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CASINO CONTROL ACT 1982 - SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE Dictionary
"accepted representations" see section 45A .
"agency related keno game" , for a casino operator, means an approved keno
game that—
(a) is played in the casino; and
(b) in relation to which the
casino operator is a keno agent within the meaning of the Keno Act 1996 .
"agreement Act" means any of the following Acts— (a) the
Breakwater Island Casino Agreement Act 1984 ;
(b) the
Brisbane Casino Agreement Act 1992 ;
(c) the Cairns Casino Agreement Act 1993
;
(d) the Jupiters Casino Agreement Act 1983 ;
(e) the Queen’s Wharf
Brisbane Act 2016 .
"approved control system" means a control system approved by the chief
executive, and includes an approved control system changed under a direction
or approval of the chief executive.
"approved evaluator" means an entity declared under a regulation to be an
approved evaluator.
"approved form" means a form approved by the chief executive.
"approved keno game" see the Keno Act 1996 , schedule 4 .
"audit program" , for a casino key employee or casino employee, means a
program approved under section 43B (1) .
"casino" means the areas of a hotel-casino complex— (a) the boundaries of
which are identified in a casino licence; and
(b) that may be used for casino
operations.
"casino agreement" means an agreement— (a) set out in an agreement Act; or
(b) made under an agreement Act; or
(c) ratified under an agreement Act.
"casino based keno game" ...
"Casino Control Division" ...
"casino employee" means any person employed or working in a casino whose
duties or responsibilities relate to or are in support of the operation of
such casino, but does not include— (a) a casino key employee; or
(b)
persons or persons of a class or category of persons prescribed as persons
employed in casinos who are not required to be licensed as casino employees.
"casino entity" , for a casino licence, for part 9 , division 3B , see
section 90K .
"casino gross revenue" , for a month, means the total of all sums, including
cheques whether collected or not, actually received in the month by a casino
operator from the conduct of gaming and agency related keno games, less the
total of all sums paid out as winnings during that month in respect of gaming,
but does not include premium junket revenue for the month.
For the purposes of this definition, any sum received for the issue of a chip
for gaming is a sum received from the conduct of gaming.
"casino key employee" means— (a) a person employed by, or working for, a
casino in a managerial capacity or who is empowered to make decisions,
involving the exercise of the person’s discretion, that regulate the
operation of a casino; or
(b) any person associated with or employee of a
casino who has the power to exercise a significant influence over or with
respect to the operation of the casino; or
(c) any person associated with or
employee of a casino who, by reason of the person’s remuneration or
policy-making position or by reason of any other criteria prescribed under a
regulation, holds or exercises or is able to exercise authority of such a
nature or to such an extent in respect of the operation of the casino as to
render it desirable in the public interest that the person be licensed as a
casino key employee.
"casino lease" means a written lease approved by the Governor in Council under
which the casino licensee leases to the lessee the hotel-casino complex or the
casino.
"casino licence" means a licence granted by the Governor in Council on the
recommendation of the Minister authorising the conduct and playing in a casino
of such games as may in the particular case be authorised by the Minister.
"casino licensee" means the holder for the time being of a casino licence, and
includes a person referred to in this Act as a casino licensee who, whilst not
at the material time the holder of a casino licence, is a person to whom it is
proposed to grant a casino licence under and in accordance with an agreement
as referred to in section 19 .
"casino management agreement" means a written agreement approved by the
Governor in Council under which the casino licensee or the lessee under a
casino lease agrees with another party to the agreement for the management by
that other party of the hotel-casino complex or the casino, as the case may
be.
"casino manager" , for a casino, means— (a) a person designated as a shift
manager for the casino by the casino operator; or
(b) another person who—
(i) occupies a position equivalent, similar or more senior to the position of
a person mentioned in paragraph (a) ; and
(ii) is concerned with, or takes
part in, managing the operations of the casino.
"casino operations" means the operation and conduct, in relation to a casino,
of any of the following— (a) gaming;
(b) money counting, surveillance,
accounting, storage and other activities in connection with the operation and
conduct of gaming.
"casino operator" means— (a) if there is no casino lease or casino
management agreement—the casino licensee; or
(b) if there is a casino lease
and no casino management agreement—the lessee under the casino lease; or
(c) if there is a casino management agreement— (i) for any period in which a
person is, for the time being under the agreement, responsible for the
management of the casino—that person; or
(ii) for another period— (A) if
there is no casino lease, or there is a casino lease and the lessee under the
lease has not entered into the agreement—the casino licensee who entered
into the agreement; or
(B) if there is a casino lease and the lessee under
the lease has entered into the agreement—the lessee;
and includes a person
referred to in this Act as a casino operator who— (d) in the case of
paragraph (a) —whilst not at the material time a casino licensee, is a
person to whom it is proposed to grant a casino licence under and in
accordance with an agreement as referred to in section 19 ; and
(e) in the
case of paragraph (b) —is a lessee under a casino lease entered into prior
to the grant of a casino licence to the casino licensee; and
(f) in the case
of paragraph (c) —is a person who has entered into a casino management
agreement with the casino licensee or the lessee under a casino lease prior to
the grant of a casino licence to the casino licensee, but does not include the
person during any period after the grant of the licence in which the person is
not responsible for the management of the casino.
"chief executive" ...
"chips" — (a) means any tokens used or capable of being used in a casino in
the conduct of gaming in the place of money and approved for the purpose by
the chief executive; but
(b) does not include a ticket.
"commencement" — (a) for part 11 , division 3 —see section 130 ; and
(b)
for part 11 , division 4 —see section 134 ; and
(c) for part 11 , division
5 —see section 140 .
"control system" means a system of internal controls for the operation of a
casino by a casino operator.
"control system (change) submission" see section 75 (1) .
"control system submission" see section 74 (1) .
"conviction" includes the acceptance of a plea of guilty or a finding of guilt
by a court even though a conviction is not recorded.
"criminal history" of a person means the person’s criminal history within
the meaning of the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 ,
and— (a) despite section 6 of that Act, includes a conviction of the person
to which the section applies; and
(b) despite section 5 of that Act, includes
a charge made against the person for an offence.
"de-identified player card information" , for part 6 , division 2 , see
section 72D .
"directed officer" see section 112 .
"Division" ...
"exclusion direction" see section 93A (2) .
"exclusion notice" see section 91Q .
"external adviser" means a person engaged as an external adviser under
section 91AA .
"financial year" means the period of 12 months ending on 30 June in any year
or, where the chief executive approves some other date as the terminating date
of a financial year in a particular case, the period of 12 months ending on
the date so approved, and includes, where the chief executive approves some
other date as aforesaid, a period longer or shorter than 12 months but not
exceeding 18 months ending on the date so approved for the purpose of giving
effect to an alteration to the terminating date in the particular case.
"game" means a game that may be conducted or played in a casino under a casino
licence or a machine game.
"gaming" or
"gambling" means the playing in a casino of any game.
"gaming Act" means any of the following Acts— †¢ Charitable and Non-Profit
Gaming Act 1999
†¢ Gaming Machine Act 1991
†¢ Interactive Gambling
(Player Protection) Act 1998
†¢ Keno Act 1996
†¢ Lotteries Act 1997
â€
¢ Wagering Act 1998 .
"gaming area" , in a casino, means an area in the casino used for the conduct
and playing of games.
"gaming commission" ...
"gaming equipment" means any electronic, electrical or mechanical contrivance
or machine or any other physical item (excluding chips) used or for use in a
casino in connection with gaming.
"gaming machine" means a device that is designed so that— (a) it may be used
for the purpose of playing a game of chance or a game of mixed chance and
skill; and
(b) it may be operated, wholly or partly— (i) by the insertion
of Australian currency or a chip into the device, or the acceptance of a
ticket by the device; or
(ii) by the use of gaming machine credits; or
(iii)
by the electronic transfer of gaming machine credits to the device; or
(iv)
by the use of gaming machine credits held, stored or accredited by the device
or elsewhere.
"gaming machine credit" means a credit of Australian currency, or chips,
registered by a gaming machine.
"group of participants" , for part 8 , division 2 , see section 85A .
"holder" , of a casino key employee licence or a casino employee licence,
means the person to whom the licence is issued.
"holding company" see the Corporations Act , section 9 .
"hotel-casino complex" means a complex within the area of which is located a
hotel, a casino and other businesses or amenities.
"indictable offence" includes an indictable offence dealt with summarily,
whether or not the Criminal Code , section 659 , applies to the indictable
offence.
"information notice" means a written notice complying with the QCAT Act ,
section 157 (2) .
"inspector" means a person who is appointed as an inspector.
"interstate exclusion" see section 95 (8) .
"interstate police commissioner" means the commissioner of a police force or
service of another State.
"junket agreement" see section 85A .
"machine game" means a game that— (a) is designed to be played on a gaming
machine and identifiable from all other games by differences in rules or
programming; and
(b) is approved under section 62 (3) (a) .
"member of the police force" ...
"note acceptor" means a device that accepts currency in exchange for gaming
machine credits.
"officer" , of the department, includes an employee of the department.
"participant" , for part 8 , division 2 , see section 85A .
"person" includes any body corporate, association, firm, business or
partnership as well as a natural person.
"person experiencing harm from gambling" see section 99C .
"player account" means an account established under section 67 .
"player account credit" means an amount held in credit in a player account.
"player card" means a card, electronic document, digital product or device
that can— (a) store information, including the identity of the person to
whom it is issued; and
(b) be used to gamble by the person to whom it is
issued.
"player card information" , for part 6 , division 2 , see section 72D .
"post-amended Act" , for part 11 , division 5 , see section 140 .
"pre-amended Act" , for part 11 , division 4 , see section 134 .
"pre-commitment system" , for part 6 , division 3 , see section 72L .
"premium junket gaming" means gaming involving persons who participate in the
gaming under special junket agreements.
"premium junket revenue" means the total of all amounts (including cheques,
whether or not collected) actually received in any month by a casino operator
from the conduct of premium junket gaming, less the total of all amounts paid
out as winnings during the month for premium junket gaming.
"prescribed activity" , for part 6 , division 2 , see section 72D .
"prescribed game" , for part 6 , division 2 , see section 72D .
"problem gambler" ...
"promoter" , for part 8 , division 2 , see section 85A .
"proposed action" see section 45 (2) (a) .
"public interest" or
"interest of the public" means public interest or interest of the public
having regard to the creation and maintenance of public confidence and trust
in the credibility, integrity and stability of casino operations.
"quarter" or
"quarter of the year" means a period of 3 consecutive months commencing on 1
January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October in any year.
"registrar" ...
"relevant casino operator" , for part 4 , division 2 , means— (a) for a
person who is asked, under section 36 (1) , to apply for a casino key employee
licence—the casino operator for whom the chief executive reasonably believes
the person is a casino key employee; or
(b) for another person—the casino
operator who intends to employ the person as a casino key employee or a casino
employee.
"revocation notice" — (a) for part 10 , division 1 , subdivision 1 —see
section 91P (1) ; and
(b) for part 10 , division 1 , subdivision 2 —see
section 99 (5) .
"rules" , of a game, means— (a) for a game that may be conducted or played
in a casino under a casino licence—the rules for the playing of the game in
effect under section 63 ; or
(b) for a machine game—the rules included in
the artwork for the game approved under section 62 (3) (a) .
"self-exclusion notice" see section 91N (1) .
"self-exclusion order" see section 91O (1) (a) .
"show cause notice" see section 45 (1) .
"sole participant agreement" , for part 8 , division 2 , see section 85A .
"special junket agreement" see section 85D .
"special manager" means a person appointed under section 90C .
"supervising inspector" , for a casino, means the inspector nominated by the
chief executive as the supervising inspector for the casino.
"supervision levy" see section 50A .
"the Deputy Director" ...
"the Director" ...
"the Minister" ...
"ticket" means an item that— (a) displays a value in Australian currency;
and
(b) is designed to be used in the place of Australian currency for gaming
on gaming equipment.
"tribunal" means QCAT.
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