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Gaming Control Regulations 1994

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following regulations under the Gaming Control Act 1993 .

22 June 1994

P. H. BENNETT

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

TONY RUNDLE

Treasurer

1. Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Gaming Control Regulations 1994 .

2. Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3. Interpretation

[Regulation 3 Substituted by S.R. 1995, No. 130, Applied:22 Nov 1995] In these regulations –
Act means the Gaming Control Act 1993 ;
[Regulation 3 Amended by S.R. 1999, No. 11, Applied:09 Mar 1999] fee unit has the same meaning as in the Fee Units Act 1997 ;
nominated associate means any associate of the applicant named in an application for a licensed premises gaming licence under section 36 of the Act.

4. Fees

[Regulation 4 Substituted by S.R. 1996, No. 121, Applied:04 Sep 1996] [Regulation 4 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 1997, No. 139, Applied:22 Oct 1997] [Regulation 4 Substituted by S.R. 1999, No. 11, Applied:09 Mar 1999] The fees specified in Schedule 1 are the maximum fees prescribed for the purposes of the Act.

5. Duties of special employees

(1) For the purposes of section 32 of the Act, a special employee's licence authorizes a special employee employed in casino management to carry out one or more of the following duties:
(a) administer, supervise and develop policy and management issues;
(b) supervise and control –
(i) a game of keno; or
(ii) a group of gaming tables; or
(iii) a cash desk; or
(iv) a special tours department; or
(v) a maintenance department; or
(vi) gaming during a day or night shift.

(2) For the purposes of section 32 of the Act, a special employee's licence authorizes a special employee employed in casino operations to carry out one or more of the following duties:
(a) inspect the operation of a game;
(b) make minor adjustments to a gaming machine;
(c) account for, issue, accept or receive gaming tokens, chips or money;
(d) deal a game or issue keno tickets.

(3) For the purposes of section 32 of the Act, a special employee's licence authorizes a special employee employed in casino security to protect any person, property or gaming equipment in the casino.

6. Duties of technicians

[Regulation 6 Substituted by S.R. 1996, No. 121, Applied:04 Sep 1996] For the purposes of section 33 of the Act, the holder of a technician's licence may –
(a) install, maintain and repair gaming equipment determined by the Commission to be integral to a gaming operation, if the holder is authorised to do so by the Commission; or
(b) install, maintain and repair any other gaming equipment, if the holder is not so authorised.

6A. Offences

[Regulation 6A Inserted by S.R. 1995, No. 130, Applied:22 Nov 1995] For the purposes of section 100(2) of the Act, the following provisions are prescribed:
(a) section 87 ;
(b) section 88 ;
(c) section 89 ;
(d) section 94 ;
(e) section 110 ;
(f) section 111 ;
(g) section 112 ;
(h) section 115 ;
(i) section 116 ;
(j) section 118 ;
(k) section 135 .

7. Appeals

An appeal to the Supreme Court under section 173 of the Act is to be –
(a) made in accordance with the Rules of the Supreme Court 1965; and
(b) lodged within 60 days of the date on which notice of the decision of the Commission was given.

SCHEDULE 1 - Fees

Regulation 4

[Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 1999, No. 113, Applied:10 Nov 1999] [Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 1999, No. 113, Applied:10 Nov 1999]

Matter requiring fee	Fee units
1.	Application for the redefining of the boundaries of a casino under section 15(3) of the Act	500
2.	Application for licensed premises gaming licence under section 36(1) of the Act in relation to keno –
	(a) base fee	350
	(b) further fee, in addition to the base fee, for each nominated associate –
	(i) if the associate has been fingerprinted for the purposes of the Act or these regulations	50
	(ii) if the associate has not been so fingerprinted	80
3.	Application for licensed premises gaming licence under section 36(1) of the Act in relation to gaming machines or keno and gaming machines –
	(a) base fee	570
	(b) further fee, in addition to the base fee, for each nominated associate –
	(i) if the associate has been fingerprinted for the purposes of the Act or these regulations	50
	(ii) if the associate has not been so fingerprinted	80
3A.	Application for renewal of licensed premises gaming licence in relation to keno –
	(a) base fee	350
	(b) further fee, in addition to the base fee, for each nominated associate who has not been approved as a suitable associate, special employee or technician of the licensee in the 12 month period preceding the day the application is received –
	(i) if the associate has been fingerprinted for the purposes of the Act or these regulations	50
	(ii) if the associate has not been so fingerprinted	80
3B.	Application for renewal of licensed premises gaming licence in relation to gaming machines or keno and gaming machines –
	(a) base fee	450
	(b) further fee, in addition to the base fee, for each nominated associate who has not been approved as a suitable associate, special employee or technician of the licensee in the 12 month period preceding the day the application is received –
	(i) if the associate has been fingerprinted for the purposes of the Act and these regulations	50
	(ii) if the associate has not been so fingerprinted	80
4.	Notification of change of nominated associate of a licensed operator, licensed premises gaming operator or person listed on the Roll –
	(a) if the new associate has been fingerprinted for the purposes of the Act or these regulations	50
	(b) if the new associate has not been so fingerprinted	80
5.	Application for special employee's licence under section 51(1) of the Act (except in a case referred to in item 6 ) in respect of –
	(a) casino management and security	250
	(b) statewide gaming management	250
	(c) casino operation –
	(i) if the employee has been fingerprinted for the purposes of the Act or these regulations	90
	(ii) if the employee has not been so fingerprinted	120
	(d) statewide keno operation	90
	(e) statewide gaming machine operation –
	(i) if the employee has been fingerprinted for the purposes of the Act or these regulations	90
	(ii) if the employee has not been so fingerprinted	120
	(f) statewide gaming operation –
	(i) if the employee has been fingerprinted for the purposes of the Act or these regulations	90
	(ii) if the employee has not been so fingerprinted	120
6.	Application for variation of licence conditions to allow holder of special employee's licence to exercise functions in an extra area of operation of a kind referred to in item 5(c) , (d) , (e) or (f) –
	(a) if the employee has been fingerprinted for the purposes of the Act or these regulations	60
	(b) if the employee has not been so fingerprinted	90
7.	Application for renewal of special employee's licence in respect of –
	(a) casino management and security	110
	(b) statewide gaming management	110
	(c) casino operation	90
	(d) statewide keno operation	90
	(e) statewide gaming machine operation	90
	(f) statewide gaming operation	90
8.	Application for technician's licence under section 68 of the Act	250
9.	Application for renewal of technician's licence	110
10.	Application to be listed on the Roll under section 71(2) of the Act	500
11.	Application for replacement of any licence issued under the Act	20

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 29 June 1994

These regulations are administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.

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