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GAMBLING REGULATION ACT 2003 - SECT 3.5.33D

Prohibitions on certain cash facilities—gaming machine area in approved venue on a racecourse

    (1)     This section applies in relation to the following area (the "applicable area")—

        (a)     the gaming machine area of an approved venue that is on a racecourse;

        (b)     each area that is less than 50 metres walking distance away from an entrance to the gaming machine area.

    (2)     The venue operator must not provide, or allow another person to provide on the venue operator's behalf, a cash facility in the applicable area other than an EFTPOS facility that complies with subsection (3).

Penalty:     60 penalty units.

    (3)     An EFTPOS facility complies with this subsection if it does not allow a person to do any of the following by means of the facility—

        (a)     obtain an amount of cash exceeding $500 on any one debit or credit card within a 24 hour period;

        (b)     obtain an amount of cash exceeding $200 in any one transaction on any one debit or credit card;

        (c)     obtain a cash advance from a credit account.

    (4)     The venue operator must ensure that a person is not able to obtain cash in the applicable area from an EFTPOS facility without the facility being operated by a person employed or engaged by the venue operator (including by entering the amount of the funds to be obtained).

Penalty:     60 penalty units.

    (5)     Section 43 of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 does not apply to the measurement of any distance for the purposes of subsection (1).

S. 3.5.33DA inserted by No. 62/2017 s. 96.



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