3302

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 137

of responsibility, which areas shall not be so extensive as to be impractical for an individual to supervise effectively;

(b) procedures for the conduct and playing of games;

(c) procedures for the receipt, storage, recording, and disbursement of chips, cash and cash equivalents, the redemption of chips and vouchers, and the recording of all transactions pertaining to gaming and gaming-related operations;

(d) procedures for the collection, transfer, and security of money, chips, vouchers, and other money’s worth pertaining to gaming and gaming-related operations;

(e) procedures and security for the collection, counting, and recording of revenue and assets;

(f) procedures for the use of forms and documents pertaining to gaming and gaming-related operations;

(g) procedures for the purpose of safeguarding assets and enhancing the reliability of financial records relating to the operation of the casino;

(h) procedures and standards for the maintenance, security, storage, and movement of gaming equipment;

(i) procedures for the use of security and surveillance facilities, including access systems and closed circuit television systems; and

(j) procedures for the utilisation of security personnel within the casino.

(2) For the purposes of an approval, or amendment of an approval, of an internal control system, controls and procedures shall be described in writing, in such manner and detail as the authority may approve or require.

7. Changes to approved internal control system

(1) The casino licensee shall not alter the approved internal control system unless and until such alteration is approved by the authority.

(2) An approved internal control system may be amended by being substituted, varied, revoked, or added to.

(3) An amendment may be proposed:

(a) by the casino licensee concerned, pursuant to subsection (4); or

(b) by the authority, pursuant to subsection (6).

(4) The casino licensee may apply to the authority for approval to amend the provisions of the approved internal control system, by applying to the authority in writing setting out the amendment proposed and such other particulars as the authority may require. The application shall contain or be accompanied by such additional information as the authority may request, and be supported by such further information as the authority may require.

(5) The authority may, in its discretion, grant, either wholly or in part, or refuse to grant, any application for approval made pursuant to subsection (4). An approval granted under this subsection to an amendment to an approved internal control system takes effect when notice of the approval is given in writing to the casino licensee concerned, or on such later date as is specified in the notice.

(6) If the authority considers it appropriate, the authority may, after consultation with the casino licensee, by notice in writing to the casino licensee concerned, require such amendments to the approved internal control system as may be specified in the notice.

(7) Unless the casino licensee disputes the reasonableness of any requirement of a notice given by the authority pursuant to subsection (6), the casino licensee shall comply with and give effect to the requirements of the notice.

(8) If the casino licensee disputes the reasonableness of any requirement of a notice given by the authority pursuant to subsection (6), the casino licensee may make submissions in writing to the authority in relation to the matter, within such period as the authority may allow.

(9) Having considered the submissions made pursuant to subsection (8), the authority may:

(a) decide that the proposed amendment should be made, either with or without changes from that originally proposed, in which event the casino licensee shall forthwith comply with the decision of the authority; or

(b) decide that the proposed amendment should not be made.

8. Provisional approval

(1) The authority may, pending a decision on an application by a casino licensee for approval of a proposed internal control system or amendment to an approved internal control system, grant to the casino licensee concerned a provisional approval.

(2) A provisional approval granted under this section is subject to any conditions of which the casino licensee concerned is notified by the authority when the approval is issued.

(3) A provisional approval may be cancelled by the authority at any time and, unless sooner cancelled or surrendered, ceases to have effect upon the approval or refusal of the casino licensee’s substantive application for approval.

9. Delegation

(1) The authority may, by resolution, delegate the exercise of all or any of its functions under these directions, except this power of delegation:

(a) to a member or committee of the authority; or

(b) to an employee of the authority;

(c) to the holder of an office with the authority, specifying the office but without naming the holder; or

(d) to any combination of the foregoing.

(2) A delegation under this section:

(a) may be made subject to such conditions as the authority thinks fit, and may be made either generally or in relation to any particular case;

(b) may at any time be revoked, wholly or in part, or varied by the authority;

(c) shall, until it is revoked, continue in force according to its tenor; and

(d) shall not prevent or prejudice the exercise of any function by the authority.

(3) The authority may make such and so many delegations under this section, and to such number of delegates, as it considers necessary or desirable.

(4) A function delegated by the authority under this section shall be exercised by the delegate in accordance with the instrument of delegation, and when so exercised shall, for the purposes of these directions, be deemed to have been exercised by the authority and shall be presumed, unless the contrary is established, to have been exercised by a person duly authorised by a delegation under this section.

(5) Where a function is delegated that involves the exercise of a discretion which would be dependent upon an opinion or state of mind and that discretion is vested in the authority, the discretion may be exercised by the delegate, pursuant to his or her own opinion or state of mind, unless