Gaming Machine Act 1991

This section applies to a category 2 licensee if—

additional premises have been approved under section 63(1) for the licence; and

the licensee ceases the conduct of gaming on any licensed premises under the licence.

The licensee must, immediately after ceasing the conduct of gaming on the licensed premises, give the commissioner—

the licence; and

a written notice stating—

the day the conduct of gaming ceased; and

details of the licensed premises on which the conduct of gaming ceased.

All entitlements for the licensed premises on which the conduct of gaming has ceased must be transferred on a permanent basis under part 3B, division 2 within 2 years after the licensee ceases the conduct of gaming on the licensed premises.

If the entitlements are not transferred on a permanent basis under part 3B, division 2 within the time mentioned in subsection (3), the entitlements become entitlements of the State.

However, if the licensee applies to the commissioner under section 109M(1) for an approval of a transfer of the entitlements within 2 years after the licensee ceases the conduct of gaming and the commissioner does not make a decision on the application before the end of that period, subsection (4) does not apply until 14 days after notification of the decision under section 109M.

Subsection (7) applies if—

a category 2 licensee ceases the conduct of gaming on any licensed premises under the licensee’s licence; and

at the time the licensee ceases the conduct of gaming, either—

one or more of the endorsed number of entitlements for the licensed premises have been transferred to the licensee of other licensed premises on a temporary basis under part 3B, division 3; or

one or more entitlements for other licensed premises have been transferred to the licensee on a temporary basis under part 3B, division 3.

The temporary transfer of the entitlements ends on the day the licensee ceases the conduct of gaming.