Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

GAMING MACHINE (AMENDMENT) ACT (NO. 2) (NO. 49 OF 1997) - SECT 8

8. After section 54 of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:

“54A. (1) A licensee shall keep records of all contributions donated—

        (a)     to a charitable organisation;

        (b)     for a charitable purpose; or

        (c)     to an organisation declared by the Minister by notice in the Gazette to be an organisation for the purposes of this section, being an organisation that has as its principal purpose the benefit of the community or a section of the community.

“(2) A licensee shall, in the record under subsection (1), specify—

        (a)     the organisation to whom, or the purpose for which, the contribution is donated; and

        (b)     the amount or value of the contribution and the date on which it was donated.

“(3) A declaration under paragraph (1) (c) is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 10 of the Subordinate Laws Act 1989 .

“(4) A licensee shall not contravene subsection (1) or (2).

Penalty for contravention of subsection (4):

        (a)     in the case of a natural person—20 penalty units;

        (b)     in the case of a body corporate—100 penalty units.

“54B. (1) A licensee shall, within 1 month after the end of the financial year, give the Commissioner a copy of the record kept under subsection 54A (1), together with a report specifying—

        (a)     any contributions by the licensee recorded under subsection 54A (1) during the financial year; and

        (b)     the proportion of gross revenue received by the licensee during the financial year that is taken from gaming machines, or derived from revenue taken from gaming machines, on the licensed premises.

“(2) A licensee shall maintain such records as enable the Commissioner to verify the proportion specified under paragraph (1) (b).

Penalty:

        (a)     in the case of a natural person—20 penalty units;

        (b)     in the case of a body corporate—100 penalty units.

“54C. The Commissioner shall, within 3 months after the end of the financial year, give the Minister a report—

        (a)     summarising the extent of compliance by licensees with sections 54A and 54B during the financial year; and

        (b)     analysing the extent to which revenue received by licensees is being used to make contributions recorded under subsection 54A (1) during the financial year.

“54D. The Minister shall cause a copy of a report given to him or her under section 54C to be tabled in the Legislative Assembly within 10 sitting days after he or she receives the report.”.