Gaming Machines Act 2001

The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, identify such contracts between a holder of a CMS licence or a links licence and other parties as are, in the Minister’s opinion, necessary for the continued operation of the authorised CMS or authorised linked gaming system to which the licence relates.

The publication of such an order operates to require the other parties to the contracts to give any consents that are necessary to permit the assignment or novation of such contracts by the holder of the CMS licence or links licence concerned to the person to whom the licence is transferred in accordance with this Act.

The consents may be given either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as the Minister considers reasonable.

However, if a consent required to be given under this clause is not given within 60 days after it has been duly sought, the consent is taken to have been given unconditionally.

Neither the transfer under this Act of a CMS licence or a links licence nor the operation of this clause is to be regarded—

as a breach of contract or confidence or otherwise as a civil wrong, or

as a breach of any contractual provision prohibiting, restricting or regulating the assignment or transfer of assets, rights or liabilities, or

as giving rise to any remedy by a party to an instrument, or as causing or permitting the termination of any instrument, because of a change in the beneficial or legal ownership of any asset, right or liability, or

as an event of default under any contract or other instrument.