New South Wales Consolidated Acts

GAMING MACHINES ACT 2001 - SECT 147

147 Exclusive inter-hotel linked gaming system licence during exclusive licence period

(1) The
"exclusive inter-hotel links licence" is the inter-hotel links licence in force under section 153 immediately before the repeal and re-enactment of this section by the Gaming Machines Amendment Act 2004 .

(2) The exclusive inter-hotel links licence is the only inter-hotel links licence that can be granted under section 153 to be in force during the exclusive licence period.

(3) Subsection (2) ceases to apply if the exclusive inter-hotel links licence is cancelled or surrendered in accordance with this Act or otherwise ceases to be in force.

(4) The exclusive inter-hotel links licence may be transferred only--

(a) with the written consent of the Minister, and

(b) subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister may determine and specify in writing.

(5) Nothing in any other Act prevents the holder for the time being of the exclusive inter-hotel links licence from operating a linked gaming system in a hotel under the authority of that licence, or from carrying out any of its functions as a licensee.

(6) Nothing in this section is intended to prevent any holder (or former holder) of the exclusive inter-hotel links licence or any other person (assuming that they are otherwise qualified) from applying for and being granted an inter-hotel links licence in respect of any period after the exclusive licence period.