Casino Control Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1993 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1993 No. 369 Casino Control Act 1982 CASINO CONTROL AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 2) 1993 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Amended regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Replacement of s.18 (Junkets) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 3A—JUNKETS Division 1—Preliminary 18 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 18A Groups of participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 18B Promoter and participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Division 2—Junket agreements 18C Agreement to be written . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 18D Junket agreement to relate to 1 group only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 18E Copy of agreement to be given to Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 18F Copy of certain passports to be given to Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Division 3—Notices and reports 18G Application of Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 18H Notices and reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 18I Notice about proposed future arrangements with promoter . . . . . . . 5 18J Notice about group of participants (before arrival at casino) . . . . . 6 18K Notice about group of participants (after arrival at casino) . . . . . . . 7 18L Monthly report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Casino Control Amendment (No. 2) No. 369, 1993 4 Replacement of Schedule 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 SCHEDULE FEES

3 Casino Control Amendment (No. 2) No. 369, 1993 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Casino Control Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1993 . ˙ Amended regulation 2. The CasinoControlRegulation1984 is amended as set out in this regulation. ˙ Replacement of s.18 (Junkets) 3. Section 18— omit, insert— ‘PART 3A—JUNKETS ‘Division 1—Preliminary ˙ ‘Definitions ‘18. In this Part— “group of participants” means a group of persons to which a junket agreement applies; “junket agreement” means an agreement entered into by a casino operator, with the approval of the Minister under section 84 of the Act, with another person (the “promoter” ) under which— (a) the promoter arranges for a group of persons to visit the casino to participate in gaming; and (b) the casino operator pays the promoter a commission based on— (i) the amount the persons gamble at the casino; or (ii) the revenues of the casino derived from the persons; “participant” means a person who is a member of a group of participants.

4 Casino Control Amendment (No. 2) No. 369, 1993 ˙ ‘Groups of participants ‘18A.(1) A group of participants may consist of 1 person. ‘(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to section 18I(4). ˙ ‘Promoter and participant ‘18B. A promoter and a participant may be the same person. ‘Division 2—Junket agreements ˙ ‘Agreement to be written ‘18C. A casino operator must not enter into a junket agreement unless it is a written agreement. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. ˙ ‘Junket agreement to relate to 1 group only ‘18D. A casino operator must not enter into a junket agreement for more than 1 group of participants. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. ˙ ‘Copy of agreement to be given to Director ‘18E.(1) A casino operator who enters into a junket agreement must give a copy of the agreement to the Director. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. ‘(2) The copy must be given at least 7 days (or a shorter time approved by the Director in a particular case) before the arrival at the casino of the first participant under the agreement. ˙ ‘Copy of certain passports to be given to Director ‘18F.(1) This section applies to a casino operator if—

5 Casino Control Amendment (No. 2) No. 369, 1993 (a) the casino operator enters into a junket agreement; and (b) a participant who is neither an Australian resident nor an Australian citizen visits the casino under the agreement. ‘(2) The casino operator must give a photocopy of the relevant parts of the participant’s passport to the Director, unless the operator has a reasonable excuse for not giving the copy. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. ‘(3) The photocopy must be given within 8 hours of the participant arriving at the casino. ‘(4) The relevant parts of the passport are the parts showing— (a) the country of issue of the passport; and (b) the number of the passport; and (c) the participant’s day of birth; and (d) a photograph of the participant. ‘Division 3—Notices and reports ˙ ‘Application of Division ‘18G. This Division applies to a casino operator who has entered into a junket agreement. ˙ ‘Notices and reports ‘18H. A notice or report required to be given by the casino operator under this Division must be— (a) written; and (b) given to the Director. ˙ ‘Notice about proposed future arrangements with promoter ‘18I.(1) The casino operator must give a notice in accordance with this section.

6 Casino Control Amendment (No. 2) No. 369, 1993 Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. ‘(2) Subsection (1) applies to the casino operator only if the promoter with whom the casino operator has entered into the junket agreement— (a) is a promoter with whom the casino operator has not, since the commencement of this section, entered into another junket agreement (other than a junket agreement under which the promoter was the only participant); and (b) is not a casino key employee; and (c) is not the only participant under the junket agreement. ‘(3) The notice must be given before the promoter starts to perform obligations under the junket agreement. ‘(4) The notice must— (a) set out the promoter’s name and address; and (b) relate to the period of 1 year starting on the day proposed for the start of the performance by the promoter of the promoter’s obligations under the agreement; and (c) indicate the number of groups of participants (excluding groups consisting of only 1 person) likely to visit the casino during the period under other junket agreements expected to be entered into between the casino operator and a promoter; and (d) indicate the expected sizes of the groups; and (e) be accompanied by the prescribed fee for assessing the suitability of the promoter for involvement in future junket agreements. ˙ ‘Notice about group of participants (before arrival at casino) ‘18J.(1) The casino operator must give a notice in accordance with this section for the group of participants visiting the casino under the junket agreement. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. ‘(2) The notice must be given at least 7 days (or a shorter time approved by the Director in a particular case) before the arrival at the casino of the first participant in the group.

7 Casino Control Amendment (No. 2) No. 369, 1993 ‘(3) The notice must set out— (a) a sequential junket number assigned by the casino operator to the group of participants; and (b) the name of the promoter; and (c) in general terms, where the group comes from; and (d) the expected number of participants in the group; and (e) the period when participants in the group are expected to visit the casino under the junket agreement. ˙ ‘Notice about group of participants (after arrival at casino) ‘18K.(1) The casino operator must give a notice in accordance with this section for the group of participants visiting the casino under the junket agreement. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. ‘(2) The notice must be given within 8 hours of the arrival at the casino of the first participant in the group. ‘(3) The notice must set out— (a) the sequential junket number of the group of participants; and (b) the name of each participant in the group; and (c) the period when participants in the group are expected to visit the casino under the junket agreement; and (d) the amount deposited with the casino operator under the agreement in relation to the group; and (e) all complimentary services that have been, and are proposed to be, provided to the participants by the casino operator under the agreement. ˙ ‘Monthly report ‘18L.(1) The casino operator must give a report in accordance with this section for each calendar month in relation to visits of participants to the casino under junket agreements completed in the month.

8 Casino Control Amendment (No. 2) No. 369, 1993 Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. ‘(2) The report must be given within 14 days of the end of the month. ‘(3) The report must contain the particulars determined by the Director. ‘(4) The Director may determine only particulars relevant to allowing the Director to find out whether junket agreements are being complied with, including, for example, particulars of— (a) the amount deposited with the casino operator in relation to each group of participants; and (b) the total amount wagered by each group of participants; and (c) the total amount won or lost by each group of participants; and (d) the amount of commission paid to the promoter; and (e) the complimentary services provided to each group of participants. ’. ˙ Replacement of Schedule 2 4. Schedule 2— omit, insert— ‘SCHEDULE ‘FEES section 6 ‘1. Application for a casino employee licence (s.35(1)(b) of the Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Application for a casino key employee licence (s.35(1)(b) of the Act)— (a) if the applicant holds a casino employee licence $ 250.00 250.00

9 Casino Control Amendment (No. 2) No. 369, 1993 (b) if the applicant does not hold a casino employee licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. Issue of a licence to replace a destroyed, damaged or lost casino employee licence or casino key employee licence (s.39(5) of the Act) . . . . . . . . . . 4. Casino licence fee (s.50 of the Act) (for each quarter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. Fee to company notice under section 18I . . . . . . . . 500.00 12.50 125 000.00 500.00 ’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 7 October 1993. 2. Notified in the Gazette on 8 October 1993. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Treasury Department. The State of Queensland 1993