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GAMING CONTROL ACT 1993 - SECT 50

50. Special employees to be licensed

      (1) A person must not exercise or perform any of the functions of a special employee except in accordance with the authority conferred on the person by a special employee's licence.

Penalty:

Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or a term of imprisonment not exceeding 3 months or both.

      (2) A venue operator, gaming operator, licensed provider or minor gaming operator must not–

(a) employ or use the services of a person to exercise or perform any function of a special employee; or

(b) allocate or permit or suffer to be allocated to a person the exercise or performance of any function of a special employee–

unless the person is authorized by a special employee's licence to exercise or perform the function concerned.

Penalty:

Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

      (3) A special employee, other than a special employee employed by a minor gaming operator, must not carry out any prescribed duties not authorised under a special employee's licence unless the Commission has received a certificate as to the competence of the special employee to perform those duties from –

(a) a venue operator, gaming operator or licensed provider; or

(b) an educational or training institution approved by the Commission for the purpose.

      (4) The Commission may, on such occasions as it may require after the receipt of a certificate of competence under subsection (3) in respect of a special employee, request the venue operator, gaming operator or licensed provider employing the special employee to provide another certificate as to the competence of the special employee.

      (5) By written notice provided to a special employee and the venue operator, gaming operator or licensed provider employing or proposing to employ the special employee, the Commission may –

(a) exempt the special employee and the venue operator, gaming operator or licensed provider employing or proposing to employ the special employee from the requirements of subsection (3); and

(b) revoke an exemption given under paragraph (a).



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