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GAMBLING REGULATION AMENDMENT (GAMING MACHINE ARRANGEMENTS) ACT 2017
(NO. 62 OF 2017)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Purposes
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
PART 2--GAMING MACHINE ENTITLEMENTS THAT TAKE EFFECT ON OR AFTER16 AUGUST 2022
Division 1--Surrender
4. Possession of gaming equipment or monitoring equipment may be authorised
5. Gaming machine entitlement allocation and transfer rules
6. Minister may create and allocate gaming machine entitlements
7. New Division 5AA inserted in Part 4A of Chapter 3
8. Ministerial Order for extinguishment
9. Effect of Order
Division 2--Venue ratios
10. Minister may create and allocate gaming machine entitlements
11. New section 3.4A.5AA inserted
12. Commission decision on the request
13. Ministerial Order for extinguishment
Division 3--Taxation
14. Division 2 of Part 6 of Chapter 3—Definitions
15. Taxation in relation to gaming in approved venues with pub licences until 16 August 2022
16. Taxation in relation to gaming in approved venues with club licences until 16 August 2022
17. New sections 3.6.6C and 3.6.6D inserted
18. Declaration for club venue operators to pay different tax in some circumstances
19. Hospitals and charities and mental health levy
20. Payment to community support fund
Division 4--Payment to Treasurer on transfer of gaming machine entitlement
21. Gaming machine entitlements that expire on 15 August 2022 and that are transferred before specified date
22. New section 3.4A.18A inserted
23. Exemption from requirement to pay for transfer related to refusal to grant relevant authority
24. New section 3.4A.19A inserted
25. Hospitals and Charities Fund
Division 5--Expiry
26. Duration of gaming machine entitlements
27. Gaming machine entitlements may authorise preparatory action
PART 3--ASSIGNMENT OF GAMING MACHINE ENTITLEMENTS
28. Who is an associate?
29. Part 1 of Chapter 3—Definitions
30. Possession of gaming equipment or monitoring equipment may be authorised
31. Duration of approval
32. Register of venue operators and approved venues
33. Division 2A of Part 4 of Chapter 3—Definitions
34. New section 3.4.28AB inserted
35. Commission may declare certain agreements to be reviewable venue agreements
36. New Division 3A of Part 4A of Chapter 3 inserted
37. New section 3.4A.11T inserted
38. Request for amendment of geographic area condition or venue condition
39. Commission decision on the request
40. New sections 3.4A.13A and 3.4A.13B inserted
41. New sections 3.4A.14A and 3.4A.14B inserted
42. New sections 3.4A.17AA and 3.4A.17AAB inserted
43. New section 3.4A.21A inserted
44. Section 3.4A.22 substituted
45. Section 3.4A.23 substituted
46. Commission may extend relevant holding period
47. Gaming machine entitlements forfeited if venue operator's licence cancelled, surrendered or not renewed
48. Installation and storage of gaming machines
49. Amendments relating to suspension of venue approval
PART 4--INCREASED LIMIT ON CLUB GAMING MACHINE ENTITLEMENTS
50. Prohibited interests in gaming machine entitlements
51. New section 3.2A.7A inserted
PART 5--RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING CODES OF CONDUCT AND SELF-EXCLUSION PROGRAMS
Division 1--Responsible Gambling Codes of Conduct
52. Functions of Commission
53. Sections 10.6.6 to 10.6.9 substituted
54. Section 10.6.9A repealed
55. Schedule 1 amended
56. Consequential amendments—application for and issue of various licences
57. Consequential amendments—requirements to have compliant Codes
58. Amendment of Casino Control Act 1991
59. Amendment of Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation Act 2011
Division 2--Self-exclusion programs
60. Matters to be considered in determining applications
61. Self-exclusion program is a condition of licence
62. Section 3.4.12C repealed
63. Functions of Commission
64. Division 1 of Part 6 of Chapter 10 substituted
65. Schedule 1 amended
66. Amendment of Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation Act 2011
PART 6--STANDARD CONDITIONS
67. Chapter 1—Definitions
68. New Division 2A of Part 4A of Chapter 3 inserted
69. Heading to Division 8 of Part 4A of Chapter 3
70. New section 3.4A.26A inserted
71. Heading to Division 4A of Part 8A of Chapter 3
72. Minister may determine standard pre-commitment conditions
73. Publication and effect of standard pre-commitment conditions
74. No compensation for determination of standard pre-commitment conditions
75. Consequential amendments—contravention of standard entitlement-related conditions
PART 7--AGREEMENTS
76. Part 1 of Chapter 3—Definitions
77. New section 3.1.6B inserted
78. Disciplinary action against venue operator
79. Authority conferred by gaming machine entitlements
80. Minister may refuse to allocate gaming machine entitlement if entitlement-related agreements not entered into
81. Directions in relation to entitlement-related agreements with Minister
82. No compensation payable because of direction to enter entitlement-related agreements under section 3.4A.6A
83. States rights in relation to allocated gaming machine entitlements
84. New sections 3.4A.17AAC and 3.4A.17AAD inserted
85. Related agreements must be entered into before gaming machine entitlement may be transferred
86. Gaming machine entitlements forfeited if venue operator defaults under related agreement
PART 8--CASHLESS GAMING, ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER, CHEQUES, DEBIT CARDS AND CREDIT CARDS
Division 1--Cashless gaming
87. Chapter 1—Definitions
88. New Subdivision 3 of Division 3 of Part 5 of Chapter 3 inserted
89. Schedule 1 amended
Division 2--Cashing cheques and paying out credits
90. Section 3.5.32 substituted
91. Payment of accumulated credits by cheque or electronic funds transfer
Division 3--Cash facilities
92. Chapter 1—Definitions
93. Heading to Subdivision 2 of Division 3 of Part 5 of Chapter 3 substituted
94. Section 3.5.33C substituted
95. Section 3.5.33D substituted
96. New section 3.5.33DA inserted
97. Conditions of approvals
PART 9--METROPOLITAN MELBOURNE
98. Chapter 1—Definitions
99. Schedule 1 amended
100. New Schedule 5 inserted
101. Consequential amendments—references to Melbourne Statistical Division
PART 10--OTHER AMENDMENTS TO PRINCIPAL ACT
Division 1--Transitional provisions
102. Part 32 inserted in Schedule 7
Division 2--Minor technical amendments
103. Division 6 of Part 1 of Chapter 10—Definitions
PART 11--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT
104. Repeal of amending Act
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