Gambling Act 2003

Harm prevention and minimisation, enforcement, and other matters - Regulations relating to harm prevention and minimisation

315: Regulations relating to admission to and exclusion from gambling area of class 4 venue and casino venue

You could also call this:

"Rules about who can enter gambling areas in certain venues"

The Governor-General can make rules about who can enter the gambling area of certain venues. You might not be allowed to enter these areas, depending on the rules. The rules can say that some people are not allowed in, or that they can only enter if they meet certain conditions.

If you enter or stay in a gambling area when you are not supposed to, you will be treated as if you broke the law, according to section 4 of the Trespass Act 1980. This means you can get in trouble for it. The rules made under this law are called secondary legislation, which you can learn more about in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

The Governor-General makes these rules to control who can go into the gambling areas of class 4 venues and casino venues. You have to follow these rules when you are in these areas. If you do not follow the rules, you might get into trouble.

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314: Regulations relating to gaming machines in class 4 venue, or

"Rules about gaming machines in certain New Zealand venues"

316: Regulations relating to exclusion of problem gamblers, or

"Rules to help keep problem gamblers safe by stopping them from entering gambling areas."

Part 4Harm prevention and minimisation, enforcement, and other matters
Regulations relating to harm prevention and minimisation

315Regulations relating to admission to and exclusion from gambling area of class 4 venue and casino venue

The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, make regulations controlling or prohibiting admission to the gambling area of class 4 venues and casino venues.
The regulations may exclude from the gambling area of a class 4 venue or casino venue any specified class or classes of person, either absolutely or subject to any special conditions that may be specified in the regulations.
Every person who enters, or remains in, the gambling area of a class 4 venue or casino venue in breach of any regulations made under this section must be treated as having committed an offence against section 4 of the Trespass Act 1980 and is liable accordingly.
Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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1990 No 62 s 68

Notes

Section 315(4): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).