Victorian Numbered Acts

GAMBLING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING AND OTHER MEASURES) ACT 2008 (NO. 71 OF 2008) - SECT 41

At the end of Schedule 7 to the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 insert —

" PART 21—GAMBLING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING AND OTHER MEASURES) ACT 2008

        21.1     Definition of amending Act

In this Part—

"amending Act" means the Gambling Legislation Amendment (Responsible Gambling and Other Measures) Act 2008 .

        21.2     Community and charitable gaming

    (1)     A declaration of an organisation as a community or charitable organisation in force immediately before the commencement day remains in force for the period specified in the following table, unless cancelled or renounced earlier.

Declaration made	Remains in force until
at least 10 years before the commencement day	1 year after the commencement day
at least 9 years but less than 10 years before the commencement day	2 years after the commencement day
at least 8 years but less than 9 years before the commencement day	3 years after the commencement day
at least 7 years but less than 8 years before the commencement day	4 years after the commencement day
at least 6 years but less than 7 years before the commencement day	5 years after the commencement day
at least 5 years but less than 6 years before the commencement day	6 years after the commencement day
at least 4 years but less than 5 years before the commencement day	7 years after the commencement day
at least 3 years but less than 4 years before the commencement day	8 years after the commencement day
at least 2 years but less than 3 years before the commencement day	9 years after the commencement day
at least 1 year but less than 2 years before the commencement day	10 years after the commencement day
less than 1 year before the commencement day	11 years after the commencement day

    (2)     In this clause, "commencement day" means the day on which section 14 of the amending Act comes into operation.

        21.3     Bingo

    (1)     Section 8.2.4 as substituted by section 21 of the amending Act, Parts 4 and 6 of Chapter 8, as amended by sections 23 to 26 of the amending Act and Chapter 9A as amended by section 27 of the amending Act, apply to a session of bingo conducted on or after the commencement day.

    (2)     Section 8.2.4, Parts 4 and 6 of Chapter 8 and Chapter 9A, as in force immediately before the commencement day, continue to apply to a session of bingo conducted before the commencement day.

    (3)     In this clause, "commencement day" means the day that is the first anniversary of the day on which the amending Act receives the Royal Assent.".

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