Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Administrator may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing matters:
(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
(2) The Regulations may make provision for or in relation to:
(a) arrangements and procedures for the taking of fingerprints and palm prints of an applicant for a repairer's licence or machine manager's licence;
(b) the activities of listed persons or holders of licences under this Act;
(c) forms to be used for the purposes of this Act;
(d) the control of the premises of licensed repairers or licensed service contractors;
(e) security procedures for the manufacture, assembly, storage, handling, transport, consignment and receipt of gaming equipment and restricted components;
(f) the form and way of applications for approval of premises used in connection with the manufacture, assembly, storage or handling of gaming machines or restricted components;
(g) the different categories of licensed premises;
(h) the restrictions or entitlements which apply to different categories of licensed premises;
(j) any matter or thing in relation to the administration of this Act in respect of which a fee is payable and prescribing the amount of such fee;
(k) prescribing, where not provided in this Act, when a fee may be payable for any service or act carried out or undertaken and the amount of such fee;
(m) matters to enable the proper conduct of gaming;
(n) provision of signs and notices in licensed premises;
(p) the control of advertising or promotions by any licensee, recognised manufacturer or supplier of gaming machines or other person in relation to gaming machines, gaming and the conduct of gaming;
(q) applications and fees with respect to the approval of electronic monitoring and centralised credit systems;
(r) the keeping of accounts with financial institutions by licensees;
(s) the Director's obligations to licensees in relation to the providing of gaming equipment;
(t) identification of machine managers and employees of licensees;
(u) the conduct and proceedings of meetings of the Commission; and
(w) offences against the regulations, including regulatory offences, and prescribing penalties, not exceeding $5,000, for those offences.
(4) The Regulations may:
(a) prohibit the grant of a gaming machine licence to a club that is within a specified distance of a casino;
(b) regulate the transfer of ownership of gaming machines from the Territory to another person, which may include imposing fees or charges in relation to the transfer;
(c) provide for the rights and obligations of licensees in relation to gaming machines that are not transferred from the Territory to another person, which may include imposing fees or charges in relation to the machines;
(d) provide for the rights and obligations of licensees in relation to gaming machines owned by the licensees;
(e) regulate the disposal or transfer of gaming machines by or on behalf of licensees;
(f) regulate the financing of gaming machines and finance providers in relation to finance provided for gaming machines;
(g) regulate monitoring systems and monitoring providers;
(h) prescribe the information to be provided to the Director by monitoring providers, licensed repairers, listed persons or any other persons who are licensed or otherwise authorised under this Act;
(i) prescribe the information to be provided to the Director about licensed premises;
(j) provide for records to be kept in a particular form, including an electronic form;
(k) provide for requirements in relation to the labels and seals to be affixed to gaming machines, including procedures and conditions for the use of labels and seals and procedures to account for labels and seals;
(l) provide for returns to players from gaming machines, including what constitutes a return and prescribing a minimum rate of return;
(m) provide for a maximum fee per gaming machine that may be charged by a licensed service contractor or licensed monitoring provider;
(n) provide for the fees that may be charged by the Director for services relating to the supply of gaming machines;
(o) provide for a bond or other security in respect of a monitoring provider's licence, including the administration of the bond or security; or
(p) provide for methods for, and other procedures relating to, the payment of taxes, levies, fees, costs, charges, penalties and other amounts payable under this Act.
(5) The Regulations may:
(a) require a matter or thing to be approved by or done to the satisfaction of the Commission or the Director; or
(b) confer a discretion on the Commission or the Director.