Gaming Commission Act 1987
1Now known as the *Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987*; short title changed (see note under s. 1).
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1 Now known as the Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987; short title changed (see note under s. 1).
2 The Acts Amendment (Continuing Lotteries) Act 2000 Pt. 4 (as amended by the Taxation Administration (Consequential Provisions) Act 2002 s. 6) contains savings and transitional provisions.
3 The Racing and Gambling Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 Pt. 9 Div. 2 reads as follows:
Part 9 — Gaming Commission Act 1987 amended, transitional and savings provisions and consequential amendments
Division 2 — Transitional and savings provisions
- Gaming and Wagering Commission
(1) The body renamed as the Gaming and Wagering Commission by section 124 is the same body as the Gaming Commission previously established under section 4 of the Gaming Commission Act 1987.
(2) The account renamed as the Gaming and Wagering Commission Account by section 128 is the same account as the Gaming Commission Account previously referred to in section 9 of the Gaming Commission Act 1987.
(3) If, in a written law or in a document of any kind there is a reference to the Gaming Commission, that reference is, unless because of the context it would be inappropriate to do so, to be read and construed as if it had been amended to be a reference to the Gaming and Wagering Commission.
- Members of the Commission
Each person holding office as a member of the Gaming Commission under the Gaming Commission Act 1987 immediately before the coming into operation of this section continues in office as a member of the Gaming and Wagering Commission under and subject to the Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987 until the expiry of the term of office.
Defined terms
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined term Provision(s)
appointed member 109D(9)
approval 43A(4)
approved 3(1)
approved premises 3(1)
authorised officer 3(1)
authorised person 85(6)
banking day 63(4)
batch 101(1)
bingo 94(1)
books 3(1)
cards 94(2)
casino 3(1)
casino complex agreement 3(1)
CEO 3(1)
certificate 3(1)
charitable organisation 94(1)