Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated ActsIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"Agency" means the Agency administering this Act.
"agreement":
(a) in relation to a casino licence, means the agreement in pursuance of which the licence was granted, that agreement as amended and in force from time to time or any agreement made in substitution for that agreement; and
(b) in relation to a licence under Division 4 or 5 of Part 4, means the agreement in pursuance of which the licence was granted.
"amusement machine" means a mechanical, electrical or electronic machine or device, operated by the insertion of a coin or token or by the use of accrued credits, which is intended for the amusement of the player and from which the player can obtain nothing representing money, goods or any other benefit, other than the opportunity to continue to use the machine.
"approved" means approved by the Director.
"approved game" means a game approved under section 26.
"casino" means a place approved under section 18.
"casino licence" means a casino licence granted under section 18(1) or such a licence as amended under section 18(1A).
"Commission" means the Northern Territory Licensing Commission established by section 4 of the Northern Territory Licensing Commission Act .
"Community Benefit Committee" means the Community Benefit Committee established under section 68B.
"Community Benefit Fund" means the Community Benefit Fund maintained under section 68A.
"Director" means:
(a) the Director of Licensing appointed under section 22(1) of the Northern Territory Licensing Commission Act ; or
(b) the person appointed to act as the Director under section 22(2) of that Act while acting as the Director.
"foreign lottery" means a lottery conducted or to be conducted outside the Territory which is authorised by or under and conducted in accordance with the law of the country or the State or Territory of the Commonwealth in which it is conducted.
"gaming" includes lotteries.
"gaming inspector" means a gaming inspector appointed under section 15.
"gaming machine" means a mechanical, electrical or electronic machine or device played, used or operated for the purpose of obtaining by chance or skill, or a combination of chance and skill, goods, services or credits, or tokens representing goods or services, and includes any equipment or devices used to link more than one gaming machine or that may influence or determine the outcome of a game and such other equipment or device that is prescribed.
"instant scratch lottery" means a lottery in which the winning of a prize is determined by exposing a specified number of symbols (including identical symbols) on a ticket in the lottery.
"instrument of gaming" means anything used for the purposes of gaming and includes money, coins, notes, cheques, written acknowledgements of a debt and other writings for securing the payment of money, lists, cards and other documents relating to gaming, wheels, spinning jinnies, playing cards, housey cards, dice, dice boxes, balls, kips, counters, tables and anything declared by the Minister to be an instrument of gaming.
"lawful lottery" means a lottery authorised by and conducted in accordance with this Act.
"licensed employee" means an employee of a Licensee licensed under this Act.
"Licensee" means the person to whom a casino licence or a licence under Division 4 or 5 of Part 4 is granted or assigned.
"liquor" has the same meaning as in the Liquor Act .
"lottery" means a disposition of real or personal property or a share or interest in such property or of a right to a benefit or thing dependent on or to be determined, wholly or partly, by chance or such means as may be prescribed, and includes such a disposition in or outside of the Territory as the result of a chance offered, accepted or arranged by mail in or from the Territory.
"Operating Account", in relation to the Agency, has the same meaning as in the Financial Management Act .
"place" includes:
(a) land;
(b) a building, structure or erection of any kind, whether wholly or partly constructed or erected or in the course of construction or erection;
(c) a room in a building, structure or erection;
(d) a road, street, thoroughfare, alley or right of way;
(e) a vehicle, vessel or aircraft; and
(f) a tent, caravan, trailer or other conveyance.
"public place" includes:
(a) a public place within the meaning of the Summary Offences Act ;
(b) a place regularly used by an association within the meaning of the Associations Act ; and
(c) licensed premises within the meaning of the Liquor Act .
"ticket" means a chance in a lottery and includes a share in such a chance.
"ticket dispensing machine" means a machine or device which dispenses tickets or from which tickets may be obtained, but does not include a punchboard.
"trade lottery" means a lottery conducted for the purpose of promoting a product or business by a person in the course of carrying on his or her trade or business.
"valuable thing" includes a benefit or a promise, whether oral or in writing or conditional or absolute, to pay or give a valuable thing.