Gambling Regulation Act 2003
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Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 6 November 2003
Legislative Council: 2 December 2003
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to re-enact and consolidate the law relating to various forms of gambling, to establish a Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation, to amend the Casino Control Act 1991 and other Acts, to repeal 8 Acts relating to gambling and for other purposes."
The Gambling Regulation Act 2003 was assented to on 16 December 2003 and came into operation as follows:
Chapter 1 (sections 1.1–1.6) and section 12.1.4 on 17 December 2003: section 1.2(1); section 3.6.12 on 1 July 2004: section 1.2(2A); rest of Act (except sections 12.1.5 and 3.5.35) on 1 July 2004: Government Gazette 1 July 2004 page 1843; section 3.5.35 on 1 July 2005: section 1.2(4); section 12.1.5 on 1 July 2009: section 1.2(3).
INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)
Style changes
Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.
References to ILA s. 39B
Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original section or clause.
Interpretation
As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:
• Headings
All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).
• Examples, diagrams or notes
All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).