Gaming Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1997 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1997 No. 217 Gaming Machine Act 1991 GAMING MACHINE AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 3) 1997 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Amendment of s 4 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Amendment of s 7 (Maximum number of gaming machines) . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Replacement of pt 4 heading (Licensing of repairers, service contractors and machine managers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Amendment of s 10 (Installations etc. not subject to s 73 of the Act) . . . . 4 7 Amendment of s 35 (Monthly gaming machine reconciliation report) . . . . 4 8 Replacement of ss 35A and 35B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 35A Meaning of “monthly gaming deposit” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 35B Periodic gaming deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 35C Monthly variances record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9 Replacement of s 36 (Monthly rental fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 36 Monthly fees—Act, s 164 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 10 Amendment of s 38 (Day prescribed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 11 Replacement of s 39 (Gaming machine tax) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 39 Gaming machine tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 12 Omission of ss 40 and 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 13 Replacement of s 41A (Gaming machine community benefit levy) . . . . . . 11

2 Gaming Machine Amendment (No. 3) No. 217, 1997 41A Percentage of gaming machine tax payable into gaming machine community benefit fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 14 Amendment of s 43 (Crediting of payments under s 171(1)(b) of the Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 15 Amendment of sch 2 (Conditions to which a gaming machine licence is subject) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 16 Replacement of sch 6 (Fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 SCHEDULE 6 FEES SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 AMENDMENTS TO REPLACE REFERENCES TO DIRECTOR WITH REFERENCES TO CHIEF EXECUTIVE

s1 3 s3 Gaming Machine Amendment (No. 3) No. 217, 1997 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Gaming Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1997 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Gaming Machine Regulation 1991 . ˙ Amendment of s 4 (Definitions) 3.(1) Section 4, definitions “gaming cheques” , “metered net return” , “metered turnover” , “monthly gaming deposit” , “net return variance” , “reported/banking variance” and “reported net return” — omit. (2) Section 4— insert— ‘ “maintenance service fee” means the monthly fee mentioned in section 36(3). 1 “monitoring fee” means the monthly fee mentioned in section 36(4). “monthly deposit account” see section 35B. “monthly gaming cheques” means the total monetary amount of cancelled credits and jackpot payouts made by cheque drawn on a licensee’s monthly deposit account for an accounting period. “monthly gaming deposit” see section 35A. “monthly rental fee” means the monthly fee mentioned in section 36(2). “monthly reported win” means the total of all amounts mentioned in the definition “performance summary” , paragraph (h), recorded in a monthly gaming machine reconciliation report for an accounting period. “periodic gaming deposit” see section 35B.’. 1 Section 36 (Monthly fees—Act, s 164)

s4 4 s8 Gaming Machine Amendment (No. 3) No. 217, 1997 ˙ Amendment of s 7 (Maximum number of gaming machines) 4.(1) Section 7(a), ‘20’— omit, insert— ‘45’. (2) Section 7(b), ‘250’— omit, insert— ‘300’. ˙ Replacement of pt 4 heading (Licensing of repairers, service contractors and machine managers) 5. Part 4, heading— omit, insert— ‘PART 4—LICENSING OF REPAIRERS, SERVICE CONTRACTORS, MACHINE MANAGERS AND KEY MONITORING EMPLOYEES’. ˙ Amendment of s 10 (Installations etc. not subject to s 73 of the Act) 6. Section 10(a), ‘the director’— omit, insert— ‘the chief executive or a licensed operator’. ˙ Amendment of s 35 (Monthly gaming machine reconciliation report) 7. Section 35(3)(f)(ii), ‘gaming cheques’— omit, insert— ‘monthly gaming cheques’. ˙ Replacement of ss 35A and 35B 8. Sections 35A and 35B—

s8 5 s8 Gaming Machine Amendment (No. 3) No. 217, 1997 omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Meaning of “monthly gaming deposit” ‘ 35A.(1) The “monthly gaming deposit” for a licensee of category 2 licensed premises for an accounting period is the amount worked out under either the standard method or win method. ‘ (2) Under the standard method, the amount of the “monthly gaming deposit” is the amount worked out using the following formula— D = TC – NMP . ‘ (3) Under the win method, the amount of the “monthly gaming deposit” is the amount worked out using the following formula— D = MRW + MGC . ‘ (4) In the formulas in subsections (2) and (3)— “D” means the monthly gaming deposit in dollars. “MGC” means the monthly gaming cheques for the relevant accounting period. “MRW” means the monthly reported win for the relevant accounting period. “NMP” (non-cheque manual payments), for an accounting period for a licensee, means the total monetary amount of all cancelled credits, jackpot payouts, hopper fills and short pay correction payouts recorded in the monthly gaming machine reconciliation report for the accounting period for the licensee’s licensed premises that were not made by cheque drawn on the licensee’s monthly deposit account. “TC” (total clearances), for an accounting period for a licensee, means the total monetary amount of gaming tokens recorded in the monthly gaming machine reconciliation report for the accounting period for the licensee’s licensed premises as being removed during money clearances. ˙ ‘ Periodic gaming deposits ‘ 35B.(1) A licensee of category 2 licensed premises must, as required by this section, for each clearance period, make a deposit (a “periodic gaming deposit” ) into an account (the “monthly deposit account” ) kept by the

s8 6 s8 Gaming Machine Amendment (No. 3) No. 217, 1997 licensee for the purpose at a financial institution. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘ (2) The periodic gaming deposit must be made within— (a) if paragraph (b) does not apply—2 business days after the end of the clearance period; or (b) if the chief executive has specified, either generally or for the particular licensee, a later time—the later time. ‘ (3) The chief executive may specify a time under subsection (2)(b) for a particular licensee only if the chief executive considers it is appropriate to take the action having regard to— (a) the remote location of the licensee’s licensed premises; or (b) the lack of appropriate facilities, in the vicinity of the licensee’s licensed premises, for making periodic gaming deposits; or (c) other relevant circumstances. ‘ (4) The licensee must ensure funds deposited into the monthly deposit account are not withdrawn and redeposited into the account to make a periodic gaming deposit. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘ (5) The amount of the periodic gaming deposit must be worked out under either the standard periodic method or win periodic method. ‘ (6) Under the standard periodic method, the amount of the periodic gaming deposit is worked out using the following formula— D = TC – NMP . ‘ (7) Under the win periodic method, the amount of the periodic gaming deposit is worked out using the following formula— D = PRW + PGC . ‘ (8) In the formulas in subsections (6) and (7)— “D” means the periodic gaming deposit in dollars. “NMP” (non-cheque manual payments), for a clearance period for a licensee, means the total monetary amount of all cancelled credits, jackpot payouts, hopper fills and short pay correction payouts recorded

s8 7 s8 Gaming Machine Amendment (No. 3) No. 217, 1997 in all gaming machine performance records for the clearance period for the licensee’s licensed premises that were not made by cheque drawn on the licensee’s monthly deposit account. “PGC” (periodic gaming cheques), for a clearance period for a licensee, means the total monetary amount of cancelled credits and jackpot payouts made by cheque drawn on the licensee’s monthly deposit account for the clearance period. “PRW” (periodic reported win), for a clearance period for a licensee, means the total of all amounts mentioned in section 4, definition “performance summary” , paragraph (h), recorded in all gaming machine performance records for the clearance period for the licensee’s licensed premises. “TC” (total clearances), for a clearance period for a licensee, means the total monetary amount of gaming tokens recorded in all gaming machine performance records for the licensee’s licensed premises as being removed at the money clearance ending the clearance period. ‘ (9) In this section— “clearance period” , for a licensee, means a period— (a) starting at a money clearance for the gaming machines on the licensee’s licensed premises; and (b) ending at the next money clearance for the gaming machines. ˙ ‘ Monthly variances record ‘ 35C.(1) A licensee of category 2 licensed premises must, for each accounting period, complete a monthly variances record for the premises within 7 days after the end of the period. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘ (2) The licensee must take all reasonable steps to facilitate the consideration of the monthly variances record at the next meeting, held after completion of the record, of the body responsible for managing the licensee’s operations. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘ (3) In this section—

s8 8 s8 Gaming Machine Amendment (No. 3) No. 217, 1997 “metered cancelled credits” means the total monetary amount of cancelled credits, for the accounting period, shown on the cancelled credits meters of the licensee’s gaming machines. “metered cash clearances” means the total monetary amount of gaming tokens shown on the cash box meters of the licensee’s gaming machines as being cleared from the gaming machines during the accounting period. “metered progressive jackpots” means the total monetary amount of all jackpots, for the accounting period, shown on the progressive pays meters of the licensee’s gaming machines. “monthly variances record” , for an accounting period for a licensee, means a record, in the approved form, setting out the following details for the accounting period for the licensee’s licensed premises— (a) the monthly reported win; (b) the metered win; (c) any variance between the monthly reported win and metered win; (d) the reported cash clearances; (e) the metered cash clearances; (f) any variance between the reported cash clearances and metered cash clearances; (g) the reported cancelled credits; (h) the metered cancelled credits; (i) any variance between the reported cancelled credits and metered cancelled credits; (j) the reported progressive jackpots; (k) the metered progressive jackpots; (l) any variance between the reported progressive jackpots and metered progressive jackpots; (m) the total (the “total actual deposit” ) of the amounts paid into the monthly deposit account as representing the periodic gaming deposits; (n) the amount of the monthly gaming deposit;

s9 9 s9 Gaming Machine Amendment (No. 3) No. 217, 1997 (o) any variance between the total actual deposit and monthly gaming deposit; (p) for a variance mentioned in paragraph (c), (f), (i), (l) or (o) of more than 0.5% ($5 for each $1 000)—the reasons for the variance. “reported cancelled credits” means the total of all amounts paid for cancelled credits. “reported cash clearances” means the total monetary amount of gaming tokens cleared from gaming machines. “reported progressive jackpots” means the total of all amounts paid for progressive jackpots.’. ˙ Replacement of s 36 (Monthly rental fees) 9. Section 36— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Monthly fees—Act, s 164 ‘ 36.(1) This section prescribes how amounts of monthly fees are to be calculated for section 164(3) of the Act. ‘ (2) If gaming machines are provided to the licensee by the chief executive, the amount of the monthly fee is to be calculated by adding together the daily rental fees, calculated under section 37, for each day of the month on which gaming machines are provided to the licensee. ‘ (3) If gaming machines are not provided to the licensee by the chief executive, the amount of the monthly fee, for installing, altering and maintaining gaming machines on the licensee’s licensed premises, is— (a) if gaming machines are used on the premises for the entire month—$40; or (b) if gaming machines are used on the premises for only part of the month—the amount that bears the same proportion to $40 as the part of the month the machines are used bears to the entire month. ‘ (4) If gaming machines are not provided to the licensee by the chief executive, the amount of the monthly fee, for supplying an electronic monitoring system for monitoring gaming machines on the licensee’s

s 10 10 s 11 Gaming Machine Amendment (No. 3) No. 217, 1997 licensed premises, is— (a) if gaming machines are used on the premises for the entire month—$15; or (b) if gaming machines are used on the premises for only part of the month—the amount that bears the same proportion to $15 as the part of the month the machines are used bears to the entire month.’. ˙ Amendment of s 38 (Day prescribed) 10. Section 38, ‘166(2), 167(2), 168(2),’— omit . ˙ Replacement of s 39 (Gaming machine tax) 11. Section 39— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Gaming machine tax ‘ 39.(1) This section prescribes percentages for section 165(3) of the Act. ‘ (2) For category 1 licensed premises, the percentage is 50%. ‘ (3) For category 2 licensed premises, the percentage is— (a) for the first $10 000 of monthly taxable metered win—10%; and (b) for the amount of the monthly taxable metered win that is more than $10 000 but not more than $75 000—27%; and (c) for the amount of the monthly taxable metered win that is more than $75 000 but not more than $150 000—30%; and (d) for the amount of the monthly taxable metered win that is more than $150 000 but not more than $300 000—33%; and (e) for the amount of the monthly taxable metered win that is more than $300 000 but not more than $1 400 000—35%; and (f) for the amount of the monthly taxable metered win that is more than $1 400 000—45%.’.

s 12 11 s 15 Gaming Machine Amendment (No. 3) No. 217, 1997 ˙ Omission of ss 40 and 41 12. Sections 40 and 41— omit . ˙ Replacement of s 41A (Gaming machine community benefit levy) 13. Section 41A— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Percentage of gaming machine tax payable into gaming machine community benefit fund ‘ 41A. For section 168(3) of the Act, the percentage is 8.5%.’. ˙ Amendment of s 43 (Crediting of payments under s 171(1)(b) of the Act) 14. Section 43(a) to (f)— omit, insert— ‘(a) firstly—monthly rental fee; (b) secondly—maintenance service fee; (c) thirdly—monitoring fee; (d) fourthly—gaming machine taxes; (e) fifthly—penalties under section 171(1)(a) of the Act.’. ˙ Amendment of sch 2 (Conditions to which a gaming machine licence is subject) 15. Schedule 2, section 2, ‘Rental’— omit, insert— ‘Monthly fees’.

s 16 12 Gaming Machine Amendment (No. 3) ˙ Replacement of sch 6 (Fees) 16. Schedule 6— omit, insert— ‘ SCHEDULE 6 s 16 No. 217, 1997 ‘ FEES section 44 1. Appeals to Minister (s 24(2)(c) of the Act) . . . . . . . . . . 2. Application for grant of gaming machine licence (s 39(3)(o) of the Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. Copy of gaming machine licence (s 46(1) of the Act) . . 4. Application for renewal of gaming machine licence (s 51(2)(b) of the Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. Application for approval to alter a gaming machine (s 55(2)(a) of the Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plus—for each machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. Application for increase in number of gaming machines provided to a licensee (s 56(2)(e) of the Act) . . . . . . . . . plus—for each extra machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. Application for approval to modify or relocate a gaming machine area (s 58 of the Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plus—for each machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. Application for grant of operator’s licence (s 72H(3)(f) of the Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. Operator’s licence fee (s 72P(7) of the Act) . . . . . . . . . 10. Application for renewal of operator’s licence (s 72W(3)(c) of the Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. Operator’s licence renewal fee (s 72X(2) of the Act) . . 12. Application for grant of repairer’s, service contractor’s, machine manager’s or key monitoring employee’s licence (s 77(1)(j) of the Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200 100 50 100 50 10 50 10 50 10 10 000 240 000 10 000 240 000 100

s 16 13 s 16 Gaming Machine Amendment (No. 3) No. 217, 1997 13. Issue of copy of repairer’s, service contractor’s, machine manager’s or key monitoring employee’s licence (s 82(1) of the Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14. Application for renewal of repairer’s, service contractor’s, machine manager’s or key monitoring employee’s licence (s 86(2)(c) of the Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15. Application for approval to purchase a gaming machine (s 135 of the Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plus—for each machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16. Acceptance of gaming machine types and games for evaluation (s 146(1) of the Act)—for each hour, or part of an hour, of evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 50 50 10 90’.

14 Gaming Machine Amendment (No. 3) No. 217, 1997 ¡ SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS TO REPLACE REFERENCES TO DIRECTOR WITH REFERENCES TO CHIEF EXECUTIVE section 2 1.(1) Each relevant section, ‘director’— omit, insert— ‘chief executive’. (2) In subsection (1)— “relevant section” means the following sections— • section 12(b) • section 15(1)(a) • section 17(1) and (3) • section 18(2)(b) • section 22(2)(a) • section 25 • section 27 • section 29(2) • section 30(1) and (3)(b) • section 31(1) and (2)(b)(i) • section 45 • section 46(2) and (3)(b) • schedule 2— • section 1(a), (d), (i) (first mention), (i)(i)(A), (i)(iiia), (i)(iv), (j), (k), (p), (r), (s) and (u)

15 Gaming Machine Amendment (No. 3) SCHEDULE (continued) • section 2 • section 3 • schedule 3. No. 217, 1997 2. Section 9, heading, ‘Director’s’— omit, insert— ‘Chief executive’s’. 3. Section 9, schedule 2, section 1(a) and schedule 3, heading, ‘director’s’— omit, insert— ‘chief executive’s’. 4. Schedule 4, section 6, ‘Director, Machine Gaming Division, Treasury Department’— omit, insert— ‘chief executive’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 17 July 1997. 2. Notified in the gazette on 18 July 1997. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Treasury Department. © State of Queensland 1997