Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(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.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.