Casino Control Amendment Ordinance 2003 (No. 1) (CI) (Cth)

TERRITORY OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND

Casino Control Amendment Ordinance 2003 (No. 1)¹

No. 1 of 2003²

I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Ordinance under the Christmas Island Act 1958.

Dated 20 March 2003

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

WILSON TUCKEY

Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government

An Ordinance to amend the Casino Control Ordinance 1988

1. Name of Ordinance

This Ordinance is the Casino Control Amendment Ordinance 2003 (No. 1).

1. Commencement

This Ordinance commences on gazettal.

1. Amendment of Casino Control Ordinance 1988

Schedule 1 amends the Casino Control Ordinance 1988.

Schedule 1        Amendments

(section 3)

[1]           After subsection 33 (6)

insert

(7)   The Minister need not appoint or re-appoint any person as a member or Chairperson of the Authority if:

(a)    no casino licence is in force; and

(b)    no application for a casino licence is awaiting a decision by the Minister.

[2]           Section 42

substitute

42            Annual report

(1)   Subject to subsection (2), as soon as practicable after the end of the financial year mentioned in subsection 89 (1), the Authority must give to the Minister a report of the work of the Authority during that financial year.

(2)   The Authority is not required to give a report to the Minister for a financial year if:

(a)    no casino licence was in force at any time in that year; and

(b)    no application for a casino licence is awaiting a decision by the Minister in that year.

Notes

1.       This Ordinance amends Ordinance No. 4, 1988, as amended by No. 8, 1989; No. 11, 1993; No. 3, 1994; No. 2, 1995; No. 5, 1996; No. 1, 1997; No. 3, 1998.

2.       Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 March 2003.