Gaming Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (ACT)

Gaming Legislation Amendment Act 2025

A2025-19

Contents

Page

Part 1      Preliminary

1            Name of Act  2

2            Commencement  2

3            Legislation amended  2

Part 2Gambling and Racing Control Act 1999

4            Investigation of complaintsSection 31 (2)  3

5            Permitted disclosures to particular peopleSection 37 (d) (ii)  3

Part 3Gaming Machine Act 2004

6            Payments to diversification and sustainability support fundNew section 163H (4A) and (4B)  4

7           Payments out of diversification and sustainability support fundNew section 163I (3) and (4)  4

Gaming Legislation Amendment Act 2025

A2025-19

An Act to amend legislation about gaming

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Part 1Preliminary

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Gaming Legislation Amendment Act 2025.

2. Commencement

   This Act commences on a day fixed by the Minister by written notice.

   Note 1The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

   Note 2A single day or time may be fixed, or different days or times may be fixed, for the commencement of different provisions (see Legislation Act, s 77 (1)).

   Note 3If a provision has not commenced within 6 months beginning on the notification day, it automatically commences on the first day after that period (see Legislation Act, s 79).

3. Legislation amended

   This Act amends the Gambling and Racing Control Act 1999 and the Gaming Machine Act 2004.

Part 2Gambling and Racing Control Act 1999

1. Investigation of complaints
   Section 31 (2)

   substitute

   (2)If the commission investigates the complaint, the commission or an authorised officer may give the complainant information about the status or results of the investigation if satisfied that—

   (a)the complainant has a legitimate interest in the information; and

   (b)giving the information to the complainant would not unreasonably do any of the following:

   (i)prejudice another person’s privacy or other interests;

   (ii)deny another person procedural fairness;

   (iii)adversely affect the conduct of the investigation.

2. Permitted disclosures to particular people
   Section 37 (d) (ii)

   omit

   advising the Minister about

   substitute

   advising or assisting an administrative unit, the Minister or any other Minister on

Part 3Gaming Machine Act 2004

1. Payments to diversification and sustainability support fund
   New section 163H (4A) and (4B)

   insert

   (4A)Despite subsection (3), the required amount for a tax period that ends within 2 years beginning on the day this subsection commences is $0.

   (4B)Subsection (4A) and this subsection expire 3 years after the day they commence.

2. Payments out of diversification and sustainability support fund
   New section 163I (3) and (4)

   insert

   (3)Despite subsection (2), the director-general must not make a payment out of the diversification and sustainability support fund for any application made within the 2-year period mentioned in section 163H (4A).

   (4)Subsection (3) and this subsection expire 3 years after the day they commence.

Endnotes

1. Presentation speech

   Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 9 April 2025.

2. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 27 June 2025.

3. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see certify that the above is a true copy of the Gaming Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2025.

   Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

   © Australian Capital Territory 2025