Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INTERACTIVE GAMBLING ACT 2001 - SECT 61JG

  (1)   A registered individual may:

  (a)   apply to the Register operator to extend the duration of the individual's registration by a specified number of months; or

  (b)   apply to the Register operator to extend the duration of the individual's registration by a specified number of years; or

  (c)   apply to the Register operator to extend the duration of the individual's registration to the end of the individual's life.

  (2)   A number of months specified under paragraph   (1)(a) must be a whole number.

  (3)   A number of years specified under paragraph   (1)(b) must be a whole number.

  (4)   An application under subsection   (1) must:

  (a)   include such information (if any) as is prescribed by the Register rules; and

  (b)   be made in a manner prescribed by the Register rules.

  (5)   If a registered individual makes an application under subsection   (1) to extend the duration of the individual's registration by a specified number of months, the Register operator must extend the duration of the individual's registration by that number of months.

  (6)   If a registered individual makes an application under subsection   (1) to extend the duration of the individual's registration by a specified number of years, the Register operator must extend the duration of the individual's registration by that number of years.

  (7)   If a registered individual makes an application under subsection   (1) to extend the duration of the individual's registration to the end of the individual's life, the Register operator must extend the duration of the individual's registration to the end of the individual's life.

  (8)   If:

  (a)   the Register operator extends the duration of a registered individual's registration; and

  (b)   the individual has a nominated support person;

the Register operator must:

  (c)   notify the nominated support person of:

  (i)   the extension; and

  (ii)   if the extension is not to the end of the individual's life--the time when the individual's registration will expire as a result of the extension; and

  (d)   do so as soon as practicable after making the extension.