Conflicts of interest
123 Conflicts of interest
In this section:
involved person means—
the casino licensee; or
an owner of the casino; or
the casino lessee; or
a casino employee.
official means an authorised person other than a casino employee.
An official commits an offence if the official is employed in any capacity by an involved person.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.
A person who ceases to be an official commits an offence if, within 1 year after the day the person ceases to be an official, the person seeks or accepts employment with an involved person.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.
An involved person commits an offence if the involved person—
employs an official in any capacity; or
employs a person in any capacity within 1 year after the day the person ceases to be an official.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.
An official commits an offence if—
the official has (directly or indirectly) a business or financial interest or association with an involved person; and
the interest could conflict with the proper exercise of the official’s functions in relation to the casino; and
the official fails to disclose the interest to the commission as soon as possible after becoming aware of it.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.
An involved person commits an offence if—
the involved person has (directly or indirectly) a business or financial interest or association with an official; and
the interest could conflict with the proper exercise of the official’s functions in relation to the casino; and
the involved person fails to disclose the interest to the commission as soon as possible after becoming aware of it.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.
An official commits an offence if—
the official has (directly or indirectly) a business or financial interest or association with a person who is an applicant for a casino employee licence; and
the interest could conflict with the proper exercise of the person’s functions as a casino employee; and
the official knows the person is an applicant for a casino employee licence; and
the official does not tell the commission, in writing, about the interest or association as soon as possible after becoming aware that the person is an applicant for a casino employee licence.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
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