Charter
The NICC Charter establishes a procedural framework to support the effective governance and operations of the NICC in line with its regulatory objectives and statutory functions.
The Charter is intended to assist commissioners of the NICC to perform their regulatory duties and ensure the NICC complies with relevant legal obligations.
The NICC’s role
The NICC is an independent statutory body constituted under the Casino Control Act 1992 (the Act). The role of the NICC is to promote fair and transparent decision making under the Act.
The NICC was established to address the risks and harms arising from casino operations and will play a vital role in maintaining public confidence in the NSW casino industry through visible and robust supervision.
The NICC has powers and functions under the following Acts and the regulations, including instruments made under those Acts:
- Casino Control Act 1992
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Gaming and Liquor Administration Act 2007
Statutory functions
The NICC collaborates with regulators, industry, and other stakeholders to perform its statutory functions effectively. This includes managing delegations to specialist Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&GNSW) staff as well as sharing information with other regulators and collaborating with law enforcement.
The NICC’s relationships with delegated staff, independent advisors, and government agencies assist the NICC to supervise casino operations, develop insights into risks, and build expertise.
Powers
The NICC has a range of statutory powers to ensure the management and operation of NSW casinos is free from criminal influence or exploitation, gaming is conducted honestly, and harm to individuals and their families is minimised.
The NICC’s powers include:
- conducting periodic reviews of casino licences as public inquiries with Royal Commission-like powers
- cancelling or suspending a casino licence
- consequent upon cancellation or suspension of a casino licence, appointing an independent manager
- fining casino operators up to $100 million
- taking direct disciplinary action against individual board members and executives and fining them up to $1 million
- imposing retrospective penalties and taking retrospective disciplinary action for serious breaches
- directing casino operators to provide full and frank disclosures of requested information and notifying the NICC of any breach or likely breach of the law
- compelling casinos to give regulators continuous and remote access to gaming data.
Responsibilities
In undertaking its statutory functions, the NICC must promote fair and transparent decision making, guided by the objects of the Act. It must put in place robust yet efficient internal processes and build public confidence in its activities and the conduct of its commissioners.
Review of the Charter
The ONICC will coordinate a review of the NICC Charter on an annual basis and update as necessary.