Proof of age may be required
27A Proof of age may be required
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.
If the stated age appears to the authorised person to be false, the authorised person may require the person —
to produce evidence of his or her age; or
if the person is unable or refuses to produce such evidence, to leave the licensed casino.
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.
A person who —
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
fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement under subsection (2)(b),
commits an offence.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $2 000.
In this section —
authorised person means —
the casino licensee concerned or a person acting under the licensee’s authority; or
an officer of the Commission; or
a member of the Police Force.
[Section 27A inserted: No. 24 of 1998 s. 25; amended: No. 53 of 2024 s. 41.]
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