Gaming Machines Act 2001

An authorisation by the Authority to keep or dispose of an approved gaming machine ceases to have effect if the authorisation—

is suspended or cancelled by the Authority or a court, or

is cancelled by the operation of a provision of this Act, or

relates to a gaming machine that has, in accordance with section 64, ceased to be an approved gaming machine.

Without limiting subsection (1), an authorisation by the Authority to keep an approved gaming machine ceases to have effect if the disposal of the gaming machine is authorised by the Authority.

Without limiting subsection (1), the Authority may suspend or cancel a hotelier’s or club’s authorisation to keep an approved gaming machine if the hotelier or club—

fails to pay a monitoring fee in accordance with section 134, or

fails to pay tax within the meaning of the Gaming Machine Tax Act 2001, or an instalment of any such tax, within the time allowed by or under that Act, or fails to pay a penalty or interest due for late payment of any such tax or instalment, or

fails to comply with any condition imposed by the Authority in relation to the approval of a local impact assessment under Division 1 of Part 4.

Section 56 (1) does not prohibit the keeping of an approved gaming machine during any period that the authorisation to keep the gaming machine is suspended so long as the gaming machine is not operated at any time during that period of suspension.

If, under the Liquor Act 2007, a hotel licence is removed to other premises (whether or not those other premises are outside the neighbourhood of the previous premises), the removal of the hotel licence has the effect of cancelling the hotelier’s authorisation to keep any approved gaming machine.

If, under the Liquor Act 2007, a club licence is removed to other premises (whether or not those other premises are outside the neighbourhood of the previous premises), the removal of the club licence has the effect of cancelling the club’s authorisation to keep any approved gaming machine on the previous premises.

A reference in subsection (2) or (3) to the removal of a licence to other premises includes a reference to the carrying on of the business under the licence on temporary premises.