Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

GAMING MACHINE ACT 1987 (REPEALED) - SECT 30C

    (1)     A club is an "eligible club" if—

        (a)     the club is incorporated in the ACT under the Corporations Act; and

        (b)     the club's statement of objects—

              (i)     includes eligible objects; and

              (ii)     indicates that the eligible objects together constitute the main part of its objects; and

        (c)     the club is conducted primarily to achieve eligible objects; and

        (d)     the rules of the club—

              (i)     satisfy section 30G (Membership rules); and

              (ii)     are consistent with section 30H (Persons may not profit from the club); and

              (iii)     do not prohibit the playing of games of chance for money on the premises of the club; and

        (e)     the club has at least 200 voting members; and

        (f)     the number of life members of the club does not exceed 5% of the number of voting members of the club; and

        (g)     the premises occupied by the club, and the facilities and property of the club, are kept and maintained for the benefit of members generally.

    (2)     Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to a club that—

        (a)     was a licensee on 30 June 2000; and

        (b)     in the financial year ending 30 June 2000 had a corrected gross revenue of less than $500 000;

until the relevant period after a later financial year in which the club had a gross revenue of $500 000 or more.

    (3)     In this section:

"corrected gross revenue"—if a club is a licensee for only a fraction ( F ) of a financial year, and has a gross revenue for that time of "R", the club's corrected gross revenue" for the year is "R/F .

"relevant period" means 6 months or any longer period, of not more than 2 years, that the commission allows on the application of the club.