Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

GAMING MACHINE ACT 2004 - SECT 55

Each of the following is a condition of a licence for a club:

        (a)     the proceeds from the conduct of gaming are used in a way that promotes the objects of the licensee;

        (b)     the licensee follows its objects or purposes honestly and seriously;

        (c)     payments made under the licensee's objects are in the best interests of the licensee's members;

        (d)     salaries, wages, allowances or benefits paid or payable by the licensee to the licensee's executive officers and employees are reasonable;

        (e)     payments for services provided to the licensee are reasonable and necessary, particularly in relation to the scale of the licensee's licensed business;

Example

The licensee has 4 gaming machines and pays $150 000 a year for gaming machine advice. This payment is not reasonable because the payment is disproportionately large given the revenues from the 4 machines in relation to which the advice is being given.

        (f)     only members, temporary members and signed-in guests can play gaming machines in the club.

Note     Signed-in guest —see  s 54A.
Temporary member —see  s 54A.