Victorian Current Acts

GAMBLING REGULATION ACT 2003 - SECT 6A.3.1AA

In this Part—

S. 6A.3.1AA def. of applicant amended by No. 1/2021 s. 45(b).

"applicant" means an applicant for a keno 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. 6A.3.1AA def. of interested person amended by No. 20/2018 s. 33(1), substituted by No. 1/2021 s. 45(c).

"interested person" means—

        (a)     a possible invitee; or

        (b)     a pending applicant; or

        (c)     an applicant; or

        (d)     a keno 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. 6A.3.1AA def. of licence awarding process substituted by Nos 20/2018 s. 33(2), 1/2021 s. 45(d).

"licence awarding process" means the following—

        (a)     the Minister's decision to invite a person to apply for a keno licence;

        (b)     the Minister's determination whether to grant or refuse an application for a keno 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. 6A.3.1AA def. of lobbying activity amended by No. 1/2021 s. 45(e).

"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 keno licence under section 6A.3.22, contact with a government representative for the purpose of influencing the Minister's decision whether to make an amendment to the keno licence;

S. 6A.3.1AA def. of lobbyist amended by Nos 20/2018 s. 33(3), 1/2021 s. 45(f).

"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. 6A.3.1AA def. of pending applicant inserted by No. 1/2021 s. 45(a).

"pending applicant "means a person the Minister has invited to apply for a keno licence but that has not applied for that licence under section 6A.3.5 ;

S. 6A.3.1AA def. of possible invitee inserted by No. 1/2021 s. 45(a).

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

S. 6A.3.1AA def. of registrant repealed by No. 20/2018 s. 33(4).

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Division 1—Authority and number of keno licences

S. 6A.3.1 inserted by No. 40/2008 s. 17, amended by Nos 29/2009 s. 70(2), 1/2021 s. 46.