Western Australian Current Acts

CASINO CONTROL ACT 1984

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used

   PART II -- Administration  

   9.      Commission’s staff for casinos
            
   10.     Protection from liability
            
   11.     Chief Casino Officer may delegate
            
   13.     Disclosure of certain information authorised
            
   14.     Funds available for administering this Act
            
   15.     Unclaimed winnings

   PART III -- Casino complex agreement  

   18.     Terms used
            
   19.     Minister may enter into agreement with respect to construction and establishment of casino complex
            
   19A.    Notice to be given of proposal to exercise power under s. 19B(1)
            
           19B. Close associate of public company may be required to dispose of shares etc.
            
   20.     Casino gaming licence fees and taxes
            
   20A.    Late payment of licence fee or tax, penalty for
            
   20B.    Recovery of, and liability for, licence fees, taxes and penalties

   PART IV -- Casino gaming licence  

   21.     Applications for and grant of casino gaming licences
            
   21A.    Investigations etc., Commission’s powers as to
            
   21B.    Report etc. under s. 21A, Minister’s powers on receiving
            
   21C.    Termination of casino complex agreement, Minister may revoke licence on
            
   21D.    Casino gaming licence may be surrendered
            
   21E.    Suspension or revocation of licence, administrator may be appointed
            
   21F.    Casino licensee’s powers to mortgage, sell, assign etc. its licence, premises etc.

   PART IVA -- Remediation of management and operation of Burswood Casino

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   21G.    Purpose of PART
            
   21H.    Terms used
            
   21I.    Remediation period

           Division 2 -- Independent Monitor  

   21J.    Appointment
            
   21K.    Functions
            
   21L.    Powers
            
   21M.    Delegation

           Division 3 -- Remediation plans  

   21N.    Approval of remediation plan
            
   21O.    Independent Monitor may give directions about remediation plan
            
   21P.    Reports by Independent Monitor
            
   21Q.    Use of Independent Monitor’s reports
            
   21R.    Publishing Independent Monitor’s reports

           Division 4 -- Monitoring powers  

   21S.    Powers to obtain information
            
   21T.    Independent Monitor may give directions about obtaining information
            
   21U.    Powers of and on entry
            
   21V.    Attendance at board meetings
            
   21W.    Compliance with requirements under s. 21S, 21T or 21U
            
           21X. Offences

           Division 5 -- Miscellaneous  

   21Y.    Protection of information
            
   21Z.    Information sharing
            
   21ZA.   Cost recovery
            
   21ZB.   Interest on unpaid amounts
            
   21ZC.   Recovery of unpaid amounts
            
   21ZD.   Minister may direct Commission in relation to Burswood Casino and Royal Commission
            
   21ZE.   Notices and directions under this Part
            
   21ZF.   Prohibition on Independent Monitor, staff and agents gaming at Burswood Casino
            
   21ZG.   Use of Department’s staff and facilities
            
   21ZH.   ID cards for Independent Monitor and staff

   PART V -- Control of casino  

   22.     Authorised games, rules of games
            
   23.     Authorised games, miscellaneous provisions about
            
   24.     Gaming operations at casino, Commission may direct licensee as to
            
   25.     Records of gaming operations etc.
            
   25A.    Junkets and junket operators, regulations about
            
   26.     Banning people from casinos
            
   26A.    Ban under s. 26, review of
            
   27.     Children not permitted in casinos except in some cases
            
   27A.    Proof of age may be required
            
   28.     Entry powers to licensed casinos of police and others
            
   29.     Casino gaming licence may contain conditions about casino staff

   PART VA -- Controlled contracts  

   29A.    Terms used
            
   29B.    Prerequisites for controlled contracts
            
   29C.    Commission may require controlled contract to be terminated
            
   29D.    Effect of termination under s. 29C
            
           29E. Parties not to give further effect to terminated contract

   PART VB -- Infringement notices  

   29F.    Term used: authorised person
            
   29G.    Authorised persons, appointment of
            
   29H.    Serving infringement notices
            
   29I.    Form of infringement notice
            
   29J.    Extension of time for payment of modified penalty
            
   29K.    Withdrawal of infringement notices
            
   29L.    Benefit of payment of modified penalty
            
   29M.    Application of modified penalties

   PART VI -- General  

   30.     Fraudulent etc. practices in casinos or gaming operations
            
   31.     Forging, personation etc. in casinos
            
   32.     Suspected offenders may be detained until police attend
            
   33.     Contravention of directions
            
   36.     Prosecutions, institution of, evidence in etc.
            
   37.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Matters in respect of which Governor may make regulations