Casino Control Act 1982

This section applies to a casino operator, or an employee or an agent of the casino operator, if the casino operator, employee or agent knows that—

a person is prohibited from entering or remaining in the casino under—

a self-exclusion order under section 91O; or

an exclusion notice under section 92, 94 or 95; or

an exclusion direction under section 93A; or

the police commissioner has given a direction to the casino operator under section 94 to exclude the person from the casino; or

the casino operator is required under section 95(2) to give an exclusion notice to the person.

The casino operator, employee or agent must take reasonable steps to prevent the person from entering or remaining in the casino.Maximum penalty—

if the person is the subject of a direction under section 94 or an exclusion notice given under section 94 or 95—

for a casino operator—400 penalty units; or

for another person—64 penalty units; or

otherwise—

for a casino operator—250 penalty units; or

for another person—40 penalty units.

It is lawful for the casino operator, employee or agent to use necessary and reasonable force to prevent the person from entering or remaining in the casino.

The force that may be used does not include force that is likely to cause bodily harm to the person.

Subsection (2) must not be construed as requiring a casino operator, an employee or an agent to use reasonable force to prevent a person from entering or remaining in the casino.

Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to the casino operator, employee or agent, in relation to the person remaining in the casino, if the casino operator, employee or agent believes the person is remaining in the casino for the purpose of—

helping an inspector in the performance of the inspector’s functions under this Act; or

helping a police officer in the performance of the officer’s functions under a law.

If a casino operator becomes aware that a person has entered a casino in contravention of an exclusion notice given under section 94 or 95, the casino operator must immediately notify the police commissioner.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

In this section—bodily harm means any bodily injury that interferes with health or comfort.