Australian Capital Territory
Casino Control (Fees) Determination 2006 (No 2)
Disallowable Instrument DI2006–256
made under the  
Casino Control Act 2006, section 143 (Determination of Fees )

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Casino Control Act 2006 (the Act) regulates the operation of the casino in the Territory.  Section 143 of the Act states that the Minister may determine fees for the Act.

All fees previously determined under the Act by DI2006-61 notified on 10 April 2006 are repealed by this new disallowable instrument.  

This new instrument lists the same fees as described under DI2006-61 however two fee amounts have been revised as described below.

The two fees that have been changed relate to the licensing of casino employees under sections 42 and 47 of the Act.  Due to new licensing procedures introduced by the Gambling and Racing Commission, casino employees are now required to submit fingerprints for probity checks directly to the Australian Federal Police (the AFP) rather than through the Commission.  The relevant vetting fees are now payable directly to the AFP and not to the Commission.  Consequently, it is necessary to amend the fees payable to the Commission under sections 42 and 47 of the Act. 

The previous fee under section 42 was $250 compared to the new fee of $120.  
The previous fee under section 47 was $70 compared to the new fee of $34.

The relevant decreases in the fees payable under sections 42 and 47 of the Act are equal to the fees charged by the AFP.  The balance of the fee payable to the Commission is the administrative cost in undertaking the activity to which each fee relates.  

All other fees in Schedule 1 of the instrument are identical to the fees provided under DI2006-61.

All fees are exempt from GST under Division 81 of the 
A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cwlth).