Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(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.