Special employees

​​​Before you apply for a Special Employee (SE) licence, you need to determine whether you are required to hold a licence.


Duties that do not require a SE licence

You do not need a SE licence if your duties are limited to:

  • selling keno tickets;
  • undertaking gaming machine payouts;
  • making minor adjustments to gaming machines; and
  • undertaking some security functions in casinos.

If you are unsure about whether your duties require a SE licence, you will need to discuss your range of duties with your employer.​


Duties that require a SE licence

You need a SE licence if you:

  • work in the casino and are involved in table games, cash desk/coin booth, premium player programs, table drop boxes, surveillance operations of tables or work associated with chips;
  • work for a keno operator or monitoring operator and administer the conduct of games of keno, electronic monitoring systems or undertake keno monitoring functions and/or regulated monitoring functions; or
  • work for the wagering operator (Tabcorp) and administer a gaming activity, develop gaming activity policy, are involved in the operation of wagering systems or manage fraud and integrity functions.

Refer to the Prescribed Duties 1 July 2023 (PDF 75Kb)  for prescribed duties which apply to a SE licence holder .


How to apply

  • obtain a digital colour passport style photograph. Consider the requirements of how a photo must be taken to be accepted. The photo ca n be taken with a smartphone or scanned to your electronic device and uploaded as part of the application in .jpeg, .jpg or .png file format.

  • establish your identity, accepted proof of identity documents must be uploaded as part of the application in .jpeg, .jpg, .png or .pdf file formats.

  • complete the Special Employee's and Technici an's Licence online application and upload the required documents.

  • make payment with your Visa or MasterCard credit card via the online application.

 

Application requirements 

Applicants are required to be 18 years of age or older.

 

Probity

Applications are assessed by the Tasmanian Liquor and Gaming Commission to determine the individual's suitability to be a licence holder.

New applicants must consent to having their fingerprints taken. Do not have your fingerprints taken unless asked to do so. Fingerprints taken are destroyed upon licence expiry or application refusal.

Contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner if you believe you may be entitled to claim a right of non-disclosure in relation to offences.

Photographs

Applications must include a colour passport sized photograph. Photograph requirements provide guidance about how photographs must be taken in order to be accepted.



Licence conditions

Special Employee's and Technican's Licences are issued subject to conditions. Licence holders must ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities as a licence holder. 

Conditions are now attached to a Special Employee's licence and licence holders should refer to their licence for conditions that apply. 

 

Training requirements

You are required to undertake an approved Responsible Conduct of Gambling (RCG) course every five years if are involved in the conduct of gambling in a venue in Tasmania. This applies whether you hold a SE licence or not.

 

Refer to Mandatory requirements for additional training information.

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