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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation
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Objectives
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Authorising provisions
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Commencement
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Definition
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Sporting or recreational club or association
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Prescribed standards and conditions for devices and games
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Prescribed authorities and persons
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SCHEDULE—Prescribed Authorities and Persons
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ENDNOTES
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1. General Information
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2. Table of Amendments
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1. Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are to
prescribe—
(a) the kinds of sporting or recreational clubs or
associations for the purposes of declaring the
club or association to be a community or
charitable organisation within the meaning of
the Gaming No. 2 Act 1997;
(b) the standards and conditions for devices and
games at certain venues;
(c) the authorities and persons to whom
specified information may be divulged under
that Act.
2. Authorising provisions
These Regulations are made under sections
4(1)(b), 9(a), 104 and 105 of the Gaming No. 2
Act 1997.
3. Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on
31 March 1998.
4. Definition
In these Regulations, "Act" means Gaming No. 2
Act 1997.
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5. Sporting or recreational club or association
For the purposes of section 4(1)(b) of the Act, a
sporting or recreational club or association is of a
prescribed kind if—
(a) it has a bona fide membership; and
(b) it has been formed for recreational purposes
or the promotion of any sport; and
(c) if it is incorporated, it can show continuing
compliance with the requirements of the law
under which it is incorporated; and
(d) if it is unincorporated—
(i) it is managed by a committee, elected
by the general body of members for a
period of not less than 12 months,
which meets regularly; and
(ii) it consistently holds annual general
meetings; and
(iii) it records its decisions accurately in
writing; and
(e) it has a treasurer who maintains proper
financial records and presents a statement of
income and expenditure and a balance sheet
at its annual general meeting; and
(f) it operates a banking account in its name;
and
(g) it issues cheques signed by not less than
2 authorised officers; and
(h) it has a constitution which provides that in
the event of the club or association being
disbanded, its net assets will not be
distributed to members but will be
distributed to—
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(i) a fund with objectives similar to those
of the club or association; or
(ii) a fund which is appropriated
exclusively for a purpose referred to in
paragraph (a) of the definition of
"community purpose" in the Act; or
(iii) a community or charitable organisation.
6. Prescribed standards and conditions for devices and
games
For the purposes of section 9(a) of the Act, the
prescribed standards and conditions for devices or
games are—
(a) the device or game is not—
(i) a game approved under section 60 of
the Casino Control Act 1991; or
(ii) a gaming machine within the meaning
of the Gaming Machine Control Act
1991;
(b) the game or device is such that the prize or
prizes available to be won at a particular
attempt are clearly and unambiguously
identified to participants;
(c) if the device or game is a spinning wheel—
(i) the wheel is divided into approximately
equal divisions; and
(ii) the design of the wheel allows an
approximately equal and random
chance of the wheel finishing in or on a
particular division; and
(iii) the wheel is maintained in such a way
that it operates as designed; and
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(iv) the number of tickets sold in each spin
is equal to the number of divisions of
the wheel;
(d) if the device or game is not a spinning
wheel—
(i) there is no systematic bias to a
particular outcome in the rules or
design; and
(ii) a prize winning outcome is achievable;
and
(iii) reasonable steps are taken to explain to
participants, in language likely to be
understood by them, the way in which
the game is played or the device
operates (including the extent to which
skill is relevant); and
(iv) the game is played in the manner
explained and the device (or any device
forming part of the game) is maintained
in such a way that it operates as
designed.
7. Prescribed authorities and persons
For the purposes of section 104(3)(b) of the Act,
the prescribed authorities and prescribed persons
are those listed in the Schedule.
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SCHEDULE
PRESCRIBED AUTHORITIES AND PERSONS
Chief Inspector, Interpol
Austria
Chairman, Austrian Casino Supervisory Board
Chief Commissioner, Austrian Police
Australia
Director, Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence
Chairman, Australian Securities Commission
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Crime Commission
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Customs Service
Commissioner, Australian Federal Police
Director General, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
Director of Public Prosecutions, Commonwealth
Australian States and Territories
Australian Capital Territory
Chairman, Australian Capital Territory Casino Surveillance Authority
Director, Returns and Licences, Australian Capital Territory Revenue
Office
Christmas Island
Chairman, Christmas Island Casino Surveillance Authority
New South Wales
Chief Executive, New South Wales Casino Control Authority
Director of Casino Surveillance, New South Wales
Commissioner, New South Wales Independent Commission Against
Corruption
Chairman, Liquor Administration Board, New South Wales
Chief Commissioner, New South Wales State Police
Director of Liquor and Gaming, Department of Gaming and Racing, New
South Wales
Northern Territory
Chief Executive Officer, Northern Territory Racing and Gaming
Authority
Chief Commissioner, Northern Territory Police
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Queensland
Executive Director, Queensland Office of Gaming Regulation—Casino
Control Division
Executive Director, Queensland Office of Gaming Regulation—Machine
Gaming Division
Director, Liquor Licensing Commission, Department of Tourism, Small
Business and Industry, Queensland
Chairman, Queensland Criminal Justice Commission
Executive Director, Queensland Office of Gaming Regulation
Chief Commissioner, Queensland Police Service
South Australia
Chief Commissioner, South Australian State Police
Commissioner for Liquor Licensing, South Australia
Chief Executive Officer, Lotteries Commission of South Australia
The Secretary to the Casino Supervisory Authority, South Australia
The Secretary to the Gaming Supervisory Authority, South Australia
Tasmania
Chairman, Licensing Board of Tasmania
Chairman, Tasmanian Gaming Commission
Chief Commissioner, Tasmanian State Police
Director, Revenue and Gaming Division, Department of Treasury and
Finance, Tasmania
Victoria
Commissioner, Liquor Licensing Commission
Chief Commissioner, Victoria Police
Western Australia
Director of Gaming, Western Australian Office of Racing, Gaming and
Liquor
Director, Casino Control Division, Western Australian Office of Racing,
Gaming and Liquor
Chief Commissioner, Western Australian State Police
Canada
Director, Licensing Division, Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission
Director, Loto—Quebec
Chairman, Ontario Gaming Control Commission
President, Atlantic Lottery Corporation
President, Western Canada Lottery Corporation
Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority
Vice President, Corporate Security, Manitoba Lotteries Corporation
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France
Minister for the Interior, France
Hong Kong
Commissioner, Hong Kong Police
Japan
Chief Inspector, National Police Agency of Japan
Macau
Chief Inspector, Judiciary Police Macau
Malaysia
Chief Inspector, The Royal Malaysia Police
Monaco
Chief Executive Officer, Monaco Economic Development Corporation
The Netherlands
Chairman, Netherlands Casino Board
Chief Commissioner, Netherlands Police
New Zealand
General Manager, Gaming, Racing and Censorship, New Zealand
Department of Internal Affairs
Chief Executive, New Zealand Casino Control Authority
Commissioner, New Zealand Police
Papua New Guinea
The Registrar, National Gaming Control Board of Papua New Guinea
South Africa
Chairman, Mpumalanga Gaming Board, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Director, Taxes, Levies and Duties, Provincial Administration, Western
Cape, South Africa
United Kingdom
Chief Inspector, Gaming Board of Great Britain
Director, National Criminal Intelligence Service of Great Britain
United States of America
Chief Investigator, Department of the Treasury
Chief Inspector, U.S. Customs Service—Office of Enforcement.
Chairman, Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
Chairman, Louisiana Riverboat Gaming Commission
Chairman, Mississippi Gaming Commission
Chairman, Missouri Gaming Commission
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Chief Commissioner, Louisiana State Police
Director, Colorado Division of Gaming
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Chief Investigator, State of Nebraska Department of Revenue
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1. General Information
The Gaming No. 2 (General) Regulations 1998, S.R. No. 27/1998 were made
on 24 March 1998 by the Governor in Council under sections 4(1)(b), 9(a),
104 and 105 of the Gaming No. 2 Act 1997, No. 16/1997 and came into
operation on 31 March 1998: regulation 3.
The Gaming No. 2 (General) Regulations 1998 will sunset 10 years after the
day of making on 24 March 2008 (see section 5 of the Subordinate
Legislation Act 1994).
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2. Table of Amendments
This Version incorporates amendments made to the Gaming No. 2 (General)
Regulations 1998 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.
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Gaming No. 2 (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, S.R. No. 103/2003
Date of Making:
9.9.03
Date of Commencement:
9.9.03
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3. Explanatory Details
No entries at date of publication.
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