Gaming Machines Act 2001

This clause applies in relation to a registered club if—

the club, immediately before 28 March 2000, applied under the Registered Clubs Act 1976 to the Board for authorisation under that Act to replace a poker machine with another poker machine (the replacement machine), and

the application to keep the replacement machine was not granted by 28 March 2000 and, because of the enactment of Part 10B of the Registered Clubs Act 1976 (the club freeze), was not able to be granted after that date.

The Board may, if satisfied that the effect of the club freeze prevented the processing of any such application for a replacement machine, authorise the registered club to keep the replacement machine provided the authorisation to keep the machine it replaces is cancelled.

This clause has effect despite any other provision of this Act.