GAMING CONTROL ACT 1993 - SECT 112K Removal of excluded persons from gaming premises
GAMING CONTROL ACT 1993 - SECT 112K
Removal of excluded persons from gaming premises
(1) In this section excluded person means a person who is the subject of a self-exclusion notice, section 112C exclusion order or a section 112E exclusion order that is in effect;excluded premises means premises that an excluded person is prohibited from entering and remaining on under a self-exclusion notice, section 112C exclusion order or section 112E exclusion order that is in effect;gaming premises means premises where a person may wager with, or otherwise participate in a game or gaming activity conducted by, a specified licence holder;person-in-charge means (a) the person for the time being apparently in charge of excluded premises or gaming premises; and(b) an employee, agent or associate of a specified licence holder who is of a class approved in writing by the Commission and is on the excluded premises or gaming premises at the relevant time;(2) If an employee of a specified licence holder or a person employed on excluded premises or gaming premises knows that an excluded person the employee or employed person must notify a person-in-charge as soon as practicable.(a) is on the excluded premises, or attempting to gain entrance to the excluded premises, in contravention of the self-exclusion notice, section 112C exclusion order or section 112E exclusion order; or(b) is wagering or otherwise participating, or is attempting to wager or otherwise participate, in a game or gaming activity on gaming premises (3) A person-in-charge who knows or has been notified that an excluded person must take all reasonable steps to remove the excluded person from the excluded premises or gaming premises.(a) is on the excluded premises, or attempting to gain entrance to the excluded premises, in contravention of the self-exclusion notice, section 112C exclusion order or section 112E exclusion order; or(b) is wagering or otherwise participating, or is attempting to wager or otherwise participate, in a game or gaming activity on gaming premises in contravention of the self-exclusion notice, section 112C exclusion order or section 112E exclusion order Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.(4) It is lawful for a person-in-charge, or a police officer at the request of a person-in-charge, using no more force than is reasonably necessary (a) to remove an excluded person (i) from excluded premises; and(ii) from gaming premises if he or she is wagering or otherwise participating, or is attempting to wager or otherwise participate, in a game or gaming activity on the gaming premises in contravention of the self-exclusion notice, section 112C exclusion order or section 112E exclusion order; and(b) to prevent an excluded person from entering (i) excluded premises; and(ii) gaming premises from which he or she has been removed within the preceding 24 hours under paragraph (a)(ii)