Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Commission
shall appoint, from amongst persons to whom section 18 applies, such persons
as may be necessary to carry out the duties of an authorised officer under
this Act and the Betting Control Act 1954 and shall furnish any such officer
with a certificate evidencing the appointment.
(2) The Commission
may, by arrangement with a local government, delegate to any duly appointed
employee of that local government such of the duties imposed and powers of
examination and report conferred on an authorised officer by this section as
the Commission may determine.
(3) It is the duty of
an authorised officer to examine and report on any matter that, in his
opinion, affects the administration of this Act or the
Betting Control Act 1954 or upon which the Commission may require him to
report and, in particular —
(a) to
report to the Commission on the conduct, nature, extent and standard of any
gaming, and as to the facilities provided, at approved premises and elsewhere;
and
(b) to
report to the Commission on the nature and extent of any premises in respect
of which approval is sought, or the change in use of any part or parts of any
existing approved premises; and
(c) to
examine and report on any permitted gaming or proposed permitted gaming as he
thinks fit or as may be required by the Commission; and
(d)
otherwise, to assist and advise the Commission whenever so required by the
Commission.
(4) Where an
authorised officer makes a report with respect to any particular premises, but
not in so far as the report relates to the nature, extent or standard of
gaming conducted, the Commission —
(a)
shall, where the Commission is not satisfied as to any matter in respect of
the premises, on request cause a copy to be sent to the owner of the premises
or his agent (if known) or, where the owner is not the permit holder or
proposed permit holder, to the permit holder or proposed permit holder or his
agent, as the case may require; and
(b)
shall make such part of the report as the Commission thinks appropriate
available for inspection, on request, by the local government or by a person
who has made submissions to the Commission or the Minister in respect of those
premises or a permit relating to those premises.
[Section 21 amended: No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 35
of 2003 s. 135.]