New South Wales Consolidated Acts

GAMING MACHINES ACT 2001 - SECT 31B

31B Transfer of Liquor Act poker machine permits when hotel licence surrendered or cancelled

(1) In this section:
"Liquor Act poker machine" means an approved poker machine for which a Liquor Act poker machine permit is held.

(2) If:

(a) a hotel licence is surrendered or cancelled, or

(b) a hotelier’s authorisation under Part 5 to keep Liquor Act poker machines is cancelled,

any Liquor Act poker machine permits held in respect of the licence may, in accordance with such arrangements as are approved by the Director-General, be transferred to another hotel licence.

(3) If, at the end of the period of 12 months immediately following the surrender or cancellation of the hotel licence, or the cancellation of the hotelier’s authorisation under Part 5, any such Liquor Act poker machine permits have not been transferred, the remaining permits are forfeited to the Authority.

(4) However, any such remaining permit may be retained for a further period of up to 12 months if a levy is paid to the Authority to retain the permit for that period. The levy is $500 for each of the remaining permits intended to be retained.

(5) The Authority may allow a Liquor Act poker machine permit to be retained for the further period without requiring the payment of the levy under subsection (4) if the Authority is satisfied that the delay in transferring the remaining permits is due to circumstances beyond the control of the proposed transferor of the permits.

(6) If the remaining Liquor Act poker machine permits have not been transferred by the end of the further 12-month period under subsection (4), the permits are forfeited to the Authority.

(7) Any levy paid under subsection (4) is to be paid into the Community Development Fund.