Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) If any winnings
—
(a)
greater than the prescribed amount; or
(b) in a
form other than money and with a value greater than the prescribed amount,
are payable from the
conduct and playing of gaming operations at a licensed casino and are not
claimed within 12 months after the right to be paid them first arises (
unclaimed winnings ), the casino licensee shall notify the Commission in
writing, when directed by the Commission to do so, of —
(c)
details of the unclaimed winnings;
(d) the
name and address, if known, of the person entitled to be paid the unclaimed
winnings ( the winner ); and
(e)
details of any steps taken by the casino licensee to find and contact the
winner.
(2) On being notified
of unclaimed winnings under subsection (1), the Commission may give
directions to the casino licensee to take specified steps, or specified
additional steps, to find and contact the winner.
(3) If, on the expiry
of 2 months —
(a)
after the Commission is notified under subsection (1); or
(b) if
directions are given under subsection (2), after those directions are
given,
the unclaimed winnings
have not been claimed —
(c) the
right of the winner to be paid those winnings is extinguished; and
(d)
subject to subsection (4), the unclaimed winnings shall be dealt with
under section 109C of the Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987 .
(4) The Commission may
give directions to the casino licensee as to the disposal of any unclaimed
winnings where —
(a) the
right of the winner to be paid the winnings has been extinguished under
subsection (3); and
(b) the
winnings are in a form other than money,
and any proceeds of
that disposal shall be taken to be unclaimed winnings to be dealt with under
section 109C of the Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987 .
(5) It is a condition
of a casino gaming licence that the casino licensee complies with any
direction given to the casino licensee under this section.
(6) In this section
—
unclaimed winnings includes any stake hazarded or
bet placed that is repayable with the unclaimed winnings.
[Section 15 inserted by No. 24 of 1998
s. 11(1); amended by No. 35 of 2003 s. 171(3).]
[ 16. Deleted by No. 74 of 1987 s. 19.]
[ 17. Deleted by No. 98 of 1985 s. 3.]
[Heading amended by No. 10 of 1985 s. 28.]