Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A member of the
Police Force acting in the course of police duty —
(a) may,
without warrant, enter into any part of a licensed casino to which the public
has access; or
(b)
being a police officer of or above the rank of inspector or who, not being of
or above that rank, is so authorised by —
(i)
another police officer of or above that rank;
(ii)
an officer of the Commission; or
(iii)
a person ostensibly acting on behalf of the casino
licensee,
may, without warrant,
enter any part of a licensed casino to which the public does not have access,
and may remain there
for the purpose of discharging that duty.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not prejudice the exercise by a member of the Police
Force of any power conferred otherwise than by this Act to enter or remain on
any premises, and for the purposes of any such power any part of a casino
complex to which the public has, subject to section 26, access shall be
deemed to be a public place.
(3) A member or
officer of the Commission or person authorised by the Commission for the
purpose of this subsection may enter at any time and remain in any part of a
licensed casino.
(4) Where an officer
of the Commission authorises a member of the Police Force to enter any part of
a casino complex to which the public does not have access that officer shall
as soon as is practicable inform the manager, or the person appearing to that
officer to be in charge for the time being, of that part of the casino
complex.
[Section 28 amended by No. 10 of 1985
s. 38; No. 74 of 1987 s. 31; No. 73 of 1994 s. 4.]