New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CASINO CONTROL ACT 1992 - SECT 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act--

"AUSTRAC" means the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre.

"Authority" has the same meaning as in the Gaming and Liquor Administration Act 2007 .

"Barangaroo restricted gaming facility" means premises--

(a) situated or proposed to be situated on that part of Barangaroo (within the meaning of the Barangaroo Delivery Authority Act 2009 ) identified as the site of the Barangaroo restricted gaming facility on the Barangaroo Restricted Gaming Facility Site Map , and

(b) defined for the time being under section 19A.

"cash" --

(a) means money in coins or notes, and

(b) does not include cheques, money orders or electronic funds transfer or debt transactions.

"casino" means--

(a) premises defined as a casino for the time being under section 19, or

(b) the Barangaroo restricted gaming facility.

"casino employee" means an employee (whether or not of a casino operator) having functions in or in relation to a casino.

"casino licence" means a licence in force under Part 2 to operate a casino.

"casino operator" means a person who is the holder of a casino licence.

Note : References in this Act to the casino operator include references to the holder of a restricted gaming licence.

"chips" means any tokens (including tokens depicted in an electronic form) used instead of money for the purpose of gaming.

"close associate" --see section 3A.

"employ" includes engage under a contract for services.

"exclusion order" means a written order under section 79 prohibiting a person from entering, or remaining in, a casino.

"game" means a game of chance or a game that is partly a game of chance and partly a game requiring skill.

"game rules" , in relation to a particular game, means--

(a) the rules of the game approved by an order under section 66 (1) or, if the game is a keno game, the keno rules for the game within the meaning of section 66 (5), and

(b) the non-monetary prize rules for the game set out in section 66 (4).

"gaming" means the playing of any game.

"gaming and liquor legislation" has the same meaning as in the Gaming and Liquor Administration Act 2007 .

"gaming equipment" means any device or thing (including chips) used, or capable of being used, for or in connection with gaming.

"gaming machine" has the same meaning as in the Gaming Machines Act 2001 .

"inspector" means an inspector within the meaning of the Gaming and Liquor Administration Act 2007 .

"key official" means a key official within the meaning of the Gaming and Liquor Administration Act 2007 .

"member of staff" means a member of staff within the meaning of the Gaming and Liquor Administration Act 2007 .

"NICC" means the NSW Independent Casino Commission established under section 133.

"operations" , in relation to a casino, means--

(a) the conduct of gaming in the casino,

(b) the management and supervision of the conduct of gaming in the casino,

(c) money counting in, and in relation to, the casino,

(d) accounting procedures in, and in relation to, the casino,

(e) the use of storage areas in the casino, and

(f) other matters affecting, or arising out of, activities in the casino.

"premium player arrangement" means an arrangement in which a casino operator offers to pay a patron of the casino a commission--

(a) based on the patron's turnover of play in the casino, or

(b) calculated by reference to the patron's turnover of play in the casino.

"private gaming area" means an area in a casino that is approved by the NICC as a private gaming area.

"record" includes any book, account, document, paper or other source of information compiled, recorded or stored in written form, or on microfilm, or by electronic process, or in any other manner or by any other means.

"related body corporate" has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth.

"Responsible Gambling Fund" means the Fund established under section 115.

"restricted gaming licence" means a casino licence relating to the Barangaroo restricted gaming facility.

"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade.

"this Act" includes the regulations.

Note : The Interpretation Act 1987 contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Act.

(2) In this Act--

(a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and

(b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, in relation to a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.

(4) The reference in the definition of
"Barangaroo restricted gaming facility" to the Barangaroo Restricted Gaming Facility Site Map is a reference to a map by that name--

(a) as tabled, by or on behalf of the Minister introducing the Bill for the Casino Control Amendment (Barangaroo Restricted Gaming Facility) Act 2013 , in the Legislative Assembly on the day that the Bill was introduced (the
"original map" ), and

(b) as amended or replaced from time to time by a map declared by proclamation to amend or replace the original map.

(5) However, the site of the Barangaroo restricted gaming facility must remain in the area identified as Barangaroo South on the original map.

(6) The Barangaroo Restricted Gaming Facility Site Map is to be kept and made available for public access in accordance with arrangements approved by the Minister.

(7) For the purposes of this Act, the Barangaroo Restricted Gaming Facility Site Map may be in, and may be kept and made available in, electronic or paper form, or both.

Note : The map is to be made available on the official NSW legislation website in connection with this Act.