Norfolk Island Continued Laws Amendment (Gaming) Ordinance 2017 (Cth)

Norfolk Island Continued Laws Amendment (Gaming) Ordinance 2017

Ordinance No. 1, 2017

I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Ordinance.

Dated 23 March 2017

Peter Cosgrove

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

Fiona Nash

Minister for Local Government and Territories

Contents

1............ Name............................................................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement............................................................................................................. 1

3............ Authority....................................................................................................................... 1

4............ Schedules...................................................................................................................... 1

Schedule 1—Amendments  2

Part 1—Amendment of the Bookmakers and Betting Exchange Act 1998 (Norfolk Island)     2

Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015  2

Part 2—Amendment of the Gaming Act 1998 (Norfolk Island)  4

Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015  4

Part 3—Transitional provisions  6

Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015  6

1  Name

This Ordinance is the Norfolk Island Continued Laws Amendment (Gaming) Ordinance 2017.

2  Commencement

(1)  Each provision of this Ordinance specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1.  The whole of this Ordinance	1 April 2017.	1 April 2017

Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this Ordinance as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Ordinance.

(2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Ordinance. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Ordinance.

3  Authority

This Ordinance is made under the Norfolk Island Act 1979.

4  Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this Ordinance is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Ordinance has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Part 1—Amendment of the Bookmakers and Betting Exchange Act 1998 (Norfolk Island)

Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015

1  Before item 23 of Schedule 1

Insert:

23AA  Subsection 4(1) (at the end of the definition of licensed operations)

Add:

Note:          A licence does not authorise a licensee to provide bookmaking or betting exchange services on or after 1 April 2017. However, on and after 1 April 2017 this Act continues to apply in relation to licensed operations engaged in before that day.

2  After item 23 of Schedule 1

Insert:

23A  Part 2 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

Part 2—Bookmaking

23B  Division 1 of Part 2 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

Division 1—Prohibition of bookmaking

23C  Section 6 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

6  Prohibition of bookmaking

23D  Subsection 6(1)

Omit “(1) A person must not operate as a bookmaker except in accordance with a licence”, substitute “A person must not, on or after 1 April 2017, operate as a bookmaker”.

23E  Subsections 6(2) and (3)

Repeal the subsections.

23F  At the end of section 8

Add “However, a licence must not be granted on or after 1 April 2017.”.

23G  Subsection 9(1)

Omit “(1)”.

23H  Subsection 9(2)

Repeal the subsection.

23J  At the end of section 9

Add:

Note:          However, a licence does not provide an exception to any offences in this Act on or after 1 April 2017.

3  After item 24 of Schedule 1

Insert:

24AA  Section 19A (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

19A  Prohibition of betting exchanges

24AB  Subsection 19A(1)

Omit “(1) A person must not carry on the business of a betting exchange except in accordance with a betting exchange licence”, substitute “A person must not, on or after 1 April 2017, carry on the business of a betting exchange”.

24AC  At the end of subsection 19A(2)

Add “However, a licence must not be issued on or after 1 April 2017.”.

24AD  Sections 19B and 19E

Repeal the sections.

24AE  Subsection 46(1)

Omit “issue,”.

24AF  Section 48

Repeal the section.

Part 2—Amendment of the Gaming Act 1998 (Norfolk Island)

Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015

4  Before item 99 of Schedule 1

Insert:

99AA  Subsection 4(1) (at the end of the definition of licensed operations)

Add:

Note:          A licence does not authorise a licensee to provide gaming services on or after 1 April 2017. However, on and after 1 April 2017 this Act continues to apply in relation to licensed operations engaged in before that day.

5  After item 99 of Schedule 1

Insert:

99A  Part 2 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

Part 2—Interactive home gaming

99B  Division 1 of Part 2 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

Division 1—Prohibition of interactive home gaming

99C  Section 6 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

6  Prohibition of interactive home gaming

99D  Subsection 6(1)

Omit “(1) A person must not conduct, operate or supervise interactive home gaming or an internet lottery except in accordance with a licence granted to the person under this Act”, substitute “A person must not, on or after 1 April 2017, conduct, operate or supervise interactive home gaming or an internet lottery”.

99E  Subsection 6(2)

Repeal the subsection.

99F  At the end of section 7

Add “However, a licence must not be granted on or after 1 April 2017.”.

99G  Subsection 8(1)

Omit “(1)”.

99H  Subsection 8(2)

Repeal the subsection.

99J  At the end of section 8

Add:

Note:          However, a licence does not provide an exception to any offences in this Act on or after 1 April 2017.

6  After item 100 of Schedule 1

Insert:

100A  At the end of subsection 28C(1)

Add “However, an arrangement must not be entered into on or after 1 April 2017.”.

100B  At the end of subsection 28D(1)

Add “However, a licence must not be granted on or after 1 April 2017.”.

100C  Subsection 28E(1)

Omit “but may be renewed”.

100D  At the end of subsection 28E(1)

Add:

Note:          However, a licence does not provide an exception to any offences in this Act on or after 1 April 2017.

100E  Sections 28G and 28H

Repeal the sections.

100F  Subsection 44(1)

Omit “issue,”.

100G  Section 46

Repeal the section.

Part 3—Transitional provisions

Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015

7  In the appropriate position in Part 2 of Schedule 1

Insert:

Division 7—Transitional provisions relating to the Norfolk Island Continued Laws Amendment (Gaming) Ordinance 2017

358  Compensation for acquisition of property

(1)       If the operation of the Norfolk Island Continued Laws Amendment (Gaming) Ordinance 2017 would result in an acquisition of property (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution) from a person otherwise than on just terms (within the meaning of that paragraph), the Commonwealth is liable to pay a reasonable amount of compensation to the person.

(2)       If the Commonwealth and the person do not agree on the amount of the compensation, the person may institute proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery from the Commonwealth of such reasonable amount of compensation as the court determines.