Casino Control Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1995 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1995 No. 69 Casino Control Act 1982 CASINO CONTROL AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1995 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Replacement of s 15 (Submission of reports) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 15 Submission of reports—Act, s 81(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Amendment of s 18 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Amendment of s 18A (Group of participants) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Replacement of s 18C (Agreement to be written) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 18C Agreement to be written . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 Replacement of s 18E (Copy of agreement to be given to Director) . . . . . 4 18E Copy of agreement to be given to chief executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 Amendment of s 18F (Copy of certain passports to be given to Director) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 10 Replacement of ss 18I—18K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 18I Notice about promoter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 18J Notice about promoter’s representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 11 Amendment of Sch 2 (Fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 MINOR AMENDMENTS

s1 2 s4 Casino Control Amendment (No. 1) No. 69, 1995 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Casino Control Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1995 . ˙ Commencement 2. This regulation commences on 31 March 1995. ˙ Regulation amended 3. This regulation amends the Casino Control Regulation 1984 . ˙ Replacement of s 15 (Submission of reports) 4. Section 15— omit, insert — ˙ ‘ Submission of reports—Act, s 81(1) ‘ 15.(1) The information to be contained in reports to be submitted by a casino operator under section 81(1) of the Act is the information required under the approved forms for the reports. ‘ (2) The reports are— • casino daily report • casino monthly report • casino quarterly report • casino annual report. ‘ (3) The time for submitting— (a) a casino daily report is not later than 72 hours after the end of the daily gaming period reported on; and (b) a casino monthly report is not later than 10 days after the end of the month reported on; and (c) a casino quarterly report is not later than 1 month after the end of the quarter reported on; and

s5 3 s7 Casino Control Amendment (No. 1) No. 69, 1995 (d) a casino annual report is not later than 4 months after the end of the financial year reported on.’. ˙ Amendment of s 18 (Definitions) 5. Section 18— insert — ‘ “promoter’s representative” means a person performing the duties of the promoter under a junket agreement for the promoter. “sole participant agreement” means a junket agreement under which the promoter is the only participant.’. ˙ Amendment of s 18A (Group of participants) 6. Section 18A(2)— omit . ˙ Replacement of s 18C (Agreement to be written) 7. Section 18C— omit, insert — ˙ ‘ Agreement to be written ‘ 18C.(1) A casino operator must not enter into a junket agreement unless the agreement— (a) is written; and (b) complies with subsection (2). Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. ‘ (2) The agreement must contain— (a) the name of the promoter; and (b) the sequential junket number given by the casino operator to the group of participants; and (c) the name of each participant in the group; and

s 8 4 s 10 Casino Control Amendment (No. 1) No. 69, 1995 (d) the period when participants in the group are expected to visit the casino; and (e) the amount deposited with the casino operator; and (f) the complimentary services proposed to be supplied to the participants by the casino operator; and (g) the commission proposed to be paid to the promoter by the casino operator.’. ˙ Replacement of s 18E (Copy of agreement to be given to Director) 8. Section 18E— omit, insert — ˙ ‘ Copy of agreement to be given to chief executive ‘ 18E. A casino operator who enters into a junket agreement must give a signed copy of the agreement to the chief executive before any participant under the agreement starts play as a participant. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.’. ˙ Amendment of s 18F (Copy of certain passports to be given to Director) 9. Section 18F(1)— insert — ‘(c) the casino operator has not already complied with this section on a previous visit of the participant to the casino.’. ˙ Replacement of ss 18I—18K 10. Sections 18I to 18K— omit, insert — ˙ ‘ Notice about promoter ‘ 18I.(1) The casino operator must give a notice in accordance with this section about a promoter with whom the casino operator has entered into a

s 10 5 s 10 Casino Control Amendment (No. 1) No. 69, 1995 junket agreement. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. ‘ (2) Subsection (1) applies to the casino operator only if— (a) notice about the promoter has not previously been given— (i) under section 18I of this regulation, after the commencement of the Casino Control Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1993 but before the commencement of this section; or (ii) under this section; or (iii) under section 18J, when the promoter was a promoter’s representative; and (b) the junket agreement is not a sole participant agreement; and (c) the promoter is not a casino key employee. ‘ (3) The notice must be given before the promoter starts to perform obligations under the junket agreement. ‘ (4) The purpose of the notice is to allow the chief executive to assess the suitability of the promoter for involvement in future junket agreements. ‘ (5) The notice must be in the form approved, and be accompanied by the fee prescribed, for the assessment. ‘ (6) The notice must be given even if the promoter is acting through a promoter’s representative. ‘ (7) The chief executive must comply with a reasonable request from the casino operator for information about whether, for subsection (2)(a), notice about the promoter has previously been given. ˙ ‘ Notice about promoter’s representative ‘ 18J.(1) The casino operator must give a notice in accordance with this section about a promoter’s representative. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. ‘ (2) Subsection (1) applies to the casino operator only if— (a) notice about the promoter’s representative has not previously been given—

s 11 6 s 11 Casino Control Amendment (No. 1) No. 69, 1995 (i) under section 18I of this regulation, after the commencement of the Casino Control Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1993 but before the commencement of this section, when the promoter’s representative was a promoter; or (ii) under section 18I, after the commencement of this section, when the promoter’s representative was a promoter; or (iii) under this section; and (b) the junket agreement is not a sole participant agreement; and (c) the promoter’s representative is not a casino key employee. ‘ (3) The notice must be given before the promoter’s representative starts to perform obligations under the junket agreement. ‘ (4) The purpose of the notice is to allow the chief executive to assess the suitability of the promoter’s representative for involvement in future junket agreements. ‘ (5) The notice must be in the form approved, and be accompanied by the fee prescribed, for the assessment. ‘ (6) The chief executive must comply with a reasonable request from the casino operator for information about whether, for subsection (2)(a), notice about the promoter’s representative has previously been given.’. ˙ Amendment of Sch 2 (Fees) 11. Schedule 2, item 5— omit, insert — ‘ 5. Fee under section 18I or 18J for assessment . . . . . . . . . . 500.00’.

7 Casino Control Amendment (No. 1) No. 69, 1995 ¡ SCHEDULE MINOR AMENDMENTS section 3 of the regulation 1. Sections 5 and 10 and schedule 1— omit . 2. Section 16, ‘Form 25’— omit, insert — ‘the approved form’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 30 March 1995. 2. Notified in the Gazette on 31 March 1995. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Treasury Department. © State of Queensland 1995