Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

GAMBLING AND RACING CONTROL (CODE OF PRACTICE) AMENDMENT REGULATION 2014 (NO 1) (NO 17 OF 2014) - REG 8

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20     Exclusion register

    (1)     The commission must establish a register (an exclusion register ) of people who are excluded from gambling at a gambling facility under the code of practice, division 1.2.3 (Exclusion from gambling generally).

Note     A licensee must exclude a person from gambling at a gambling facility if a deed or notice of exclusion applies to the person (see sch 1, s 1.13 and s 1.14).

    (2)     The exclusion register may be kept electronically.

    (3)     The exclusion register must include the following for each person excluded from gambling at a gambling facility:

        (a)     sufficient particulars to identify the person;

Examples

1     the person's name and address

2     an image of the person's face or a description of the person

Note     An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act

, s 126 and s 132).

        (b)     each gambling facility from which the person is excluded;

        (c)     the period of the exclusion from each gambling facility from which the person is excluded;

        (d)     for any deed or notice of exclusion applying to the person—

              (i)     a copy of the deed or notice; and

              (ii)     if a deed or notice of exclusion applied to the person in the 7 years before the day the current deed or notice of exclusion was entered into or given—a copy of the previous deed or notice.

    (4)     The commission or an approved person may—

        (a)     access the exclusion register; and

        (b)     add a person's name to the exclusion register; and

        (c)     amend particulars of a person registered in the exclusion register.

    (5)     The commission may also—

        (a)     correct the exclusion register; and

        (b)     delete a person's name from the exclusion register.

    (6)     In this section:

"approved person "means—

        (a)     a licensee of a gambling facility; or

        (b)     someone else approved by the commission.

20A     Exclusion register—offences

    (1)     A licensee of a gambling facility commits an offence if—

        (a)     the licensee fails to comply with the code of practice, section 1.13 (6) (Deeds of exclusion) or section 1.14 (2) (b) or (c) (Exclusion of people at risk or excluded under deed); or

        (b)     the licensee fails to look at the exclusion register within 3 consecutive trading days after the receipt of a written notification from the commission or an approved person of—

              (i)     the inclusion of the matters mentioned in section 20 (3) on the exclusion register; or

              (ii)     a change to the exclusion register made under section 20 (4) (b) or (c) or section 20 (5).

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person—

              (i)     accesses the exclusion register; or

              (ii)     adds to, or deletes from, the exclusion register a person's name; or

              (iii)     amends a person's particulars on the exclusion register; and

        (b)     the person is not authorised under section 20 (4) or (5) to do so.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (3)     Strict liability applies to subsection (2) (b).

    (4)     In this section:

"approved person"—see section 20 (6) (Exclusion register).