New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CASINO CONTROL ACT 1992 - SECT 35A

35A Cost of investigations into certain major changes

(1) This section applies to a major change referred to in section 35 that is proposed or has occurred and that involves a person becoming a close associate of a casino operator.

(2) The reasonable costs incurred by the Authority in:

(a) investigating and inquiring into an application for an approval under section 35 in relation to a major change to which this section applies, or

(b) inquiring into a major change to which this section applies, where such an approval is not required,

are payable to the Authority, unless the Authority determines otherwise in a particular case.

(3) The costs are so payable:

(a) by the casino operator, except in so far as paragraph (b) applies, or

(b) by the person who would become or has become a close associate of the casino operator, to the extent that the Authority is of the opinion that the casino operator is not responsible for the major change.

(4) The costs may include travelling expenses within or outside the State.

(5) In the case of an application for approval under section 35, the Authority may require part or full payment in advance of the amount of costs it estimates will be payable to the Authority by the applicant and may refuse to deal with the application until the required payment is made.

(6) It is a condition of a casino licence that any amount payable under this section by the holder of the licence is paid.