Gaming Machine Act 1991

This section deals with the basis on which the commissioner is to decide the number of gaming machines to be installed in, or the hours of gaming for, premises.

Note—See section 59.

The commissioner must have regard to—

the number of gaming machines, and the hours of gaming, sought in the application for the gaming machine licence; and

any supporting material for the application; and

any relevant community comments on the application; and

any representations made on the application in response to an invitation under section 55F; and

the size and layout of, and facilities on, the premises; andExample for paragraph (e)—The commissioner must have regard to whether automatic teller machines are installed on the premises and, if so, the proximity of the gaming machine areas to automatic teller machines.

the size and layout of the proposed gaming machine areas for the premises.

The commissioner may also have regard to—

the liquor consumption for the premises to which the application relates; and

the hours and days when the premises are open for the sale of liquor; and

the anticipated level of gaming on the premises; and

for an application by a club—the number of members of the club; and

any other matters the commissioner considers relevant.

If the gaming machine licence is to relate to single premises only, the number of gaming machines fixed must not be greater than—

the number sought in the application; or

the maximum number prescribed under a regulation for the category of licensed premises to which the premises will belong.

If the gaming machine licence is to relate to 2 or more premises, the number of gaming machines fixed for the premises—

must not, for a particular premises, be greater than the number sought in the application for the premises; and

must not be more than—

the maximum number prescribed by regulation for category 2 licensed premises; and

the maximum number in total prescribed by regulation for all category 2 licensed premises to which a single license relates.

For subsection (5)—

a gaming machine licence is taken to relate to 2 or more premises if the licensee operates gaming machines on premises in another State or Territory; and

in working out whether a limit fixed under subsection (5)(b) has been exceeded, gaming machines operated by the licensee in another State or Territory are to be brought into account as if they were gaming machines installed in licensed premises in Queensland.