Casino Control Act 2006

If the commission receives an application under section 42 for a casino employee licence, the commission must—

approve the application; or

amend the application in accordance with a statement given to the commission under section 43 and approve the amended application; or

refuse to approve the application; or

make a request under subsection (2) in relation to the application to—

the casino licensee; or

the applicant; or

anyone else associated with the applicant who is, in the commission’s opinion, relevant to the application.

A request under this subsection to a person—

must—

be in writing; and

state a reasonable time within which the information must be given; and

may ask the person to do all or any of the following:

give the commission stated information relevant to the application;

produce for the commission’s inspection a stated document or documents of a stated kind, relevant to the application;

allow the commission to examine, copy or take extracts from a stated document, or documents of a stated kind, relevant to the application (including documents produced for the commission’s inspection under subparagraph (ii));

verify information given or a document produced to the commission;

authorise a stated person to do anything mentioned in subparagraphs (i) to (iv).

It is an offence to make a false or misleading statement, give false or misleading information or produce a false or misleading document (see Criminal Code, pt 3.4).

If the commission makes a request under subsection (2), the commission must not approve or refuse to approve the application for a casino employee licence until—

the commission has received the information; or

the time stated under subsection (2) (a) (ii) for giving the information has ended.

The commission must approve the application if—

the commission is satisfied that the applicant is an eligible person; and

the casino licensee has given the commission a written statement that the applicant has been employed or offered employment by the casino licensee and—

is competent to perform the functions set out in the statement; or

will be supervised by a casino employee who is licensed, and competent, to perform the functions until the applicant is competent.

The commission may refuse to approve the application if the requirements of subsection (1) (d) and section 43 have not been complied with.

In considering the application, the commission may inquire into anything relating to the application it considers relevant.

If the commission approves the application, the commission may decide to put conditions on the casino employee licence it gives the applicant.