New South Wales Consolidated Acts

GAMING MACHINES ACT 2001 - SECT 25C

25C Levy payable for lease of gaming machine entitlement

(1) A levy is to be paid in respect of a lease of a gaming machine entitlement approved by the Authority.

(2) The amount of the levy is the amount fixed by or determined in accordance with the regulations.

(3) The levy is payable by the lessee to the Secretary under the Casino Control Act 1992 for payment into the Responsible Gambling Fund as gaming machine lease levy under this Act.

Note : Section 115B of the Casino Control Act 1992 provides that a payment under this section into the Responsible Gambling Fund is to be applied for such purposes as the Minister determines for the benefit of local communities in which gaming machine thresholds for venues have increased.

(4) The levy is payable at the time of the application for the Authority's approval of the lease (for which purpose the proposed lessee is considered to be the lessee) or in accordance with such other arrangements as the Authority may approve.

(5) A levy paid under this section in respect of a lease is not refundable on account of early termination of the lease.