New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CASINO CONTROL ACT 1992 - SECT 5

5 Directions by the Minister to protect integrity of casino gaming

(1) The Minister may, after consultation with the Authority, give directions and furnish guidelines to the Authority as to how the Authority is to exercise any of its functions under this Act but only if the Minister is of the opinion that the direction or guideline:

(a) is necessary or desirable to protect the integrity or apparent integrity of casino gaming, or

(b) is otherwise in the public interest.

(2) Directions and guidelines under this section are not to relate to:

(a) the determination of an application for any licence under this Act, or

(b) any of the Authority’s functions under section 23 (Disciplinary action against casino operator) or 59 (Disciplinary action against licensee).

(3) The Authority is in the exercise of its functions subject to the directions and guidelines given or furnished under this section.

(4) Directions and guidelines under this section must be in writing.

(5) When the Minister gives a direction or furnishes a guideline under this section, the Minister must:

(a) as soon as practicable cause a copy of the instrument containing the direction or guideline to be published in the Gazette, and

(b) cause a copy of that instrument to be laid before each House of Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House.

(6) This section does not apply to a direction under section 7, 9 or 10.