Victorian Current Acts

GAMBLING REGULATION ACT 2003 - SECT 4.3A.1AA

In this Part—

S. 4.3A.1AA def. of applicant amended by No. 13/2023 s. 22(a).

"applicant" means an applicant for a wagering and betting licence;

"contact" includes telephone contact, written contact, face-to-face contact and email contact or contact by other electronic means;

"government representative" means—

        (a)     the Premier or another Minister;

        (b)     a Parliamentary Secretary;

        (c)     a person employed under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004 ;

        (d)     a ministerial officer employed under Division 1 of Part 6 of the Public Administration Act 2004 ;

        (e)     the Secretary;

        (f)     a person nominated and engaged by the Secretary under Part 1A of Chapter 10 for the purposes of assisting the Secretary with his or her obligations under this Part or Division 1A or 1B of Part 4 of Chapter 10;

S. 4.3A.1AA def. of interested person substituted by No. 1/2021 s. 17(b), amended by No. 13/2023 s. 22(b).

"interested person" means—

        (a)     a possible invitee; or

        (b)     a pending applicant; or

        (c)     an applicant; or

        (d)     a wagering and betting licensee; or

        (e)     an associate of a person referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d); or

        (f)     an officer, employee, agent or contractor of—

              (i)     a person referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d); or

              (ii)     an associate of a person referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d);

S. 4.3A.1AA def. of licence awarding process substituted by No. 1/2021 s. 17(c), amended by No. 13/2023 s. 22(c).

"licence awarding process" means the following—

        (a)     the Minister's decision to invite a person to apply for a wagering and betting licence;

        (b)     the Minister's determination whether to grant or refuse an application for a wagering and betting licence;

        (c)     the preparation or making of a recommendation or report, or any other thing that may be or is required to be done under the Act, for the purpose of the Minister making a decision or determination referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);

S. 4.3A.1AA def. of lobbying activity amended by No. 13/2023 s. 22(d).

"lobbying activity" means—

        (a)     in relation to a licence awarding process, contact with a government representative for the purpose of influencing a decision or thing to be done under that process;

        (b)     in relation to a request to amend a wagering and betting licence under section 4.3A.22, contact with a government representative for the purpose of influencing the Minister's decision whether to make an amendment to the licence;

"lobbyist" means a person or organisation—

        (a)     that carries out a lobbying activity for or on behalf of a third party client; or

        (b)     whose employees or contractors carry out a lobbying activity for or on behalf of a third party client;

S. 4.3A.1AA def. of pending applicant inserted by No. 1/2021 s. 17(a), amended by No. 13/2023 s. 22(e).

"pending applicant "means a person the Minister has invited to apply for a wagering and betting licence but that has not applied for a wagering and betting licence under section 4.3A.5;

S. 4.3A.1AA def. of possible invitee inserted by No. 1/2021 s. 17(a), amended by No. 13/2023 s. 22(f).

"possible invitee "means a person the Minister is considering inviting to apply for a wagering and betting licence.

S. 4.3A.1AA def. of registrant repealed by No. 1/2021 s. 17(d).

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Division 1—Authority and number of wagering and betting licences

S. 4.3A.1 inserted by No. 40/2008 s. 8, amended by No. 13/2023 s. 23.