sec.216JObligation to prevent persons from taking part in approved wagering etc.

sec.216J Obligation to prevent persons from taking part in approved wagering etc.

This section applies to a general operator or an employee of the operator if the operator or employee knows that a person is prohibited from taking part in approved wagering at, or entering or remaining in, the operator’s approved place of operation under a self-exclusion order or an exclusion direction. The general operator or employee must take reasonable steps to prevent the person from taking part in approved wagering at, or entering or remaining in, the operator’s approved place of operation. Maximum penalty— for a general operator—250 penalty units; or for another person—40 penalty units. It is lawful for the general operator or employee to use necessary and reasonable force to prevent the person from taking part in approved wagering at, or entering or remaining in, the operator’s approved place of operation. The force that may be used does not include force that is likely to cause bodily harm to the person. Subsection (2) must not be construed as requiring a general operator or an employee to use reasonable force to prevent a person from taking part in approved wagering at, or entering or remaining in, the operator’s approved place of operation. In this section— bodily harm means any bodily injury that interferes with health or comfort. s 216J ins 2004 No. 21 s 115 (sec.216J-ssec.1) This section applies to a general operator or an employee of the operator if the operator or employee knows that a person is prohibited from taking part in approved wagering at, or entering or remaining in, the operator’s approved place of operation under a self-exclusion order or an exclusion direction. (sec.216J-ssec.2) The general operator or employee must take reasonable steps to prevent the person from taking part in approved wagering at, or entering or remaining in, the operator’s approved place of operation. Maximum penalty— for a general operator—250 penalty units; or for another person—40 penalty units. (sec.216J-ssec.3) It is lawful for the general operator or employee to use necessary and reasonable force to prevent the person from taking part in approved wagering at, or entering or remaining in, the operator’s approved place of operation. (sec.216J-ssec.4) The force that may be used does not include force that is likely to cause bodily harm to the person. (sec.216J-ssec.5) Subsection (2) must not be construed as requiring a general operator or an employee to use reasonable force to prevent a person from taking part in approved wagering at, or entering or remaining in, the operator’s approved place of operation. (sec.216J-ssec.6) In this section— bodily harm means any bodily injury that interferes with health or comfort.

• (a) for a general operator—250 penalty units; or
• (b) for another person—40 penalty units.