South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts18—Insertion of sections 88 and 89
After section 87 insert:
88—Exclusion of compensation
(1) No right to
compensation arises—
(a) as a
result of the expropriation or diminution of rights of a licensee by the 2004
amendments; or
(b) as a
result of the cancellation or lapse of a gaming machine entitlement under this
Act.
(2) In this
section—
2004 amendments means the amendments to this Act made by the Gaming Machines
(Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2004 .
89—Minister to obtain reports
(1) The Minister must
obtain the following reports from the Authority—
(a) a
report on the introduction of gaming machine entitlements, the operation of
the trading system for gaming machine entitlements, and the effects on the
gambling industry;
(b) a
report on the effects of the 2004 amendments on gambling in the State and in
particular, on whether those amendments have been effective in reducing the
incidence of problem gambling and the extent of any such reduction.
(2) The reports must
be delivered to the Minister—
(a) in
the case of the report under subsection (1)(a)—before
31 December 2005;
(b) in
the case of the report under subsection (1)(b)—as soon as
practicable after the second anniversary of the commencement of the 2004
amendments.
(3) The Minister
must—
(a) if
Parliament is sitting—have copies of a report received under this
section laid before both Houses of Parliament within 6 sitting days; or
(b) if
Parliament is not sitting—give copies of the report to the Speaker of
the House of Assembly and the President of the Legislative Council so that
they may lay copies of the report before their respective Houses on resumption
of sittings and, in the meantime, distribute copies of the report among
Members of their respective Houses.
(4) In this
section—
2004 amendments means the amendments to this Act made by the Gaming Machines
(Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2004 .
90—Minister to obtain report on Smartcard technology
(1) Within 6 months
after the Governor assents to the Gaming Machines (Miscellaneous) Amendment
Act 2004 , the Minister must obtain a report from the Authority on how
Smartcard technology might be implemented with a view to significantly
reducing problem gambling.
(2) The Minister must,
within 6 sitting days after receiving the report, have copies of the report
laid before both Houses of Parliament.
91—Minister to obtain report on gambling rehabilitation programs
(1) Within 6 months
after the Governor assents to the Gaming Machines (Miscellaneous) Amendment
Act 2004 , the Minister must obtain a report from the Authority on the
effectiveness of each gambling rehabilitation program conducted or funded
(wholly or partly) by the State Government.
(2) The Minister must,
within 6 sitting days after receiving the report, have copies of the report
laid before both Houses of Parliament.