Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

GAMBLING AND RACING CONTROL ACT 1999

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Dictionary  
   3.      Notes  
   4.      Gaming laws  

   PART 2--THE COMMISSION

           Division 2.1--Establishment and functions of commission

   5.      Establishment of gambling and racing commission  
   6.      Functions of commission  
   7.      How commission must exercise its functions  
   8.      Community consultation  
   10.     Delegation  

           Division 2.2--Governing board

   11.     Establishment of governing board  
   13.     Chief executive officer of commission  
   14.     Staff  
   15.     Consultants and contractors  

   PART 3--ROLE OF COMMISSION IN DEALING WITH SOCIAL EFFECTS OF GAMBLING

           Division 3.1--Monitoring and research

   17.     Monitoring and research  

           Division 3.2--Dealing with social effects of gambling

   18.     Code of practice  
   19.     Education and counselling  

   PART 4--POWERS OF INVESTIGATION

           Division 4.1--Authorised officers

   20.     Authorised officers  
   21.     Identity cards for authorised officers  

           Division 4.2--Powers of investigation

   22.     Power to require information, instruments or records or attendance for  
   22A.    Commission may require records to be kept  
   23.     Powers of entry and inspection  
   24.     Search warrant  
   25.     Use and inspection of documents and records produced or seized  
   26.     Use of goods produced or seized  
   27.     Selfincrimination  
   28.     Failing to comply with requirement of authorised officer  
   30.     Access to public records without fee  
   31.     Investigation of complaints  

           Division 4.3--Cooperation with other jurisdictions

   32.     Cooperative agreements  
   33.     Investigation at request of reciprocating jurisdiction  

           Division 4.4--Secrecy

   34.     Meaning of gaming officer in div 4.4  
   35.     Gaming officers must respect confidentiality  
   36.     Permitted disclosures of a general nature  
   37.     Permitted disclosures to particular people  
   38.     Prohibition on secondary disclosures of information  
   39.     Further restrictions on disclosure  

   PART 5--INQUIRIES

   40.     Starting an inquiry  
   41.     Interested people may make submissions  
   42.     Hearings to be in public  
   43.     Adjournments  
   44.     Record of proceedings  
   45.     Evidence  
   46.     Report and recommendations  
   47.     Rules of commission  

   PART 6--TAX ADMINISTRATION

   48.     Provisions of Taxation Administration Act apply  
   49.     Commission may exercise functions under Commonwealth Act  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   53C.    Acts and omissions of representatives  
   53CA.   Protection for authorised officers  
   53D.    Approved forms  
   54.     Regulation-making power  
           DICTIONARY
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