Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART I -- Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Terms used
PART II -- The Commission
Division 1 -- Administration
4. Gaming and Wagering Commission established
5. Trading name or symbol, use of by Commission
6. Minister and Commission, relationship between
Division 2 -- Duties and powers
7. Duties of Commission
8. Powers of Commission
Division 3 -- Finance
9. Funds of Commission; financial provisions
10. Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006 apply to Commission
11. Some dealings by Commission need Treasurer’s approval
Division 4 -- Membership, co-option, consultation and committees
12. Members of Commission, attendance at meetings etc.
13. Remuneration of members; effect of service with Commission on public servants
14. Co-option, consultation etc., Commission’s powers as to
15. Committees, appointment of etc.
16. Delegation powers
Division 5 -- Proceedings
17. Proceedings, meetings, declaring interests etc.
Division 6 -- Staff, etc.
18. Staff, contractors etc.; Commission may ask Commissioner of Police to inquire etc. into various matters
19. Government departments, statutory bodies etc. to assist Commission
20. Reports, effect of and privilege attached to; official information, disclosure of etc.
Division 7 -- Confidential police information
20A. Certain information provided by police to be kept confidential
PART III -- Enforcement
21. Authorised officers, appointment and duties of and reports by
22. Permitted gaming and social gambling, powers to scrutinize etc.
23. Other police powers not limited by this Act
24. Commissioner of Police, directions by to police officers
25. Entry to premises, arrest etc., warrant authorising
26. Evidence, information etc., powers to seize, obtain etc.
27. Information, production of books, accounts etc., powers to require
28. Recovering moneys payable to Commission
29. Hindering etc. Commission etc. and false etc. answers, offences as to
30. Incriminating information to be provided but is not admissible
31. Seizure without warrant
31A. Powers to assist seizing things
32. Certain seized things to be forfeited to Crown
32A. Disposing of seized or forfeited things
33. Prosecuting offences
34. Offences to be dealt with by magistrate
35. General penalty
36. Infringement notices
37. Criminal liability of directors etc.
38. Service of notices
39. Evidentiary provisions for charges of offences
40. Evidentiary provisions for charges involving common gaming houses
PART IV -- Common gaming houses, unlawful gaming, cheating etc.
40A. Part does not apply to gambling under other written laws
41. Common gaming house, meaning of and offences as to
42. Prohibited gaming and unlawful games defined and offences as to
43. Defence of restricted access not available to charge of s. 41 or 42 offence
43A. Advertising unlawful gambling
44. Cheating in games etc. to obtain prize etc., offence
45. Permitted gaming, offences as to
PART V -- Permitted gambling
Division 1 -- Gaming generally
46. Permitted gaming defined
47. Gaming permits, types, issue and effect of
48. Issue of permit on direction by Minister
49. Applications for issue or renewal of permit, matters that may be considered when deciding
50. Register of approvals, permit holders etc., Commission to keep and allow inspection of etc.
51. Persons eligible to hold gaming permits, approval of
52. Applications for gaming permits
53. Fees and charges for gaming permits
54. Charging people to take part in permitted gaming
55. Approving premises for gaming
56. Renewing approvals, permits and certificates
57. Reports by permit holders, when required, content of etc.
58. Gaming permit may regulate use of proceeds from permitted gaming etc.
59. Approvals etc. may require security to be given
60. Revoking and amending permits and certain approvals
62. Revocation or amendment of current approval etc., Commission to report to Minister; appeals to Minister
63. No credit to be given to person for permitted gaming; cheques for permitted gaming
Division 2 -- Social gambling
64. Social gambling defined
Division 4 -- Permitted two-up
80. Two-up at country race meetings
81. Two-up at other places
82. Conditions deemed in certain permits
83. Regulations for this Division
Division 5 -- Gaming machines and other gaming equipment and its operation
84. Terms used
85. Unlawful gaming machines etc., use and possession of prohibited
86. Use of unlawful cash or tokens in gaming machines
87. Records about gaming equipment, powers to require keeping of
88. Prescribed gaming equipment, regulations about, certificates for sellers etc. of
89. Prescribed gaming equipment, sale etc. of
90. Application of s. 88 and 89 to concessionaires
91. Permitted gaming, restrictions on certain people in relation to
92. Certificates for s. 91
93. Offences in relation to s. 91
Division 6 -- Permitted bingo
94. Terms used
95. Permits to conduct bingo; who may play permitted bingo
96. Multiple bingo
97. Simultaneous bingo
98. Conduct of bingo
99. Recovering moneys payable to Commission for bingo
100. Regulations as to bingo
Division 7 -- Lotteries, and amusements with prizes etc.
101. Terms used
102. Certain lotteries unlawful
103. Permitted lotteries (deemed)
104. Permits for lotteries; duties of holders of permit for standard lottery
104A. Commission not liable for unpaid lottery prizes
104B. Licensing of suppliers of lottery tickets
104C. Licences of licensed suppliers, cancelling etc.
104D. Refusal or cancellation of supplier’s licence, Commission to report to Minister; appeals to Minister
104E. Suppliers to give Commission tickets if licence cancelled etc.
104F. Licensed suppliers to lodge returns and pay continuing lotteries levy
104G. Continuing lotteries levy, application of
104H. Exemption from levy
104I. Refund of levy
104J. Tickets, protecting and accounting for; estimating levy for lost etc. tickets
104K. Tickets may be given to Commission for destruction
104L. Offences by licensed suppliers
104M. Offences involving continuing lottery tickets
105. Continuing lotteries, use of vending machines to sell tickets for
106. Offences involving lotteries
107. Amusements with prizes, which are permitted
108. Some fund raising activities deemed permitted amusement with prizes
109. Regulations for this Division
Division 8 -- Unclaimed winnings
109A. Terms used
109B. Unclaimed winnings, Commission to be notified of etc.
109C. Gaming Community Trust Account
109D. Gaming Community Trust
PART VA -- Supervision of RWWA
109E. Gambling operations of RWWA, meaning of
109F. Supervision of RWWA by Commission etc.
109G. Directions to RWWA, Commission may give
109H. RWWA must comply with directions
109I. Complaints about RWWA, Commission’s functions as to
109J. Reports on and inquiries into RWWA
109K. Report or inquiry under s. 109J, Minister’s powers following
PART VI -- Ancillary
110. Gambling on premises licensed for retail sale of liquor
110A. Sports Wagering Account
110B. Racing Bets Levy Account
111. Burswood Casino Agreement cl. 22, when Commission may decide questions as to
112. Transitional provisions as to Casino Control Act 1984
117. Regulations
[Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 16 December 2011]
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