Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

GAMING MACHINE ACT 2004 - SECT 11

    (1)     An initial licence application must—

        (a)     be in writing signed by the applicant; and

        (b)     state the applicant's name and address; and

        (c)     if the applicant is a corporation—state the name and address of each director of the corporation; and

        (d)     state the address, and block and section number, of the premises proposed to be licensed; and

        (e)     state the class, number, kind, coin denomination and percentage payout of gaming machines for which the licence is sought; and

        (f)     for a corporation—name each influential person for the corporation and the person's relationship with the corporation; and

        (g)     be accompanied by each of the required documents for the application.

    (2)     The following are required documents for every initial licence application:

        (a)     a social impact assessment for the application;

        (b)     a scale plan of the premises, or part of the premises, proposed to be licensed, showing where the gaming machines are to be installed (the proposed gaming area );

        (c)     a copy of the rules the applicant has adopted to control the operation of gaming machines on the premises proposed to be licensed;

Examples of what rules may cover

    1     how long a machine may be reserved for

    2     prohibiting abuse of machines

    3     payment of prizes by attendants

    4     delay of payment if machine has malfunctioned or been interfered with

Note     An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

        (d)     a copy of the control procedures the applicant has adopted to control the operation of gaming machines on the premises proposed to be licensed;

Note     Control procedures are covered in s 97.

        (e)     any other documents required for the application under the regulations.

    (3)     The following are also required documents for an initial licence application by a club:

        (a)     a copy of the club's constitution;

        (b)     an alphabetical list of names and addresses of all current members of the club, certified correct by the club secretary;

        (c)     a statement, signed by the club secretary, stating the grounds on which the club claims to be an eligible club;

        (d)     evidence that a majority of the voting members of the club who voted in a ballot conducted under the regulations voted for the club having gaming machines.

    (4)     The regulations may require—

        (a)     a required document, or any information in a required document, to be verified in a particular way; or

        (b)     an application to include particular information; or

        (c)     an application, or any information in an application, to be verified in a particular way.

    (5)     The commission need not consider an initial licence application if—

        (a)     the application does not include any information required under this section; or

        (b)     the application, or any information in the application, is not verified as required under this section; or

        (c)     the application is not accompanied by a document required under this section to accompany the application; or

        (d)     a document accompanying the application does not include any information required under this section; or

        (e)     a document accompanying the application, or any information in a document accompanying the application, is not verified as required under this section; or

        (f)     any form required to be used for the application, or any document accompanying the application is not used; or

        (g)     any requirement of a form required to be used for the application, or any document accompanying the application, is not complied with.