Sch 9Eighth deed of variation to the management agreement

Schedule 9—Eighth deed of variation to the management agreement

DEED dated 8th July 2005

BETWEEN THE HONOURABLE JOHN PANDAZOPOULOS MP, the Minister of the Crown for the time being administering the Casino Control Act 1991 acting for and on behalf of the State of Victoria ('State')

AND CROWN LIMITED ACN 006 973 262 with its registered office at 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank, Victoria ('Company')

A. The State and the Company entered into an agreement dated 20 September 1993 ratified by and scheduled to the Casino (Management Agreement) Act 1993 ('Management Agreement').

(a) a deed of variation dated 14 November 1994 ratified by and scheduled to the Casino (Management Agreement) (Amendment) Act 1994 and inserted as Schedule 2 to the Casino (Management Agreement) Act 1993;

(b) a deed of variation dated 12 October 1995 ratified by and scheduled to the Casino (Management Agreement) (Further Amendment) Act 1995 and inserted as Schedule 3 to the Casino (Management Agreement) Act 1993;

(c) a deed of variation dated 3 June 1996 ratified by the Gaming Acts (Amendment) Act 1996 and inserted as Schedule 4 to the Casino (Management Agreement) Act 1993;

(d) a deed of variation dated 7 November 1996 ratified by the Casino (Management Agreement) (Amendment) Act 1996 and inserted as Schedule 5 to the Casino (Management Agreement) Act 1993;

(e) a deed of variation dated 1 October 1998 ratified by the Gaming Acts (Further Amendment) Act 1998 and inserted as Schedule 6 to the Casino (Management Agreement) Act 1993;

(f) a deed of variation dated 3 April 2000 ratified by the National Taxation Reform (Further Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 and inserted as Schedule 7 to the Casino (Management Agreement) Act 1993;

(g) a deed of variation dated 7 May 2002 ratified by the Casino (Management Agreement) (Amendment) Act 2002 and inserted as Schedule 8 to the Casino (Management Agreement) Act 1993.

Unless the context otherwise requires or the contrary intention appears, terms defined in the Casino Control Act 1991 or the Management Agreement have the same meaning when used in this Deed.

2.1 A Minister of the State must introduce and sponsor a Bill in the Parliament of Victoria to ratify this Deed as soon as reasonably practicable after its execution.