Gaming Machines Act 2001

A gaming machine entitlement held by a country hotel (the transferring hotel) may be transferred as authorised by this section despite the transfer block and forfeiture requirements of section 20 (3), and those requirements do not apply to a transfer authorised by this section.

The transfer of one gaming machine entitlement in any period of 12 months is authorised by this section if—

the transfer is to another hotel licence that is held in relation to a country hotel, and

the gaming machine threshold for the transferring hotel is not more than 8.

The transfer of up to 6 gaming machine entitlements at the one time is authorised by this section if—

the gaming machine threshold for the transferring hotel is not more than 6, and

the transfers of those gaming machine entitlements are all completed at the same time (whether or not pursuant to separate transactions), and

the transfers of those gaming machine entitlements will result in the number of gaming machine entitlements held by the transferring hotel being reduced to zero.

The transfer block and forfeiture requirements of section 20 (3) continue to apply in respect of any subsequent transfer of gaming machine entitlements of the transferring hotel in any period of 12 months in which the transferring hotel transfers one gaming machine entitlement as authorised by this section.

When a transfer of 2 or more gaming machine entitlements at the same time as authorised by this section reduces the number of gaming machine entitlements held by the transferring hotel to zero, the transferring hotel is not permitted to acquire any gaming machine entitlements for 24 months after the transfer.