. Amount of compensation payable 112KE. Effect on rights to recover damages 112KF. Enforcement of gaming compensation order 112KG. Transitional provision
5. Repeal of Act

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[Bill ] 3 GAMING CONTROL AMENDMENT (DEALING WITH STOLEN MONEY) BILL 2025 (Brought in by Kristie Johnston, MP) A BILL FOR An Act to amend the Gaming Control Act 1993 Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gaming Control Amendment (Dealing with Stolen Money) Act
3. Commencement This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
4. Principal Act In this Act, the Gaming Control Act 1993* is referred to as the Principal Act.

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*No. 94 of 1993

Gaming Control Amendment (Dealing with Stolen Money) Act 2025 Act No. of 2025 s. 4 4 4. Part 5, Division 3A inserted After section 112K of the Principal Act, the following Division is inserted in Part 5: Division 3A – Dealing with stolen money 112KA. Interpretation of Division (1) In this Division – gaming compensation order means an order made under section 112KC(1); gaming premises means premises where a person may wager with, or otherwise participate in a game or gaming activity conducted by, a relevant licence holder; person-in-charge means a person for the time being apparently in charge of gaming premises; relevant licence holder means the holder of any of the following: (a) a casino licence; (b) a venue licence; (c) a keno operator’s licence; (d) a minor gaming permit;

Gaming Control Amendment (Dealing with Stolen Money) Act 2025 Act No. of 2025 s. 4 5 (e) a Tasmanian gaming licence; victim means a person from whom money was stolen. (2) In this Division, a reference to money being stolen by a person includes money that has been obtained by that person by embezzlement, fraud, theft or any other unlawful means. 112KB. Duty to report stolen money to police officer A relevant licence holder must immediately notify a police officer if the relevant licence holder suspects on reasonable grounds that a person – (a) intends to wager on, or otherwise participate in, any gaming, game, or gaming activity, with money that has been stolen by that person; or (b) has wagered on, or otherwise participated in, gaming, a game or gaming activity with money that has been stolen by that person. Penalty: A fine not exceeding 10 000 penalty units.