GAMING MACHINES ACT 2001 - SECT 24
Leasing of gaming machine entitlements permitted
GAMING MACHINES ACT 2001 - SECT 24
Leasing of gaming machine entitlements permitted
(1) An eligible hotel or eligible club can lease any (or all) of the
gaming machine entitlements held by it.
(2) A gaming machine entitlement held
by an eligible hotel can only be leased to another hotel (whether or not an
eligible hotel), and a gaming machine entitlement held by an eligible club can
only be leased to another club (whether or not an eligible club).
(3) A club
is an
"eligible club" if the gaming machine threshold for the club premises does not
exceed 30.
(4) A hotel is an
"eligible hotel" if the gaming machine threshold for the hotel does not exceed
10.
(5) The leasing of a gaming machine entitlement is not a transfer of the
gaming machine entitlement and a gaming machine entitlement cannot be
transferred while it is leased. Note : The requirements of Division 2 for the
transfer of gaming machine entitlements (including requirements for the
forfeiture of entitlements on transfer) do not apply to the leasing of
gaming machine entitlements.
(6) The subleasing of a
gaming machine entitlement is not permitted.
