{"id":"sl-2018-27","name":"Gaming Machine (Offset Amounts) Regulation 2018","slug":"gaming-machine-offset-amounts-regulation-2018","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"27 of 2018","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173381,"registerId":"act-sl-2018-27-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Gaming Machine (Offset Amounts) Regulation 2018","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nGaming Machine (Offset Amounts)\nRegulation 2018\nSL2018-27\nmade under the\nGaming Machine Act 2004\nRepublication No 5\nEffective: 28 November 2025\nRepublication date: 28 November 2025\nLast amendment made by A2024-50\n(republication for expiry of provisions (s 4 (1) (e), (2)))\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Gaming Machine (Offset Amounts) Regulation 2018, made under\nthe Gaming Machine Act 2004 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001,\npart 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 28 November 2025. It also includes any\ncommencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to\n28 November 2025.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the\nsymbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying\nprovision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation\nAct 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an\nindividual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR5\n28/11/25\nGaming Machine (Offset Amounts) Regulation 2018\nEffective: 28/11/25\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nGaming Machine (Offset Amounts)\nRegulation 2018\nmade under the\nGaming Machine Act 2004\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Notes 2\n4 Offset amounts—Act, s 10H (4), definition of offset amount,\nparagraph (a) 2\n5 Offset amounts—Act, s 10H (4), definition of offset amount,\nparagraph (b) (viii) 3\n6 Expiry—regulation 3\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 4\n2 Abbreviation key 4\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Gaming Machine (Offset Amounts) Regulation 2018\nEffective: 28/11/25\nR5\n28/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history 5\n4 Amendment history 6\n5 Earlier republications 7\n\nR5\n28/11/25\nGaming Machine (Offset Amounts) Regulation 2018\nEffective: 28/11/25\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nGaming Machine (Offset Amounts)\nRegulation 2018\nmade under the\nGaming Machine Act 2004\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Gaming Machine (Offset Amounts) Regulation 2018\nEffective: 28/11/25\nR5\n28/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Gaming Machine (Offset Amounts)\nRegulation 2018.\n3 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this\nregulation.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.\n4 Offset amounts—Act, s 10H (4), definition of offset\namount, paragraph (a)\nThe following fees, charges and other amounts are prescribed:\n(a) a fee determined for a matter under any of the following\nprovisions:\n(i) the Building Act 2004, section 150;\n(ii) the Community Title Act 2001, section 96;\n(iii) the Electricity Safety Act 1971, section 64;\n(iv) the Gas Safety Act 2000, section 67;\n(v) the Unit Titles Act 2001, section 179;\n(vi) the Water and Sewerage Act 2000, section 45;\n(b) a fee determined for a matter under the Planning Act 2023,\nsection 522 in relation to any of the following provisions of that\nAct:\n(i) part 5.2 (Territory plan—major plan amendments);\n(ii) part 6.3 (Environmental impact assessment), including\ndivision 6.3.9 (EIS inquiry panels);\n(iii) division 7.2.3 (Exemption assessments);\n(iv) part 7.5 (Assessable development);\n\nSection 5\nR5\n28/11/25\nGaming Machine (Offset Amounts) Regulation 2018\nEffective: 28/11/25\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(v) part 7.6 (Development approval);\n(vi) part 10.2 (Grants of leases generally);\n(vii) part 10.3 (Grants of further leases);\n(viii) part 10.5 (Concessional leases);\n(ix) part 10.7 (Lease variations);\n(x) part 10.12 (Leases—building and development\nprovisions);\n(xi) part 10.13 (Licences for unleased land);\n(c) an amount payable to vary a concessional lease to remove its\nconcessional status worked out under the Planning Act 2023,\nsection 311;\n(d) a lease variation charge for a chargeable variation of a nominal\nrent lease under the Planning Act 2023, division 10.7.3;\n(e) duty payable on a dutiable transaction under the\nDuties Act 1999, chapter 2 (Transactions concerning dutiable\nproperty);\n(f) duty payable on a transaction under the Duties Act 1999,\nchapter 3 (Certain transactions treated as transfers).\n5 Offset amounts—Act, s 10H (4), definition of\noffset amount, paragraph (b) (viii)\nThe Duties Act 1999 is prescribed.\n6 Expiry—regulation\nThis regulation expires on the day the Act, section 10H expires.\n\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\npage 4 Gaming Machine (Offset Amounts) Regulation 2018\nEffective: 28/11/25\nR5\n28/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\nLegislation history 3\nR5\n28/11/25\nGaming Machine (Offset Amounts) Regulation 2018\nEffective: 28/11/25\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nGaming Machine (Offset Amounts) Regulation 2018 SL2018-27\nnotified LR 19 December 2018\ns 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 11 December 2018 (LA s 75 (2))\nremainder taken to have commenced 11 December 2018 (s 2 and see\nGaming Legislation Amendment Act 2018 A2018-45 s 2 (6))\nNote Regulation exp 1 April 2028 (s 6 and see Gaming Machine\nAct 2004 A2004-34, s 10T (1)).\nas amended by\nPlanning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023 A2023-36 sch 1\npt 1.30\nnotified LR 29 September 2023\ns 1, s 2 commenced 29 September 2023 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.30 commenced 27 November 2023 (s 2 (1) and see\nPlanning Act 2023 A2023-18, s 2 (2) and CN2023-10)\nGaming Machine (Offset Amounts) Amendment Regulation 2024\n(No 1) SL2024-31\nnotified LR 12 September 2024\ns 1, s 2 commenced 12 September 2024 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 13 September 2024 (s 2)\nGaming Machine (Compulsory Surrender) Amendment Act 2024\nA2024-50 sch 1 pt 1.2\nnotified LR 19 September 2024\ns 1, s 2 commenced 19 September 2024 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.2 commenced 20 September 2024 (s 2)\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 6 Gaming Machine (Offset Amounts) Regulation 2018\nEffective: 28/11/25\nR5\n28/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\nOffset amounts—Act, s 10H (4), definition of offset amount, paragraph (a)\ns 4 am A2023-36 amdt 1.159, amdt 1.160; SL2024-31 s 4; pars\nrenum R5 LA\ns 4 (1) (e), (2) exp 27 November 2025 (s 4 (2))\nOffset amounts—Act, s 10H (4), definition of offset amount,\nparagraph (b) (viii)\ns 5 ins SL2024-31 s 5\nNote for s 5 s 5 also ins A2024-50 amdt 1.2\nrenum as s 6 R4 LA\nExpiry—regulation\ns 6 (prev s 5) ins A2024-50 amdt 1.2\nrenum as s 6 R4 LA\n\nEndnotes\nEarlier republications 5\nR5\n28/11/25\nGaming Machine (Offset Amounts) Regulation 2018\nEffective: 28/11/25\npage 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications are\nmarked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an\nauthorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n19 Dec 2018\n11 Dec 2018–\n26 Nov 2023\nnot amended new regulation\nR2\n27 Nov 2023\n27 Nov 2023–\n12 Sept 2024\nA2023-36 amendments by\nA2023-36\nR3\n13 Sept 2024\n13 Sept 2024–\n19 Sept 2024\nSL2024-31 amendments by\nSL2024-31\nR4\n20 Sept 2024\n20 Sept 2024–\n27 Nov 2025\nA2024-50 amendments by\nA2024-50\n© Australian Capital Territory 2025","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation’s scope was expanded by amendments in 2023–2024. Amendments inserted detailed Planning Act 2023 provisions (see s4 as amended by A2023-36) and expressly prescribed the Duties Act 1999 (s5 inserted SL2024-31; also referenced in A2024-50), thereby broadening which fees and duties qualify as offset amounts. The regulation’s expiry timing was also adjusted to align with the Act’s s10H expiry (see s6 and amendment history)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose regulation with limited provisions (low textual complexity)","Extensive cross-references to multiple external Acts and Parts (Building Act 2004, Planning Act 2023, Duties Act 1999, etc.), creating dependency on other laws","Several specified subparts of the Planning Act are referenced, requiring readers to consult that Act for full effect","Expiry linked to the expiration of Act s10H, adding temporal dependency","Recent amendment history (2023–2024) means scope has changed and requires checking amendment notes for current effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation lists the specific fees, charges and duties that count as “offset amounts” for section 10H(4) of the Gaming Machine Act 2004 — in other words, amounts that can be set off against the amount required by that Act. It affects people and businesses paying fees or duty under the listed Acts (for example, building, planning, water, lease and duties provisions) because those payments may reduce the net amount owed under s10H. The government decides the list by regulation; affected payers bear the compliance and cash-flow effects."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation maintains its original narrow purpose: prescribing which fees and charges qualify as offset amounts for gaming machine surrender purposes. While the specific fees listed have been updated over time (particularly to reflect the replacement of the Planning and Development Act 2007 with the Planning Act 2023), the fundamental scope—creating a mechanism for gaming operators to offset surrender costs using other government payments—has remained unchanged since 2018."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 6 sections, with sections 1-3 being administrative)","Only 2 substantive provisions (sections 4 and 5) that are essentially lists of cross-references to other Acts","No defined terms within the regulation itself—all definitions rely on the parent Gaming Machine Act 2004","Simple conditional logic: if a fee is listed in section 4 or 5, it is an offset amount; if not, it isn't","No nested exceptions or complex procedural requirements","Heavy reliance on external references (Planning Act 2023, Duties Act 1999, etc.) but presented as straightforward lists","Section 6 is a simple expiry provision that mirrors the parent Act's expiry"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation defines which government fees, charges and duties count as \"offset amounts\" under the ACT’s Gaming Machine Act, letting gaming machine operators use certain past payments as credits against amounts owed when required to surrender gaming machine authorisations. It affects pubs, clubs, venue operators and businesses that pay relevant planning, building, utility and property-related charges, and is temporary—tied to the Act’s surrender scheme and due to expire with that provision (currently April 2028)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/gaming-machine-offset-amounts-regulation-2018","history":"/api/acts/gaming-machine-offset-amounts-regulation-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/gaming-machine-offset-amounts-regulation-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/gaming-machine-offset-amounts-regulation-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/gaming-machine-offset-amounts-regulation-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/gaming-machine-offset-amounts-regulation-2018/documents"}}