South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts45—Commissioner's power to bar
(1) The Commissioner
may, by written order, bar a person (the
"excluded person") from the casino for a period specified in the order or for
an unlimited period.
(2) The Commissioner
may make an order under this section—
(a) on
the application of the person against whom the order is to be made; or
(b) on
the application of a dependant or other person who appears to have a
legitimate interest in the welfare of the person against whom the order is to
be made; or
(c) on
review of an order made by the licensee barring the person against whom the
order is to be made from the casino; or
(d) on
the Commissioner's own initiative.
(3) The order
must—
(a)
state the grounds on which the order is made; and
(b) set
out the rights of the excluded person to have the order reviewed; and
(c) must
be given to the person against whom it is made personally or by sending it by
post addressed to the person at the last known postal address.
(4) An order may be
made under this section on any reasonable ground and, in particular, on the
ground that the excluded person is placing his or her own welfare, or the
welfare of dependants, at risk through gambling.
(5) An excluded person
who enters or remains in the casino while an order remains in force under this
section is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
(6) If an
excluded person is allowed to enter or remain in the casino while an order
remains in force under this section, the licensee is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
(7) An agent or
employee of the licensee or a police officer may exercise reasonable
force—
(a) to
prevent a person from entering the casino contrary to an order under this
section; or
(b) to
remove a person who is in the casino contrary to an order under this section.
(8) The Commissioner
may at any time revoke an order under this section.
(9) The Commissioner
must retain copies of all orders made under this section.