New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CASINO CONTROL ACT 1992 - SECT 139

139 Membership and appointment

(1) The NICC consists of--

(a) the following Commissioners appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Minister--

(i) a Chief Commissioner,

(ii) at least 2, but no more than 4, other Commissioners, and

(b) any Assistant Commissioners appointed by the Minister under Division 4.

(2) The persons recommended by the Minister for appointment as Commissioners under subsection (1)(a) must be chosen from the recommended Commissioners list.

(3) In recommending persons for appointment as Commissioners under subsection (1)(a), the Minister must ensure the NICC, as a whole, has expertise and experience in--

(a) financial crime regulation or financial crime law enforcement, and

(b) accounting or corporate governance.

(4) A person must not be appointed as a Commissioner, including an Assistant Commissioner, if the person has, within the previous 7 years, been employed by or worked in another capacity for a casino operator.

Example of persons who have worked in another capacity for a casino operator--:

a consultant to a casino operator

a lawyer who has acted for a casino operator

(5) Schedule 1 has effect in relation to the members and procedures of the NICC.