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GAMING MACHINES ACT 2001 - SECT 40
Approval of 3-hour shutdown period on weekends and public holidays
40 Approval of 3-hour shutdown period on weekends and public holidays
(1) The Authority may, on application by a hotelier or club, approve of the
hotel or the premises of the club having, with effect on and from 1 May 2003
or from any time after that date, a shutdown period of between 6 am and 9 am
on each day that is a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday (
"the 3-hour shutdown period" ).
(2) If the 3-hour shutdown period on a
Saturday, Sunday or public holiday is approved for the time being in respect
of a hotel or the premises of a club, the hotelier or club must ensure that
each approved gaming machine that is kept in the hotel or on the premises of
the club is not operated for the purposes of gambling between 6 am and 9 am on
that day. : Maximum penalty-100 penalty units.
(3) The Authority’s approval
of a hotel or club premises having the 3-hour shutdown period may be given
only if- (a) the Authority has taken into consideration such guidelines as may
be approved by the Minister for the purposes of this section, and
(b) the
Authority is satisfied that the hotelier or club has complied with such harm
minimisation requirements as are prescribed by the regulations for the
purposes of this section.
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