Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) This section applies if a licensee has entered into a voluntary surrender agreement.
(2) On the voluntary surrender day for the licensee, each authorisation and authorisation certificate in the licensee's voluntary surrender notice is surrendered.
(3) If a licensee has a gaming machine associated with a surrendered authorisation, the licensee must—
(a) take meter readings from the gaming machine; and
(b) render the machine inoperable; and
(c) within 3 working days, give the commission—
(i) a written statement of the meter readings mentioned in paragraph (a) and confirmation that the machine is inoperable; and
(ii) if the surrendered authorisation results from the surrender of an authorisation certificate—any outstanding amount payable by the licensee in relation to the operation of the gaming machine under the surrendered authorisation certificate.
Note 1 It is an offence to make a false or misleading statement, give false or misleading information or produce a false or misleading document (see Criminal Code
, pt 3.4).
Note 2 A contravention of this Act is a ground for disciplinary action (see s 57 (1) (c)).
Note 3 If a licensee changes the size, shape or location of a gaming area as a consequence of the surrender of gaming machine authorisations, the licensee may need to apply for a gaming area amendment of the authorising certificate (see s 33 (1) (a)).
(4) For section 103 (1), a licensee is authorised to possess a gaming machine associated with a surrendered authorisation for 3 months after the voluntary surrender day for the licensee.
(5) Section 37F (other than subsection (2) (b)) does not apply in relation to the surrender of an authorisation or authorisation certificate under this section.