{"id":"sr:subordinate-legislation-gambling-regulations-2015-extension-regulations-2025-sr-no-372025","name":"Subordinate Legislation (Gambling Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025, S.R. No. 37/2025","slug":"subordinate-legislation-gambling-regulations-2015-extension-regulations-2025-s-r-no-37-2025","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":185700,"registerId":"vic-sr:subordinate-legislation-gambling-regulations-2015-extension-regulations-2025-sr-no-372025-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Subordinate Legislation (Gambling Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025, S.R. No. 37/2025","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Subordinate Legislation (Gambling Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025**\n\n**S.R. No. 37/2025**\n\nVersion as at  \n3 June 2025\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provisions 1\n\n3 Extension of operation 1\n\n4 Revocation 1\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 2\n\n1 General information 2\n\n2 Table of Amendments 4\n\n3 Explanatory details 5\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Subordinate Legislation (Gambling Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025**\n\n**S.R. No. 37/2025**\n\nVersion as at  \n3 June 2025\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to extend the operation of the Gambling Regulations 2015, which would otherwise be revoked by virtue of section 5(1) of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**, for the period specified in regulation 3.\n\n\t2 Authorising provisions\n\nThese Regulations are made under sections 5A and 28 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**.\n\n\t3 Extension of operation\n\nThe operation of the Gambling Regulations 2015[[1]](#endnote-1) is extended for the period beginning on 15 June 2025 and ending on 14 June 2026.\n\n\t4 Revocation\n\nThese Regulations are **revoked** on 15 June 2026.\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Subordinate Legislation (Gambling Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025, S.R. No. 37/2025 were made on 3 June 2025 by the Lieutenant-Governor as the Governor's deputy, with the advice of the Executive Council, under sections 5A and 28 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**, No. 104/1994 and came into operation on 3 June 2025.\n\nThe Subordinate Legislation (Gambling Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025 will be revoked on 15 June 2026: see regulation 4.\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Subordinate Legislation (Gambling Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 3: S.R. No. 55/2015 as amended by S.R. Nos 139/2015, 111/2016, 12/2017, 1/2019, 90/2020 and 121/2023. [↑](#endnote-ref-1)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"3 Extension of operation","section_b":"4 Revocation","confidence":0.66,"description":"Regulation 3 extends the operation of the Gambling Regulations 2015 for the period beginning on 15 June 2025 and ending on 14 June 2026, while regulation 4 states these Extension Regulations are revoked on 15 June 2026. The end date of the extension (14 June 2026) precedes the revocation date of the Extension Regulations (15 June 2026), creating no direct temporal conflict about the extended instrument's operation; however the Extension Regulations cease to exist the day after the extension ends. The two provisions are consistent in sequence but impose adjacent dates."}]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Regulations do not change the substantive scope or content of the Gambling Regulations 2015; they simply extend their operation from 15 June 2025 to 14 June 2026 (reg 3) and revoke the extension instrument on 15 June 2026 (reg 4). Authority for the extension is provided by ss 5A and 28 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994 (reg 2 and Endnotes)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument: sole effect is time extension (reg 3).","Very short text: four regulations only (Objective, Authorising provisions, Extension, Revocation).","No substantive amendments to underlying regulatory content indicated (Explanatory details and Table of Amendments).","Fixed commencement and revocation dates reduce interpretive ambiguity (regs 3–4).","Authority and procedure are standard (made under ss 5A and 28 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994; Endnotes).","Low administrative and compliance novelty — continues existing obligations rather than creating new rules."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations extend the operation of the Gambling Regulations 2015 for the period 15 June 2025 to 14 June 2026 (reg 3). They are made under sections 5A and 28 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994 (reg 2) and are revoked on 15 June 2026 (reg 4).\n\nMechanically, the instrument keeps the existing 2015 gambling regulations and their compliance obligations in force for another year; persons and businesses already subject to those Regulations must continue to comply. The instrument was made by the Lieutenant‑Governor with the Executive Council's advice (Endnotes)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly its intended function — extending the life of expiring regulations. There is no scope creep; it does not modify the substance of the Gambling Regulations 2015, add new regulatory requirements, or expand coverage to new entities or activities."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 regulations total, spanning 1 substantive page","Zero defined terms in the operative provisions","No cross-references to other legislation except the enabling Act and the target regulations","Simple linear structure: objective → authority → extension period → self-revocation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single operative action: extending operation of existing regulations by fixed date range"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of Victorian legislation that keeps existing gambling rules alive for another year.\n\n**What it does:**\nThe Gambling Regulations 2015 were due to automatically expire (be \"revoked\") under Victoria's Subordinate Legislation Act 1994. These Extension Regulations push that expiry date back by 12 months — from 15 June 2025 to 14 June 2026.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Gambling operators** in Victoria (pubs, clubs, casinos, betting agencies) who must continue following the 2015 Regulations for another year\n- **Regulators** (Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission) who enforce those rules\n- **Punters** indirectly, as the consumer protections and operational requirements in the 2015 Regulations remain in force\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this extension, the Gambling Regulations 2015 would vanish on 15 June 2025, creating a legal vacuum for gambling operations in Victoria. This \"sunsetting\" extension is a routine administrative measure that prevents regulatory gaps while the government presumably works on new or updated regulations. The Extension Regulations themselves self-destruct on 15 June 2026, so this is strictly a temporary bridge."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The scope has not changed from its original intent. This is a straightforward extension instrument designed solely to preserve the operation of the Gambling Regulations 2015 pending further legislative action. It introduces no new policy, no new obligations, and no expansion or contraction of the regulatory framework it maintains."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument — extends an existing regulation, introduces no new substantive law","Requires understanding of the Victorian subordinate legislation 'sunsetting' framework to fully appreciate its purpose","The underlying Gambling Regulations 2015 (which are kept alive) may themselves be complex, but this instrument does not engage with that complexity directly","Minimal operative content — the regulation's effect is procedural rather than substantive"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation extends the expiry of Victoria’s Gambling Regulations 2015, keeping those existing gambling rules in force beyond their original sunset date.  \n\nIt’s a housekeeping measure: gambling operators, regulators (like the VCGLR), and the public continue to be governed by the 2015 rules while the government completes review or replacement work, avoiding any legal gap."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/subordinate-legislation-gambling-regulations-2015-extension-regulations-2025-s-r-no-37-2025","history":"/api/acts/subordinate-legislation-gambling-regulations-2015-extension-regulations-2025-s-r-no-37-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/subordinate-legislation-gambling-regulations-2015-extension-regulations-2025-s-r-no-37-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/subordinate-legislation-gambling-regulations-2015-extension-regulations-2025-s-r-no-37-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/subordinate-legislation-gambling-regulations-2015-extension-regulations-2025-s-r-no-37-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/subordinate-legislation-gambling-regulations-2015-extension-regulations-2025-s-r-no-37-2025/documents"}}