Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

GAMING MACHINE ACT 2004 - SECT 131

If an authorisation certificate for authorised premises ceases to be in force, the commission must ensure that each gaming machine on the authorised premises is inoperable—

        (a)     if the authorisation certificate ceased to be in force under section 64 (2) (Cancellation of authorisation certificate because of cancellation etc of general and on licences) or because the certificate expired—until the gaming machines are removed from the authorised premises; or

Note     Section 64 (2) provides that a person's authorisation certificate for premises is cancelled if the person's general or on licence for the premises ceases to be in force.

        (b)     if the authorisation certificate for the premises is suspended—during the suspension; or

        (c)     if the authorisation certificate for the premises has been cancelled—until the first of the following happens:

              (i)     the gaming machines are removed from the authorised premises;

              (ii)     the decision of the commission to cancel the authorisation certificate is set aside on an application for review of the decision; or

        (d)     if the authorisation certificate for the premises ceased to be in force under section 64 (3)—until the first of the following happens:

              (i)     the gaming machines are removed from the premises;

              (ii)     the authorisation certificate is taken to be in force again under section 64 (4).

Note     Section 64 (3) provides that a person's authorisation certificate for premises is cancelled if the person's general or on licence for the premises is cancelled.