New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CASINO CONTROL ACT 1992 - SECT 37

37 Requirements for controlled contracts

(1) A casino operator must not enter into or become a party to a controlled contract, or the variation of a controlled contract, relating to the casino until the operator has given the Authority written notice ( "contract notice") of the details of the proposed contract or variation of contract and the investigation time that the Authority is allowed by this section has elapsed. The contract notice must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

(2) The Authority may object to the proposed contract or variation of contract by notice in writing given to the casino operator during the investigation time that the Authority is allowed by this section, in which case the casino operator must not enter into or become a party to the contract or variation of contract.

(3) The Authority is allowed 28 days investigation time (starting from when the contract notice was given to the Authority) but that time can be shortened or extended in a particular case by the Authority by notice in writing to the casino operator.

(4) Investigation time is not to be extended unless the Authority is of the opinion that the special circumstances of the case (such as, for example, the complex nature of the inquiries that need to be made or the need to consult other agencies) make the extension necessary or desirable and that public interest considerations justify the extension.

(5) Investigation time can be extended more than once but cannot in any case be extended to more than 6 months after the contract notice was given to the Authority.

(6) It is a condition of a casino licence that the casino operator must comply with this section but a failure to comply with this section does not affect the validity of any contract or variation of contract.