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Gambling Act 2003

Harm prevention and minimisation, enforcement, and other matters - Gambling inspectors

333: Power of gambling inspector to require information or documents

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"Gambling inspectors can ask for information or documents to help them do their job"

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A gambling inspector can ask you for information or documents if they need them to do their job. They will send you a notice saying what they need and when they need it. You might have to give them information or show them documents like papers or files.

If a gambling inspector asks you for information or documents, you have to give them to the inspector as soon as you reasonably can. The inspector must tell you that you do not have to give them information or documents if it could get you into trouble.

You cannot be forced to give information or documents that could incriminate you, unless you have a licence related to gambling. The inspector has to inform you of this right before asking for any information or documents from you.

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Part 4Harm prevention and minimisation, enforcement, and other matters
Gambling inspectors

333Power of gambling inspector to require information or documents

  1. If a gambling inspector considers it necessary or desirable for the purposes of carrying out his or her functions and exercising his or her powers under this Act, the inspector may by notice served on any person, require the person—

  2. to provide to the inspector, within the time and in the manner specified in the notice, any information or class of information specified in the notice; or
    1. to produce to the inspector, or to any person specified in the notice as acting on behalf of the inspector, any document or class of documents specified in the notice.

      1. A person required to provide information or documents under subsection (1) must provide the information or documents as promptly as is reasonable in the circumstances.

      2. A person (other than a licence holder) is not required to provide any information, or to produce any documents, if the supply of the information or documents would or could tend to incriminate the person.

      3. Before the inspector requires a person (other than a licence holder) to provide any information, or to produce any documents, the person must be informed of the right specified in subsection (3).

      Notes
      • Section 333(2): amended, on , by section 113 of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).