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INTERACTIVE GAMBLING REGULATION 1998 - NOTES

Dictionary

(see s 2)

Note 1     The

title="A2001-14">Legislation Act

contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.

Note 2     In particular, the Legislation Act

, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

              •     ACT

              •     Commonwealth

              •     document

              •     financial year

              •     GST

              •     home address

              •     lawyer

              •     month.

Note 3     Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the

title="A1998-24">Interactive Gambling Act 1998

(see

title="A2001-14">Legislation Act

, s 148.) For example, the following terms are defined in the Interactive Gambling Act 1998

, dict:

              •     agent (see s 6)

              •     authorised game (see s 10)

              •     licensed provider

              •     player.

"accounting and auditing computer system" means a computer system used by a licensed provider to record or check 1 or more of the following in an authorised game:

        (a)     the wagers made by players;

        (b)     other amounts received from players;

        (c)     the amount paid to players;

        (d)     the authentication of players;

        (e)     game play information;

        (f)     the prizes (monetary and non-monetary) to be won.

"certified copy", in relation to a document, means a copy of the document certified by a lawyer, a justice of the peace or a notary public for the ACT or elsewhere, as a true copy.

"citizenship certificate", for a person, means a certificate, declaration, notice or other instrument of the person's nationality under the

(Cwlth)">Australian Citizenship Act 2007

(Cwlth) or the

title="Act 1948 No 83 (Cwlth)">Australian Citizenship Act 1948

(Cwlth) (repealed).

"end-user device" means computer software or hardware necessary to—

        (a)     enable a player to make a wager in an authorised game; or

        (b)     inform the player of the result of an authorised game.

"gross profit", in relation to an authorised game, means the difference between the gambling turnover and the value of the total amount of prizes won in the game.

"interactive computer system" means a computer system used for the conduct of interactive games by a licensed provider.

"interactive network controller" means a device electronically linking an interactive computer system to an end-user device.

"non-participating jurisdiction" means—

        (a)     a State or another Territory that is not declared to be a participating jurisdiction; and

        (b)     a country other than Australia.

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key

A = Act

NI = Notifiable instrument

AF = Approved form

o = order

am = amended

om = omitted/repealed

amdt = amendment

ord = ordinance

AR = Assembly resolution

orig = original

ch = chapter

par = paragraph/subparagraph

CN = Commencement notice

pres = present

def = definition

prev = previous

DI = Disallowable instrument

(prev...) = previously

dict = dictionary

pt = part

disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative

r = rule/subrule

Assembly

reloc = relocated

div = division

renum = renumbered

exp = expires/expired

R[X] = Republication No

Gaz = gazette

RI = reissue

hdg = heading

s = section/subsection

IA = Interpretation Act 1967

sch = schedule

ins = inserted/added

sdiv = subdivision

LA = Legislation Act 2001

SL = Subordinate law

LR = legislation register

sub = substituted

LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996

underlining = whole or part not commenced

mod = modified/modification

or to be expired

3     Legislation history

This regulation was originally the Interactive Gambling Regulations. It was renamed by the Interactive Gambling Regulations Amendment 2000 No 27 (see s 3) and under the Legislation Act 2001

.

Interactive Gambling Regulation 1998 SL1998-31

notified 30 September 1998 (Gaz 1998 No S199

)

commenced 30 September 1998 (s 2)

as amended by

Road Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1999

A1999-79 sch 4

notified 23 December 1999 (Gaz 1999 No S65

)

s 1, s 2 commenced 23 December 1999 (IA s 10B)

sch 4 commenced 1 March 2000 (s 2 and see Gaz 2000 No S5

)

Interactive Gambling Regulations Amendment

SL2000-27

notified 30 June 2000 (Gaz 2000 No S34

)

s 1 commenced 30 June 2000 (IA s 10B)

remainder commenced 1 July 2000 (s 1)

Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001

A2001-44 pt 196

notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30

)

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)

pt 196 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65

)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2004

A2004-42 sch 3 pt 3.13

notified LR 11 August 2004

s 1, s 2 commenced 11 August 2004 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.13 commenced 25 August 2004 (s 2 (1))

Statute Law Amendment Act 2009 (No 2)

 A2009-49 sch 3 pt 3.41

notified LR 26 November 2009

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 November 2009 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.41 commenced 17 December 2009 (s 2)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2012

A2012-21 sch 3 pt 3.25

notified LR 22 May 2012

s 1, s 2 commenced 22 May 2012 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.25 commenced 5 June 2012 (s 2 (1))

4     Amendment history

Name of regulation
s 1     sub SL2000-27

s 3
    am R4 LA

Dictionary
s 2     om A2001-44

amdt 1.2258
    ins A2004-42

amdt 3.74

Notes
s 3     am A2001-44

amdt 1.2259
    defs reloc to dict A2004-42

amdt 3.73
    sub A2004-42

amdt 3.74
    def the Act om A2001-44

amdt 1.2260

Regulated interactive gambling equipment
s 4     am A2004-42

amdt 3.75

Evidence for registration
s 5     am A1999-79

sch 4; A2009-49

amdt 3.97

Provision of funds to cover amount of wager
s 6     om R4 LA

Interactive gambling tax
s 12     sub SL2000-27

s 4
    am A2004-42

amdt 3.76, amdt 3.77

Tax credit in relation to GST
s 12A     ins SL2000-27

s 4
    am A2004-42

amdt 3.77

Unclaimed money
s 18     am A2004-42

amdt 3.78

Dictionary
dict     ins A2004-42

amdt 3.79
    am A2009-49

amdt 3.98
    def accounting and auditing computer system reloc from s 3 A2004-42

amdt 3.73
    def certified copy reloc from s 3 A2004-42

amdt 3.73
    def citizenship certificate ins A2012-21

amdt 3.103
    def end-user device reloc from s 3 A2004-42

amdt 3.73
    def gross profit reloc from s 3 A2004-42

amdt 3.73
    def interactive computer system reloc from s 3 A2004-42

amdt 3.73
    def interactive network controller reloc from s 3 A2004-42

amdt 3.73
    def non-participating jurisdiction reloc from s 3 A2004-42

amdt 3.73

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No

Amendments to

Republication date

1

SL2000-27

1 August 2000

2

A2001-44

13 June 2002

3

A2004-42

25 August 2004

4

A2004-42

2 November 2004

5

A2009-49

17 December 2009







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SL1998-31

Republication No 6

Effective: 5 June 2012

Republication date: 5 June 2012

Last amendment made by A2012-21





Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Interactive Gambling Regulation 1998

, made under the Interactive Gambling Act 1998

(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 5 June 2012

. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 5 June 2012

.

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au

):

              • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001

applies

              • unauthorised republications.

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation title="A2001-14">Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see " title="A2001-14">Legislation Act 2001

, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au

). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001

, section 95.

Penalties

At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001

, s 133).

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