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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Gaming Acts (Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 1997
Act No.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
PART 1--PRELIMINARY 1
1. Purposes 1
2. Commencement 2
PART 2--GAMING MACHINE CONTROL ACT 1991 3
3. Principal Act 3
4. Definitions 3
5. Manufacture, sale, supply etc. of gaming machines for use
outside Victoria 3
6. Possession of gaming machines not in working order 4
7. New Part 2A inserted 4
PART 2A--APPROVAL OF PREMISES FOR GAMING 4
12A. Premises which may be approved 4
12B. Application for approval of premises 5
12C. Responsible authority may submit report 5
12D. Matters to be considered in determining applications 6
12E. Investigation of application 6
12F. Authority may require further information 6
12G. Updating of application 7
12H. Determination of application 8
12I. Duration of approval 8
12J. Renewal of approval 8
12K. Revocation of approval 9
12L. Automatic revocation of approval 10
8. Venue operator's licence 10
9. Application for venue operator's licence 10
10. Objections 11
11. Matters to be considered in determining application 11
12. Determination of application 11
13. New section 25AA inserted 12
25AA. Register of venue operators and approved venues 12
14. Nominee of venue operator 12
15. Transfer of licence 13
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16. Amendment of licence conditions 13
17. Notification of liquor licence matters 15
18. Disciplinary action 15
19. Provisional licence 15
20. Special employee's licence 15
21. Information relating to special employees 16
22. Roll of Recognised Manufacturers and Suppliers 16
23. New section 66A inserted 17
66A. Voluntary removal from Roll 17
24. Contracts no longer to be approved 17
25. Approval of gaming machine types 17
26. New section 135D inserted 17
135D. Trustees to pay supervision charge 17
27. Returns by gaming operators 18
28. Secrecy 18
29. On-going monitoring 18
30. Investigation costs 18
31. Evidentiary 19
32. Appeal 19
33. Amendment of section 12A 19
34. Amendment of transitional provisions 20
35. Statute law revision 23
PART 3--GAMING AND BETTING ACT 1994 24
36. Exemption of certain fixed odds betting 24
37. Shareholdings in licensee 24
38. Statute law revision 24
PART 4--GAMING NO. 2 ACT 1997 26
39. Investment-related lotteries 26
40. Statute law revision 26
NOTES 27
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
A BILL
to amend the Gaming Machine Control Act 1991, the Gaming and
Betting Act 1994 and the Gaming No. 2 Act 1997, to repeal the
Banking (Premium Accounts) Act 1992 and for other purposes.
Gaming Acts (Miscellaneous
Amendment) Act 1997
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Purposes
The purposes of this Act are--
(a) to amend the Gaming Machine Control
5 Act 1991 to improve regulation of the
electronic gaming machine industry;
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(b) to correct a reference in the Gaming and
Betting Act 1994 to shareholders' voting
rights;
(c) to repeal unproclaimed legislation in respect
5 of investment-related lotteries;
(d) to enable the Treasurer to exempt certain
amounts from taxation under section 77(1) of
the Gaming and Betting Act 1994;
(e) to make various amendments of a statute law
10 revision nature.
2. Commencement
(1) This Part and Part 4 and sections 28, 35, 36, 38
and 40 come into operation on the day on which
this Act receives the Royal Assent.
15 (2) Section 33 comes into operation on the day on
which section 8 of the Gaming Machine Control
(General Amendment) Act 1993 comes into
operation.
(3) Section 37 is deemed to have come into operation
20 on 6 May 1997.
(4) Subject to sub-section (5), the remaining
provisions of this Act come into operation on a
day or days to be proclaimed.
(5) If a provision referred to in sub-section (4) does
25 not come into operation before 1 November 1998,
it comes into operation on that day.
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PART 2--GAMING MACHINE CONTROL ACT 1991
3. Principal Act
Act No.
In this Part, the Gaming Machine Control Act 53/1991.
1991 is called the Principal Act. Reprint No. 4
as at 8 May
1997. Further
amended by
Acts Nos
117/1993,
15/1997 and
16/1997.
5 4. Definitions
In section 3(1) of the Principal Act--
(a) for the definition of "approved venue"
substitute--
' "approved venue" means premises--
10 (a) to which the licence of a venue
operator applies; and
(b) which are approved under Part
2A as suitable for gaming and the
approval is in force;';
15 (b) after the definition of "operator under the
gaming licence" insert--
' "Register" means the Register of Venue
Operators and Approved Venues
established and maintained under
20 section 25AA;'.
5. Manufacture, sale, supply etc. of gaming machines
for use outside Victoria
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(1) In section 7(2)(b) of the Principal Act, for
"Minister" substitute "Authority or the Director".
(2) In section 7(3) of the Principal Act--
(a) for "Minister" (where first occurring)
5 substitute "Authority or the Director";
(b) for "Minister" (where secondly occurring)
substitute "Authority or the Director (as the
case may be)".
6. Possession of gaming machines not in working order
10 In section 8(2) of the Principal Act, omit all
words and expressions commencing "for the
purpose only" and ending at the end of the sub-
section.
7. New Part 2A inserted
15 After Part 2 of the Principal Act insert--
"PART 2A--APPROVAL OF PREMISES FOR
GAMING
12A. Premises which may be approved
(1) This Part applies to premises in respect of
20 which there is in force--
(a) a residential licence under section 46 of
the Liquor Control Act 1987;
(b) a general (class 1) licence or a general
(class 2) licence under section 47 of the
25 Liquor Control Act 1987; or
(c) a club licence (whether full or
restricted) under section 48 of the
Liquor Control Act 1987; or
(d) a licence under Part I of the Racing Act
30 1958.
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(2) This Part applies to tabaret premises as if
they were premises in respect of which a
club licence under section 48 of the Liquor
Control Act 1987 were in force.
5 12B. Application for approval of premises
(1) The owner of premises or a person
authorised by the owner may apply to the
Authority for the approval of premises as
suitable for gaming.
10 (2) An application for approval must be made in
a form in or to the effect of the form
approved by the Authority and must be
accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(3) The application must contain or be
15 accompanied by--
(a) evidence of the applicant's interest in
the premises or any other relevant
authorisation; and
(b) any additional information that the
20 Authority may request.
(4) Within 14 days of an application, an
applicant must send a copy of the application
to the relevant responsible authority within
the meaning of the Planning and
25 Environment Act 1987.
(5) If a requirement made by this section is not
complied with, the Authority may refuse to
consider the application.
12C. Responsible authority may submit report
30 (1) The relevant responsible authority may
submit to the Authority a report on an
application for approval of premises within
14 days of the date of receipt of the copy of
the application.
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(2) The Authority must consider a report so
made.
12D. Matters to be considered in determining
applications
5 (1) The Authority must not grant an application
for approval of premises as suitable for
gaming unless satisfied that--
(a) the applicant has authority to make the
application in respect of the premises;
10 and
(b) the premises are or, on the completion
of building works will be, suitable for
the management and operation of
gaming machines.
15 (2) In particular, the Authority must consider
whether--
(a) the size, layout and facilities of the
premises are or will be suitable; and
(b) the proposed security arrangements are
20 or will be adequate.
12E. Investigation of application
On receiving an application for approval of
premises as suitable for gaming, the
Authority must cause to be carried out all
25 investigations and inquiries that it considers
necessary to enable it to consider the
application properly.
12F. Authority may require further information
(1) The Authority may, by notice in writing,
30 require an applicant for approval of premises
under this Part or a person whose association
with the applicant is, in the opinion of the
Authority, relevant to the investigation of the
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application to do any one or more of the
following--
(a) to provide, in accordance with
directions in the notice, any
5 information that is relevant to the
investigation of the application and is
specified in the notice;
(b) to produce, in accordance with
directions in the notice, any records
10 relevant to the investigation of the
application that are specified in the
notice and to permit examination of the
records, the taking of extracts from
them and the making of copies of them;
15 (c) to authorise a person described in the
notice to comply with a specified
requirement of the kind referred to in
paragraph (a) or (b).
(2) If a requirement made under this section is
20 not complied with, the Authority may refuse
to consider the application.
12G. Updating of application
(1) If a change occurs in the information
provided in or in connection with an
25 application for approval of premises under
this Part (including in any documents lodged
with the application) before the application
is determined, the applicant must forthwith
give the Authority written particulars of the
30 change.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) When particulars of the change are given,
those particulars must then be considered to
have formed part of the original application,
35 for the purposes of the application of sub-
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section (1) to any further change in the
information provided.
12H. Determination of application
(1) The Authority must determine an application
5 by either granting or refusing to grant
approval of the premises and must notify the
applicant in writing of its decision.
(2) An approval may be granted subject to any
conditions that the Authority thinks fit and
10 must specify the number of gaming
machines permitted and the gaming machine
areas approved for the premises.
(3) Without limiting the matters to which
conditions may relate, the conditions of an
15 approval may relate to any matter for which
provision is made by this Act but must not
be inconsistent with a provision of this Act.
(4) The Authority is not required to give reasons
for its decision on an application but may
20 give reasons if it thinks fit.
12I. Duration of approval
An approval of premises as suitable for
gaming remains in force until whichever of
the following happens first--
25 (a) the approval is cancelled, revoked or
surrendered; or
(b) the expiration of 5 years, or any other
term specified in the approval, after the
day on which the approval was granted.
30 12J. Renewal of approval
(1) The holder of an approval of premises under
this Part may, not earlier than 9 months
before the expiration of the current approval,
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apply to the Authority for a new approval, in
which case--
(a) the current approval continues in force,
unless sooner cancelled, revoked or
5 surrendered, until the new approval is
issued or its issue is refused; and
(b) if issued, the new approval must be
taken to have been granted on the day
on which the current approval was due
10 to expire and must be dated
accordingly.
(2) An application for a new approval must be
made in or to the effect of a form approved
by the Authority and must be accompanied
15 by the prescribed fee.
(3) This Act (except sections 12B(4), 12C,
12D(1)(b) and 12D(2)) applies to and in
relation to--
(a) an application under this section for a
20 new approval; and
(b) the determination of such an
application; and
(c) any approval issued as a result of such
an application--
25 as if the application had been made by a
person other than the holder of an approval.
12K. Revocation of approval
(1) The Authority may serve on a person who is
the holder of an approval of premises under
30 this Part a notice in writing affording the
person an opportunity to show cause within
28 days why the approval should not be
revoked on the grounds that the premises are,
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for reasons specified in the notice, no longer
suitable for the conduct of gaming.
(2) The holder of the approval may, within the
period allowed by the notice, arrange with
5 the Authority for the making of submissions
to the Authority as to why the approval
should not be revoked and the Authority
must consider any submissions so made.
(3) The Authority may then revoke the approval
10 if the Authority sees fit and does so by
giving written notice of the revocation to the
holder of the approval.
(4) Revocation of approval under this section
takes effect when the notice is given or on a
15 later date specified in the notice.
12L. Automatic revocation of approval
If a licence under the Liquor Control Act
1987 in respect of premises approved under
this Part--
20 (a) is cancelled, removed, surrendered or
released, the approval of the premises
under this Part is immediately revoked;
or
(b) is suspended for a period of time, the
25 approval of the premises under this Part
is immediately suspended for the same
period.".
8. Venue operator's licence
In section 13 of the Principal Act, after paragraph
30 (b) insert--
"(ba) to manage and operate an approved venue;
and".
9. Application for venue operator's licence
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(1) In section 19 of the Principal Act, for sub-section
(1) substitute--
"(1) A person may apply to the Authority to be
granted a venue operator's licence.".
5 (2) In section 19 of the Principal Act--
(a) sub-section (1AA) is repealed;
(b) in sub-section (3), omit paragraph (a);
(c) sub-section (4) is repealed;
(d) in sub-section (5), omit "in a newspaper
10 circulating in the area and".
10. Objections
(1) In section 20 of the Principal Act, for sub-section
(2) substitute--
"(2) The Director may object to the grant of a
15 venue operator's licence on any ground
referred to in sub-section (1) by giving
notice in writing, stating the grounds for the
objection, to the Authority at any time before
the determination of the application.".
20 (2) In section 20(3) of the Principal Act, omit "and
report".
11. Matters to be considered in determining application
(1) In section 21(1) of the Principal Act, omit
paragraph (c).
25 (2) In section 21(2) of the Principal Act, omit
paragraphs (b), (f) and (g).
12. Determination of application
In section 25(2) of the Principal Act, for "specify
the number of gaming machines permitted and the
30 gaming machine areas approved for the venue"
substitute--
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"specify--
(a) the premises, if any, approved under Part 2A
that the licensee is authorised to manage and
operate under the licence; and
5 (b) the number of gaming machines permitted in
each of the premises; and
(c) the gaming machine areas approved for each
of the premises.".
13. New section 25AA inserted
10 After section 25 of the Principal Act insert--
"25AA. Register of venue operators and approved
venues
(1) The Authority must establish and cause to be
maintained a Register of Venue Operators
15 and Approved Venues.
(2) The Register must contain the following
information in relation to every venue
operator--
(a) the name and address of the venue
20 operator;
(b) the name and address of every associate
of the venue operator;
(c) the address of each approved venue;
(d) the number of gaming machines
25 permitted in each approved venue;
(e) the name and address of the nominee, if
any, at each approved venue.".
14. Nominee of venue operator
(1) In section 25A(1) and (3) of the Principal Act--
30 (a) after "nominate" insert ", in respect of each
approved venue,";
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(b) after "licensee" (where secondly occurring)
insert "in respect of that approved venue".
(2) In section 25A(2) and (4) of the Principal Act, for
"premises for which the licence was granted"
5 substitute "approved venue".
(3) In section 25A(6) of the Principal Act, omit
paragraph (b).
15. Transfer of licence
In section 26 of the Principal Act, after "or" insert
10 ", subject to section 27,".
16. Amendment of licence conditions
(1) In section 27(1) of the Principal Act, for
"including the number of gaming machines
permitted in the venue," substitute--
15 "including--
(a) the addition or removal of an approved
venue; and
(b) variation of the number of gaming machines
permitted in an approved venue; and
20 (c) variation of the gaming machine areas
approved for an approved venue--".
(2) In section 27(2) of the Principal Act--
(a) in paragraph (a) after "writing" insert ", in
accordance with sub-section (2A),";
25 (b) in paragraph (b) omit "and the gaming
operator who places gaming machines in that
approved venue".
(3) In section 27 of the Principal Act, for sub-section
(2A) substitute--
30 "(2A) An amendment proposed by a venue
operator--
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(a) must be made in or to the effect of the
form approved by the Authority; and
(b) must be accompanied by the prescribed
fee and any information that the
5 Authority may request.".
(4) In section 27(3) of the Principal Act, omit "and
the gaming operator".
(5) In section 27(3A) of the Principal Act--
(a) omit "and the gaming operator";
10 (b) for "their" substitute "the";
(c) for "each of them" substitute "the venue
operator".
(6) In section 27 of the Principal Act, after sub-
section (3A) insert--
15 "(3B) Without limiting the matters which the
Authority may consider in deciding whether
to make a proposed amendment, the
Authority must not amend a venue operator's
licence unless--
20 (a) the Authority is satisfied that the
amendment of the licence does not
conflict with a direction, if any, given
under section 12; and
(b) if premises are proposed to be added to
25 the licence as an approved venue and
the premises are situated within 100
metres of an approved venue of which
the applicant for the amendment, or an
associate of the applicant, is the venue
30 operator, the Authority is satisfied that
the management and operation of the
approved venue and the proposed
approved venue are genuinely
independent of each other.
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(3C) Sections 23 and 24 apply to an application
under sub-section (2)(a) as if--
(a) a reference to an applicant for a venue
operator's licence were a reference to
5 an applicant for amendment of the
licence; and
(b) a reference to application were
construed accordingly.".
(7) In section 27(4) of the Principal Act, omit "and
10 gaming operator".
17. Notification of liquor licence matters
In section 28(2) of the Principal Act--
(a) in paragraph (a), for "cancelled; or"
substitute "amended to remove the premises
15 that were the approved venue.";
(b) omit paragraph (b).
18. Disciplinary action
In section 30(1) of the Principal Act, in the
definition of "grounds for disciplinary action",
20 omit paragraph (d).
19. Provisional licence
In section 31 of the Principal Act--
(a) in sub-section (1) omit "in respect of
premises which are an approved venue at the
25 time of the grant of the provisional licence";
(b) in sub-section (3) omit "in respect of that
approved venue".
20. Special employee's licence
In section 41(1) of the Principal Act--
30 (a) omit "and" at the end of paragraph (b);
(b) omit paragraph (c).
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21. Information relating to special employees
In section 55 of the Principal Act, sub-section (1)
is repealed.
22. Roll of Recognised Manufacturers and Suppliers
5 (1) In section 62 of the Principal Act, for "Director"
substitute "Authority".
(2) In section 63 of the Principal Act--
(a) for "Director" (wherever occurring)
substitute "Authority";
10 (b) in sub-section (3A), for "he or she"
substitute "it".
(c) in sub-section (6), after "Police" insert "and
the Director".
(3) In section 64 of the Principal Act, for "Director"
15 (wherever occurring) substitute "Authority".
(4) In section 65 of the Principal Act--
(a) in sub-sections (1) and (2), for "Director"
(wherever occurring) substitute "Authority";
(b) sub-sections (3), (3A) and (3B) are repealed.
20 (5) In section 65A of the Principal Act--
(a) for "Director" (wherever occurring)
substitute "Authority";
(b) in sub-section (6), for "his or her" substitute
"its".
25 (6) In section 66(1) of the Principal Act--
(a) omit "order the Director to";
(b) in paragraph (e), for "Director" substitute
"Authority".
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23. New section 66A inserted
After section 66 of the Principal Act insert--
"66A. Voluntary removal from Roll
A person listed on the Roll may, by notice in
5 writing signed by the person, request the
Authority to remove the name of the person
from the Roll and the Authority must remove
the name as requested.".
24. Contracts no longer to be approved
10 (1) Section 68 of the Principal Act is repealed.
(2) In section 32(2) of the Principal Act, omit "68,".
25. Approval of gaming machine types
(1) In section 69(3) of the Principal Act, after
"suitable" insert ", in respect of player return,
15 game fairness and security,".
(2) In section 69(6B) of the Principal Act, after
"suitable" insert ", in respect of player return,
game fairness and security,".
26. New section 135D inserted
20 After section 135C of the Principal Act insert--
"135D. Trustees to pay supervision charge
(1) The Trustees must pay to the Treasurer for
payment into the Consolidated Fund a
supervision charge in such instalments in
25 respect of such periods in each financial year
as the Treasurer determines from time to
time.
(2) The supervision charge is such amount in
respect of each financial year as the
30 Treasurer, after consultation with the
Minister, determines having regard to the
reasonable costs and expenses in respect of
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the financial year incurred by the Authority
in carrying out its functions and powers
under this Act.
(3) The supervision charge is a tax.".
5 27. Returns by gaming operators
(1) In section 136(3) of the Principal Act, for "19"
(wherever occurring) substitute "12A".
(2) In section 136A of the Principal Act, for "19"
(wherever occurring) substitute "12A".
10 28. Secrecy
In section 139(4A) of the Principal Act--
(a) after "restrict" insert "--(a)";
(b) after "Victoria" insert--
"; or
15 (b) the giving of--
(i) the names of all venue operators
and persons listed on the Roll; and
(ii) the addresses of all approved
venues and the number of gaming
20 machines in each approved
venue--".
29. On-going monitoring
In section 142A(4)(b) of the Principal Act, after
"(b)" insert "other than an associate of a venue
25 operator,".
30. Investigation costs
In section 149B(1) of the Principal Act, after
"licence" insert ", or amendment of any licence,".
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31. Evidentiary
(1) In section 150(1)(d) of the Principal Act, after
"licence" insert "or approval".
(2) In section 150(2) of the Principal Act, after
5 paragraph (b) insert--
"(ba) a document purporting to be a copy of an
approval under this Act is evidence of an
approval of which it purports to be a copy;
and".
10 32. Appeal
In section 156(1) of the Principal Act, before
paragraph (a) insert--
"(aa) to revoke, or to refuse to revoke, an approval
of premises under Part 2A; or".
15 33. Amendment of section 12A
In section 12A of the Principal Act, after sub-
section (2) insert--
"(3) If--
(a) a person has been authorised by the
20 Federal Airports Corporation to sell or
supply liquor from premises at a
Federal airport within the meaning of
the Federal Airports Corporation Act
1986 of the Commonwealth; and
25 (b) the authorised person is eligible to be
the holder of a club licence referred to
in sub-section (1)(c)--
the authorised person is deemed, for the
purposes of this Act, to be the holder of a
30 club licence referred to in sub-section (1)(c)
in respect of those premises.
(4) Despite sub-section (1), a person may not
apply under this Part for approval of
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prescribed premises or premises of a
prescribed class.".
34. Amendment of transitional provisions
(1) In section 163 of the Principal Act, before sub-
5 section (2) insert--
"(1) Section 139 as amended by section 28 of the
Gaming Acts (Miscellaneous Amendment)
Act 1997 applies to all information referred
to in section 139(4A)(b) in respect of any
10 period, whether before or after the
commencement of section 30 of that Act.".
(2) In section 163 of the Principal Act, after sub-
section (2) insert--
"(3) The Director must, as soon as practicable
15 after the commencement of section 22 of the
Gaming Acts (Miscellaneous Amendment)
Act 1997, provide to the Authority the Roll
maintained under section 62.
(4) If, immediately before the commencement of
20 section 22 of the Gaming Acts
(Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 1997--
(a) an application to be listed on the Roll
has been made to the Director but not
determined under section 65; or
25 (b) an appeal to the Authority from a
decision of the Director under section
65 has been commenced but not
determined; or
(c) a condition, or an amendment of a
30 condition, on a person's listing on the
Roll has been proposed but no decision
under section 65A has been made by
the Director--
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this Act, and regulations made under this
Act, as in force immediately before the
commencement of section 22 of that Act
continue to apply as if section 22 of that Act
5 had not been enacted.".
(3) In section 163 of the Principal Act, at the end of
the section insert--
"(5) If, immediately before the commencement of
section 7 of the Gaming Acts
10 (Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 1997,
premises were an approved venue, then on
that commencement--
(a) they are deemed to be approved under
Part 2A of this Act as suitable for
15 gaming; and
(b) the venue operator at the approved
venue immediately before that
commencement is deemed to be the
holder of the approval under Part 2A;
20 and
(c) the approval is deemed to have been
granted on the day on which the venue
operator's licence was granted; and
(d) the premises are deemed to be specified
25 in the venue operator's licence as
premises that the venue operator is
authorised to manage and operate under
the licence; and
(e) the number of gaming machines
30 permitted in the approved venue
immediately before that
commencement is deemed to be
specified in the venue operator's licence
as the number permitted in those
35 premises; and
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(f) the gaming machine areas approved for
the approved venue immediately before
that commencement are deemed to be
specified in the venue operator's licence
5 as the gaming machine areas approved
for those premises.
(6) If, immediately before the commencement of
section 9 of the Gaming Acts
(Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 1997, an
10 application for the grant of a venue
operator's licence has been made to the
Authority but not determined, this Act, and
regulations made under this Act, as in force
immediately before the commencement of
15 section 9 of that Act continue to apply as if
section 9 of that Act had not been enacted.
(7) If, immediately before the commencement of
section 16 of the Gaming Acts
(Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 1997, an
20 amendment of a condition on a venue
operator's licence has been proposed but no
decision under section 27 has been made by
the Authority, this Act, and regulations made
under this Act, as in force immediately
25 before the commencement of section 16 of
that Act continue to apply as if section 16 of
that Act had not been enacted.
(8) If, immediately before the commencement of
section 18 of the Gaming Acts
30 (Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 1997, a
proceeding under section 30 has been
commenced but not determined, this Act,
and regulations made under this Act, as in
force immediately before the commencement
35 of section 18 of that Act continue to apply as
if section 18 of that Act had not been
enacted.".
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35. Statute law revision
In section 12(3) of the Principal Act, for "to the
published" substitute "to be published".
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PART 3--GAMING AND BETTING ACT 1994
36. Exemption of certain fixed odds betting
Act No. In section 3 of the Gaming and Betting Act
37/1994.
1994, after sub-section (4) insert--
Reprint No. 1
as at 28 July
5 "(5) The Treasurer, by notice given to the
1997. Further
licensee, may, subject to such conditions (if
amended by
Act No.
any) as the Treasurer determines and
16/1997.
specifies in the notice, declare that specified
amounts, or amounts of a specified class, are
10 deemed, for the purposes of section 77(1),
not to form part of the net investment in
approved betting competitions at fixed odds
conducted by the licensee or an operator.".
37. Shareholdings in licensee
15 In section 57(2) of the Gaming and Betting Act
1994--
(a) omit paragraphs (a), (c) and (d);
(b) in paragraph (b) omit "(ii)".
38. Statute law revision
20 The Gaming and Betting Act 1994 is amended
as follows--
(a) in section 34--
(i) for "(5)" substitute "(4)";
(ii) for "(6)" (wherever occurring)
25 substitute "(5)";
(iii) for "(7)" substitute "(6)";
(iv) for "(8)" substitute "(7)";
(v) for "(9)" substitute "(8)";
(b) in section 34(6)(b), for "reasonable"
30 substitute "reasonably";
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(c) in section 39--
(i) for "(4)" substitute "(3)";
(ii) for "(5)" substitute "(4)";
(d) in section 146 omit "(1)";
5 (e) sections 174 to 194 are repealed;
(f) sections 208 to 221 are repealed;
(g) Part 17 is repealed;
(h) Part 18 is repealed.
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PART 4--GAMING NO. 2 ACT 1997
39. Investment-related lotteries
Act No. (1) Part 6 and section 121 of the Gaming No. 2
16/1997.
Act 1997 are repealed.
5 (2) The Banking (Premium Accounts) Act 1992 is
repealed.
40. Statute law revision
The Gaming No. 2 Act 1997 is amended as
follows--
10 (a) in section 90(4), omit "or" (where secondly
occurring);
(b) in section 109, in proposed section 56(2) of
the Lotteries Gaming and Betting Act
1966, after "to prove that the" insert
15 "defendant".
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Notes
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NOTES
By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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