Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) If an authorised
person suspects on reasonable grounds that a person (who is not a person to
whom section 27(4) applies) in a licensed casino is under the age of
18 years, the authorised person may require the person to state his or
her age.
(2) If the stated age
appears to the authorised person to be false, the authorised person may
require the person —
(a) to
produce evidence of his or her age; or
(b) if
the person is unable or refuses to produce such evidence, to leave the
licensed casino.
(3) If a person fails
to comply with a requirement under subsection (2)(b), an authorised
person may with the use of reasonable force remove the person from the
licensed casino.
(4) A person who
—
(a) in
response to a requirement under subsection (2)(a), makes a statement, or
produces a document or another form of evidence, that is false or misleading
in any material respect; or
(b)
fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement under
subsection (2)(b),
commits an offence.
Penalty: $1 000.
(5) In this section
—
authorised person means —
(a) the
casino licensee concerned or a person acting under the licensee’s
authority;
(b) an
officer of the Commission; or
(c) a
member of the Police Force.
[Section 27A inserted by No. 24 of 1998
s. 25.]