New South Wales Consolidated Acts

GAMING MACHINES ACT 2001 - SECT 134

134 Monitoring fee payable by hoteliers and clubs to CMS licensee

(1) A hotelier or club must pay a monitoring fee in respect of each approved gaming machine that--

(a) is kept in the hotel or on the premises of the club, and

(b) is connected to an authorised CMS.

: Maximum penalty--100 penalty units.

(2) The monitoring fee is payable by the hotelier or club concerned--

(a) in accordance with such arrangements (eg by way of electronic transfer from a nominated account) as may be made between the hotelier and the CMS licensee, or between the club and the CMS licensee, or

(b) if no such arrangements are made, in accordance with such other arrangements as may be approved by the Authority.

(3) The amount of any fee payable under this section is to be determined by the Minister in consultation with the Treasurer.

(4) The CMS licensee is entitled to recover any unpaid monitoring fee as a debt from the person (including a former hotelier) who is or was liable to pay that fee.