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CASINO CONTROL ACT 2006 - SECT 123

Conflicts of interest

    (1)     In this section:

"involved person" means—

        (a)     the casino licensee; or

        (b)     an owner of the casino; or

        (c)     the casino lessee; or

        (d)     a casino employee.

"official" means an authorised person other than a casino employee.

    (2)     An official commits an offence if the official is employed in any capacity by an involved person.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

    (3)     A person who ceases to be an official commits an offence if, within 1 year after the day the person ceases to be an official, the person seeks or accepts employment with an involved person.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

    (4)     An involved person commits an offence if the involved person

        (a)     employs an official in any capacity; or

        (b)     employs a person in any capacity within 1 year after the day the person ceases to be an official.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

    (5)     An official commits an offence if—

        (a)     the official has (directly or indirectly) a business or financial interest or association with an involved person; and

        (b)     the interest could conflict with the proper exercise of the official's functions in relation to the casino; and

        (c)     the official fails to disclose the interest to the commission as soon as possible after becoming aware of it.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

    (6)     An involved person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the involved person has (directly or indirectly) a business or financial interest or association with an official; and

        (b)     the interest could conflict with the proper exercise of the official's functions in relation to the casino; and

        (c)     the involved person fails to disclose the interest to the commission as soon as possible after becoming aware of it.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

    (7)     An official commits an offence if—

        (a)     the official has (directly or indirectly) a business or financial interest or association with a person who is an applicant for a casino employee licence; and

        (b)     the interest could conflict with the proper exercise of the person's functions as a casino employee; and

        (c)     the official knows the person is an applicant for a casino employee licence; and

        (d)     the official does not tell the commission, in writing, about the interest or association as soon as possible after becoming aware that the person is an applicant for a casino employee licence.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.



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