New South Wales Consolidated Acts

GAMING MACHINES ACT 2001 - SECT 15AA

15AA Special allocation of poker machine entitlements

(1) The Authority may allocate poker machine entitlements in respect of a hotel licence or the premises of a registered club if poker machine entitlements have not been allocated, or have only been partially allocated, under section 15 in respect of that licence or those premises.

(2) The allocation of a poker machine entitlement under this section is subject to the regulations.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the regulations may make provision for or with respect to the following:

(a) the criteria for determining the hotels and registered clubs that are eligible to be allocated poker machine entitlements under this section,

(b) the matters to be taken into consideration by the Authority in determining whether to allocate any such entitlements,

(c) specifying the period in which an eligible hotel or registered club may apply to the Authority for the allocation of any such entitlements,

(d) in the case of a hotel or registered club that is approved to keep hardship gaming machines-authorising the Authority to convert any such approval into a poker machine entitlement allocated by the Authority under this section and to revoke the approval accordingly.

(4) For the avoidance of doubt, a poker machine entitlement allocated under this section may be transferred in accordance with this Division.