Queensland Consolidated Acts

CASINO CONTROL ACT 1982 - SECT 95

95 Exclusion of person subject to interstate exclusion

(1) This section applies if a casino operator becomes aware that a person is the subject of an interstate exclusion.

Note—

A casino operator may become aware of an interstate exclusion because of a notification from the police commissioner or in another way.

(2) The casino operator must give the person an exclusion notice, relating to all casinos in Queensland operated by the casino operator, as follows—

(a) if the casino operator can establish the person’s address, the casino operator must give an exclusion notice to the person as soon as it is practicable to do so;

(b) in any case, the casino operator must give an exclusion notice to the person immediately if the casino operator becomes aware the person has entered, or is trying to enter, a casino in Queensland operated by the casino operator.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the person is already the subject of an exclusion notice, given under section 94 or this section, relating to all casinos in Queensland operated by the operator.

(4) Also, subsection (2) does not apply if the casino operator can not establish the person’s identity after making all reasonable enquiries.

(5) The casino operator must notify each other casino operator about the person—

(a) immediately after the casino operator becomes aware that the person is the subject of an interstate exclusion; or

(b) if the casino operator can not establish the person’s identity at that time, immediately after establishing the person’s identity.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.

(6) Within 14 days after becoming aware that the person is the subject of an interstate exclusion, the casino operator must notify the chief executive and the police commissioner—

(a) whether the casino operator has given the person an exclusion notice under this section; and

(b) if the casino operator has not given the person an exclusion notice because the casino operator can not establish the person’s identity—the enquiries the casino operator has made to establish the identity; and

(c) whether the casino operator has taken the steps that are ordinarily taken under the casino’s system of internal controls to ensure compliance with section 100B in relation to the person.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.

(7) A regulation may prescribe—

(a) other steps the casino operator must take after becoming aware that a person is the subject of an interstate exclusion; and

(b) steps the casino operator must take as part of making all reasonable enquiries under subsection (4) .

(8) In this section—

"interstate casino" means a casino operated in another State.

"interstate exclusion" means an order, direction or notice (however described) that—

(a) is made or given by an interstate police commissioner; and

(b) excludes, or requires another entity to exclude, a person from an interstate casino or a place at an interstate casino.