Western Australian Consolidated Acts

GAMING AND WAGERING COMMISSION ACT 1987 - SECT 6

6 .         Minister and Commission, relationship between

        (1)         Subject to the Minister, it shall be the function of the Commission to carry out the administration of this Act.

        (2)         The Minister may give to the Commission directions of a general character as to the exercise of its function, and the Commission shall give effect to such a direction, but where such a direction does not accord with recommendations of the Commission the Commission may make its advice to the Minister known to the public.

        (3)         Where the Minister has referred a question or matter to the Commission for advice, the Minister may act notwithstanding that the advice has not been received, and where advice is received from the Commission the Minister is not bound to act on or give effect to it.

        (4)         The Commission shall, in so far as that is not inconsistent with this Act, carry out such duties as —

            (a)         may be required of it by the Minister under or in furtherance of the provisions of this Act or any other Act in relation to gambling; and

            (b)         are not inconsistent with the Betting Control Act 1954 , the RWWA Act, the Lotteries Commission Act 1990 or the Casino Control Act 1984 .

        [Section 6 amended by No. 16 of 1990 s. 33; No. 35 of 2003 s. 125 and 166.]