Queensland Consolidated Acts

KENO ACT 1996

- As at 28 September 2024
- Act 47 of 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

           Division 1 - Introduction

   1.      Short title
   1A.     Object
   2.      Definitions—the dictionary

           Division 2 - Interpretation

   3.      References to operations of keno licensees and appointed agents
   4.      References to particular agency agreements
   5.      References to particular approved keno games
   6.      References to particular associated keno agreements
   7.      References to particular keno agents
   8.      References to particular keno employee licences
   9.      References to particular keno licences
   10.     References to particular keno licensees

   PART 2 - LAWFULNESS OF KENO GAMES

   11.     Lawful activities
   12.     Relationship with other laws

   PART 3 - KENO LICENSEES

           Division 1 - Issue of keno licences

   13.     Minister may issue licence
   14.     Issue of licence conditional on keno agreement
   15.     Conditions for entering into keno agreement
   16.     Suitability of proposed keno licensee
   17.     Suitability of business and executive associates
   18.     Investigations about suitability of persons
   19.     Conditions of licence

           Division 2 - Dealings with keno licences

   20.     Transfer of licence prohibited
   21.     Mortgage of licence prohibited
   22.     Amendment of licence
   23.     Surrender of licence

           Division 3 - Suspension and cancellation of keno licences

   24.     Grounds for suspension or cancellation
   25.     Show cause notice
   26.     Copy of show cause notice to be given to interested persons
   27.     Consideration of representations
   28.     Immediate suspension
   29.     Censuring keno licensee
   30.     Direction to rectify
   31.     Notice by Minister
   32.     Suspension, cancellation and appointment of administrator
   33.     Terms of appointment, and role, of administrator
   34.     Cancellation or reduction of period of suspension

           Division 4 - Investigations about suitability of persons

   35.     Audit program
   36.     Investigations
   37.     Requirement to give information or material for investigation

           Division 5 - General provisions about keno licences

   38.     Form of licence
   39.     Term of licence
   40.     Reports about person’s criminal history
   41.     Justiciability of decisions about licence

   PART 4 - LICENSED KENO EMPLOYEES

           Division 1 - Licensing requirements

   42.     Exempt keno employee
   43.     Carrying out functions as keno employee
   44.     Employing keno employees

           Division 2 - Key operators

   45.     Requirement that key operator apply for licence or end role
   46.     Requirement that key operator end role
   47.     Requirement to end key operator’s role

           Division 3 - Applications for, and issue of, keno employee licences

              Subdivision 1 - General applications

   48.     Application of subdivision
   49.     Application for licence
   50.     Consideration of application
   51.     Conditions for granting application
   52.     Investigation about suitability of applicant
   53.     Decision about application

              Subdivision 2 - Applications by licensed casino employees

   54.     Application of subdivision
   55.     Application for licence
   56.     Issue of licence

              Subdivision 3 - Conditions of licences

   57.     Conditions

           Division 4 - Dealings with keno employee licences

   58.     Changing conditions of licence
   59.     Replacement of licence
   60.     Surrender of licence

           Division 5 - Suspension and cancellation of keno employee licences, and other action by chief executive

              Subdivision 1 - Suspension and cancellation

   61.     Grounds
   62.     Show cause notice
   63.     Consideration of representations
   64.     Immediate suspension
   65.     Suspension and cancellation of licence after show cause process

              Subdivision 2 - Other action by chief executive

   66.     Ending show cause process without further action
   67.     Censuring licensed keno employee
   67A.    Direction to rectify matter after show cause process
   67B.    Cancellation or reduction of period of suspension

           Division 6 - Investigation of licensed keno employees

   68.     Audit program
   69.     Investigations about suitability of licensed keno employees
   70.     Requirement to give information or material for investigation

           Division 7 - General provisions about keno employee licences

   71.     Requirement for additional information or documents to support applications
   72.     Form of licence
   73.     Term of licence
   74.     Lapsing of licence
   74A.    Destruction of fingerprints of former licence holders
   75.     Reports about person’s criminal history

           Division 8 - Requirements about employment of keno employees

   76.     Notice of start of keno employee’s employment
   77.     (Repealed)
   78.     Notice of end of keno employee’s employment
   79.     Requirement to end licensed keno employee’s employment

           Division 9 - Requirements about association with key operators

   80.     Notice of end of key operator’s role
   81.     Requirement to end key operator’s role

           Division 10 - General offences

   82.     False statements by applicants
   83.     Display of identification

   PART 5 - KENO AGENTS AND SUBAGENTS

           Division 1 - Agency agreements

   84.     Entering into agency agreements
   85.     Conditions for entering into agency agreement
   86.     Notice of agency agreement
   87.     Condition for amending agency agreement
   88.     Notice delaying start of keno agent’s operations
   89.     Start of keno agent’s operations
   90.     (Repealed)
   91.     Notice of change of keno agent’s place of operation

           Division 2 - Appointment of subagents

   92.     Appointment
   93.     Notice of keno subagent’s appointment
   94.     (Repealed)
   95.     Notice of change of keno subagent’s place of operation

           Division 3 - Terminating agency agreements and appointment of keno subagents

   96.     Grounds for termination
   97.     Show cause notice
   98.     Suspending appointed agent’s operations
   99.     Censuring appointed agent
   100.    Direction to rectify
   101.    Directions to terminate affecting appointed agents
   102.    Termination of agreement
   103.    Termination of appointment
   104.    Notice of termination of agreement
   105.    Notice of termination of appointment

           Division 4 - Investigations about suitability of persons

   106.    Investigations
   107.    Requirement to give information or material for investigation
   108.    Reports about person’s criminal history

   PART 6 - KENO TAX AND LICENCE FEE

   109.    Requirement to pay keno tax
   110.    Calculating keno tax
   111.    Monthly gross revenue return
   112.    Keno licence fee
   113.    (Repealed)
   114.    Penalty for late payment
   115.    Recovery of amounts
   116.    Revenue offences
   116A.   (Expired)

   PART 7 - COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS

           Division 1 - Control system for conducting keno games

   117.    Keno games to be conducted under control system
   118.    Content of control system
   119.    Chief executive may give direction about content of control system
   120.    (Repealed)
   121.    (Repealed)

           Division 2 - Keno records

   122.    Notices about keeping keno records
   123.    Keno records to be kept at certain place
   124.    Keno records to be kept for required period

           Division 3 - Financial accounts, statements and reports

   125.    Keeping of accounts
   126.    Preparation of financial statements and accounts
   127.    Submission of reports

           Division 4 - Financial institution accounts

   128.    Keeping of accounts
   129.    Use of accounts

           Division 5 - Audit

   130.    Audit of keno licensee’s operations
   131.    Completion of audit
   132.    Further information following audit

   PART 8 - CONDUCT OF APPROVED KENO GAMES

           Division 1 - Agreements relating to keno licensee’s operations

   133.    Approval of ancillary keno agreements
   134.    Entering into ancillary keno agreements
   135.    Review of related agreements
   136.    Show cause notice for related agreement
   137.    Direction to terminate related agreement
   137A.   Keno pooling agreements
   137B.   Application of particular provisions to keno pooling agreements

           Division 2 - Operations of keno licensees and agents

   138.    Keno rules
   138A.   Rules to be made available etc.
   139.    Responsibility of keno licensee for licensee’s acts
   140.    Responsibility of keno licensee for acts of appointed agents
   141.    Responsibility of appointed agent for agent’s acts
   142.    Places of operation
   143.    Times of conduct of approved keno games
   144.    Claims for prizes
   145.    Approval of regulated keno equipment
   146.    Use of regulated keno equipment
   146A.   Approved evaluators
   147.    Player accounts
   148.    Extending credit
   149.    Keno advertising
   150.    Directions about keno advertising
   151.    Inquiries about complaints
   152.    Claims for payment
   153.    Harm minimisation measures
   154.    Reporting improper behaviour

           Division 3 - Excluding persons from approved places of operation or taking part in keno gaming

              Subdivision 1 - Provisions about self-exclusion

   154A.   Self-exclusion notice
   154B.   Self-exclusion order
   154C.   Revoking self-exclusion order

              Subdivision 2 - Exclusion instigated by appointed agent

   154D.   Exclusion direction
   154E.   Duration of exclusion direction
   154F.   Application to revoke exclusion direction
   154G.   Deciding application to revoke exclusion direction

              Subdivision 3 - Other provisions

   154GA.  Who is a person experiencing harm from gambling
   154H.   Particular persons not to take part in keno gaming etc.
   154I.   Counselling
   154J.   Obligation to prevent persons from taking part in keno gaming etc.
   154K.   Register
   154L.   Report about prohibition under order or direction
   154M.   Distributing promotional or advertising material about approved place of operation

           Division 4 - Keno gaming offences

   155.    Cheating
   156.    Forgery and deception
   157.    Impersonating licensed keno employees or officials
   158.    Bribery
   159.    Keno gaming by licensed keno or casino employees
   159A.   Keno gaming by appointed agent or agent’s employees
   160.    Key officials
   161.    Keno gaming by key officials
   162.    Relationship of key officials with authorised keno operators
   163.    Relationship of key officials with prospective keno licensees
   164.    Relationship of authorised keno operators with key officials
   165.    Keno gaming by minors
   166.    Allowing minors to take part in keno gaming

   PART 9 - INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT

           Division 1 - Inspectors

              Subdivision 1 - Appointment of inspectors

   167.    Appointment and qualifications

              Subdivision 2 - Other matters about inspectors

   168.    Conditions and limit on powers
   169.    Issue of identity card
   170.    Production or display of identity card
   171.    When inspector ceases to hold office
   171A.   Resignation
   171B.   Return of identity card

              Subdivision 3 - Audit program and report about criminal history

   171C.   Audit program
   171D.   Report about criminal history

           Division 2 - Powers of inspectors

              Subdivision 1 - Power to enter places

   172.    Entry without consent or warrant
   173.    Entry with consent or warrant

              Subdivision 2 - Consents and warrants for entry

   174.    Consent to entry
   175.    Evidence of consent
   176.    Application for warrant
   177.    Issue of warrant
   178.    Special warrants
   179.    Evidence about special warrants

              Subdivision 3 - General powers

   180.    General powers after entering places
   181.    Failure to help inspector
   182.    Failure to give information
   183.    (Repealed)

              Subdivision 4 - Power to seize evidence

   184.    Seizing evidence at keno gaming places
   185.    Seizing evidence at places other than keno gaming places
   186.    Securing seized things
   187.    Tampering with seized things
   188.    Powers to support seizure
   189.    Receipt for seized things
   190.    Forfeiture of seized things
   191.    Return of seized things
   192.    Access to seized things

              Subdivision 5 - Power to give directions to stop using things

   193.    Direction to stop using thing
   194.    Requirements about stop directions
   195.    Failure to comply with stop direction

              Subdivision 6 - Power to obtain information

   196.    Power to require name and address
   197.    Failure to give name or address
   198.    (Repealed)
   199.    Power to require production of documents
   200.    Failure to produce document
   201.    Failure to certify copy of document
   202.    Power to require attendance of persons
   203.    Failure to comply with requirement about attendance
   204.    Power to require financial records
   205.    Effect of compliance with financial records requirement
   206.    Failure to comply with financial records requirement

           Division 3 - Powers of Minister

   207.    Direction about management practices

           Division 4 - General enforcement matters

   208.    Forfeiture on conviction
   209.    Dealing with forfeited things
   210.    Notice of damage
   211.    Compensation
   212.    Protecting officials from liability

           Division 5 - General enforcement offences

   213.    False or misleading statements
   214.    False, misleading or incomplete documents
   215.    Obstructing inspectors
   216.    (Repealed)

   PART 10 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

           Division 1 - Evidence

   217.    Application of division
   218.    Appointments and authority
   219.    Signatures
   220.    Evidentiary aids

           Division 2 - Proceedings

   221.    Indictable and summary offences
   222.    Proceedings for indictable offences
   223.    Limitation on who may summarily hear indictable offence proceedings
   224.    Limitation on time for starting summary proceedings
   225.    Responsibility for acts or omissions of representatives
   226.    Executive officer may be taken to have committed offence against s 116(1)
   227.    Attempts to commit offences

   PART 11 - REVIEWS BY TRIBUNAL

   228.    When keno licensees may apply for review
   229.    When applicants for keno employee licences may apply for review
   230.    When licensed keno employees may apply for review
   231.    When keno agents may apply for review
   232.    When keno subagents may apply for review
   233.    When other persons may apply for review
   234.    Tribunal to decide review on evidence before the chief executive
   235.    Tribunal may give leave for review to be decided on new evidence in particular circumstances
   236.    Appeals from tribunal only to Court of Appeal on a question of law
   237.    (Repealed)
   237A.   (Repealed)
   238.    (Repealed)
   239.    (Repealed)
   239A.   (Repealed)
   239B.   (Repealed)
   239C.   (Repealed)
   239D.   (Repealed)
   239E.   (Repealed)
   239F.   (Repealed)

   PART 12 - MISCELLANEOUS

   240.    Confidentiality of information
   240A.   Commissioner of police service to notify changes in criminal history
   241.    Delegations
   241A.   Chief executive may make guidelines
   242.    Approval of forms
   243.    Regulation-making power

   PART 13 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1 - Transitional provision for Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1999

   244.    Continuation of appeals

           Division 2 - Transitional provisions for Gambling Legislation Amendment Act 2004

   245.    Definitions for div 2
   246.    (Repealed)
   247.    Direction to rectify under pre-amended Act
   248.    (Repealed)
   249.    Continuation of obligation under pre-amended Act, s 153

           Division 3 - Transitional provision for Liquor and Gaming (Red Tape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013

   250.    Continuation of offence under s 117
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