Casino Regulations 1988 (SA)

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

CASINO REGULATIONS, 1988

REGULATIONS UNDER THE CASINO ACT, 1983

Casino Regulations, 1988

being

No. 25 of 1988: Gaz. 25 February 1988, p. 4601

1 Came into operation 10 March 1988: reg. 2.

Short title

1. These regulations may be cited as the Casino Regulations, 1988.

Commencement

2. These regulations will come into operation on the fourteenth day after the date of their publication in the Gazette.

Interpretation

3. In these regulations—

"the Act" means the Casino Act, 1983:

"casino employee" means a person employed by the operator of the licensed casino as an

employee in the casino:

"the Commissioner" means the Liquor Licensing Commissioner.

Approval of casino employees

4. (1) The Commissioner may—

(a)	approve or refuse to approve;
or
(b)	revoke the approval of,

a person’s employment as a casino employee for any reason that the Commissioner considers

sufficient.

(2) Without limiting the effect of subregulation (1), the Commissioner may refuse to approve, or revoke the approval of, a person’s employment as a casino employee for the reason that there appear to be circumstances such that—

(a)	the person’s employment might possibly prejudice the proper operation of the casino;
or
(b)	the person’s employment might possibly prompt adverse criticism of the casino’s operation (whether or not such criticism would be well-based).

Procedure where approval to be revoked

5. The Commissioner must, before revoking the approval of a person’s employment as a

casino employee—

(a)	give the person written notice of the proposed revocation and a statement of the reasons that the Commissioner considers justify such action;
and
(b)	allow the person a reasonable opportunity within 14 days after the giving of that notice to submit evidence and make submissions to the Commissioner.

Review of Commissioner’s decision

6. (1) Where a person is refused approval as a casino employee, or a person’s approval as a casino employee is revoked, by the Commissioner, the person may within two days after receiving notice of the Commissioner’s decision, apply to the Authority for a review of the decision.

(2) On an application under subregulation (1), the Authority may, without being required to hear the applicant—

(a)	refuse to review the Commissioner’s decision;
or
(b)	review the Commissioner’s decision.

(3) Where the Authority decides to review the Commissioner’s decision, the Authority may conduct an inquiry into the matter and on such an inquiry—

(a)	uphold the Commissioner’s decision;
or
(b)	directtheCommissionertoapprovetheapplicant’semploymentorcontinued employment as a casino employee.

(4) The Commissioner must give effect to any decision of the Authority under this

regulation.

Confidentiality of certain information to be maintained

7. Except as otherwise determined by the Commissioner of Police or the Minister after consultation with the Commissioner of Police, no information provided to the Liquor Licensing Commissioner or the Authority by a member of the police force in relation to a persons’s approval or continued approval as a casino employee may be disclosed to that person or to any other person not engaged in the administration of the Act if the Commissioner of Police certified at or before the time at which the information was provided that the information should remain confidential on the grounds that its disclosure might—

(a)	prejudicepresentorfuturepoliceinvestigationsortheprosecutionoflegal proceedings whether in the State or elsewhere;
(b)	constitute a breach of confidence;
or
(c)	endanger a person or cause material loss or harm or unreasonable distress to a person.