Gaming Legislation (Amendment) Act 2002
Act No. 38/2002
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1
1. Purpose 1 2. Commencement 2
PART 2—CASINO CONTROL ACT 1991 3
3. Definitions 3 4. Cessation of Authority's power to enter exclusivity agreements 4 5. Controlled contracts 4 6. Approval of games 4 7. Approval of gaming equipment 5 8. New sections 62AB and 62AC inserted 6
62AB. Banning large denomination note acceptors and
autoplay facilities 6 62AC. Spin rates 7
9. Use of foreign currency in casino 7 10. New section 74 substituted 8
74. Exclusion orders by Chief Commissioner of Police 8
11. Consequential amendment—exclusion orders 8 12. Interstate exclusion orders 9 13. New section 78A inserted 9
78A. No advertising to excluded persons 9
14. Detention of suspected person 10 15. New sections 81AA and 81AAB inserted 10
81AA. Limiting withdrawals and advances from cash
facilities 10 81AAB. Payment of winnings and cashing of cheques 11
16. Exempting casino from other laws 11 17. Cessation of Authority's power to enter certain agreements 12 18. Delegation of disciplinary action 12 19. Statement of reasons 12
PART 3—GAMING AND BETTING ACT 1994 13
20. TABCORP shareholder limits 13 21. Approval of totalisator equipment 13 22. Objects, functions etc. of Authority 13
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23. Statement of reasons 14 24. New section 95 inserted 14
95. Annual report 14
25. Offences relating to totalisators 14
PART 4—GAMING MACHINE CONTROL ACT 1991 16
26. Definitions 16 27. New section 9 inserted 17
9. Gaming only permitted in gaming machine areas 17
28. Ministerial directions 18 29. Authority conferred by technician's licence and listing on the Roll 18 30. Nominee of licensee 20 31. Amendment of conditions 23 32. Application to casino 23 33. Technician's licences and Roll of Suppliers 23 34. Contracts between gaming operators and venue operators 25 35. New section 68A inserted 26
68A. Director's standards for gaming machine types and
games 26
36. Approval of gaming machine types and games 27 37. Withdrawal of approval 28 38. New sections 77B and 77C inserted 29
77B. Banning large denomination note acceptors and
autoplay facilities 30 77C.
Spin rates 30
39. Authority's rules 31 40. New sections 81A and 81B inserted 32
81A. Limiting withdrawals and advances from cash
facilities 32 81B.
Payment of winnings and cashing of cheques 32
41. New sections 82A to 82F inserted 33
82A. Loyalty schemes 33 82B. Player activity statements 35 82C. Suspension of person who fails to collect their player activity statement 36 82D. Opting out of loyalty schemes 37 82E. No advertising to people suspended or removed from loyalty schemes 38 82F. Loyalty scheme participant information 39
42. Minors in gaming machine areas 40 43. Delegation of disciplinary functions 40 44. Statement of reasons 40 45. Accounts and records 40 46. Other returns by gaming operators 41 47. Declaration of different rate of return 41
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48. New section 136AB inserted 42 136AB. Community benefit statements 42 49. Gambling Research Panel 45