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Gaming Control Amendment Act 2010

An Act to amend the Gaming Control Act 1993

[Royal Assent 17 September 2010]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Gaming Control Amendment Act 2010 .

2. Commencement

The provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be proclaimed.

PART 2 - Gaming Control Act 1993 Amended

3. Principal Act

In this Part, the Gaming Control Act 1993 is referred to as the Principal Act.

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The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Gaming Control Act 1993 .
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The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Gaming Control Act 1993 .
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The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Gaming Control Act 1993 .
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The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Gaming Control Act 1993 .
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The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Gaming Control Act 1993 .
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The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Gaming Control Act 1993 .
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The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Gaming Control Act 1993 .
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The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Gaming Control Act 1993 .

[Commences: 6 February 2011

12. Section 148A amended (Annual Tasmanian gaming licence fee)
Section 148A of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (2)(da) "350 000 fee units" and substituting "300 000 fee units";
(b) by omitting subsection (6) and substituting the following subsections:

(6) Notwithstanding subsection (1) or subsection (2)(g) , the fee payable under subsection (2)(da) in respect of a licence granted or renewed within 5 years after the day on which this section takes effect, for a period of 5 years, is payable as –
(a) a non-refundable instalment of 900 000 fee units on the grant or renewal of the licence; and
(b) a non-refundable instalment of 300 000 fee units payable on the third anniversary of the grant or renewal of the licence; and
(c) a non-refundable instalment of 300 000 fee units payable on the fourth anniversary of the grant or renewal of the licence.

(7) If a Tasmanian gaming licence with a betting exchange endorsement that is granted or renewed within 5 years after the day on which this section takes effect is surrendered before the expiration of the period for which the licence was granted or renewed, any subsequent instalments that would otherwise be payable in accordance with this section cease, on that surrender, to be payable.

(8) In this section –
initial totalizator endorsement has the same meaning as in Division 5A of Part 4A ;
second totalizator endorsement has the same meaning as in Division 5A of Part 4A .

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The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Gaming Control Act 1993 .

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The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Gaming Control Act 1993 .
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The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Gaming Control Act 1993 .

PART 3 - Gaming Control Regulations 2004 Amended

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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Gaming Control Regulations 2004 .
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The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Gaming Control Regulations 2004 .