Gaming Machine Regulation 2002

This regulation may be cited as the Gaming Machine Regulation 2002.

This regulation commences on 1 December 2002.

The dictionary in schedule 7 defines particular words used in this regulation.

A body corporate is a category 1 body corporate if—

not more than 5% of its voting shares are held, directly or indirectly, by a person who is not ordinarily resident in Australia; and

either—

the body corporate is not related to another body corporate and its net tangible assets amount to less than $1,000,000; or

the combined net tangible assets of the body corporate and all other bodies corporate related to it amount to less than $1,000,000.

s 5 om 2012 SL No. 248 s 10

This section applies to an applicant for any of the following licences—

a gaming machine licence;

a gaming nominee’s licence;

a key monitoring employee’s licence;

a repairer’s licence;

a service contractor’s licence.

The commissioner may, for section 57(4) or 200(6) of the Act, arrange with a police officer to have fingerprints of the applicant taken on terms agreed between the commissioner and the police officer, including, for example, terms about payment of the cost of taking the fingerprints.

The entities prescribed for section 54(7)(a) of the Act are stated in schedule 1.

For section 55A(1)(c) of the Act, a significant number for an increase in gaming machines is—

for category 1 licensed premises—10 or more; and

for category 2 licensed premises—20 or more.

For sections 60(4)(b) and (5)(b)(i), 64(4)(b)(i) and 85(3) and (4)(a) of the Act, the maximum number is—

for category 1 licensed premises—45; and

for category 2 licensed premises—300.

For sections 60(5)(b)(ii), 64(4)(b)(ii) and 85(4)(b) of the Act, the maximum number in total is—

if the licensee has one additional premises—600; or

if the licensee has two or more additional premises—700.

For section 73(1)(a) of the Act, the prescribed conditions are stated in schedule 2.

For section 109A(1) of the Act, the prescribed number is 19,500.

For section 109B of the Act—

the selling entity is The Public Trustee of Queensland under the Public Trustee Act 1978, section 8; and

the way is by a competitive tender process.