sec.109CPurchase of operating authority at authorised sale

### sec.109C Purchase of operating authority at authorised sale A person must not purchase an operating authority unless— the person is a category 1 licensee and purchases the operating authority at an authorised sale; and the person has, for the category 1 licensed premises for which the operating authority is purchased, an approved number of gaming machines that is more than the licensee’s endorsed number of operating authorities; and unless the authorised sale is conducted for the whole of the State—the category 1 licensed premises for which the operating authority is purchased are located in the authority region for which the authorised sale is conducted. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. A person must not, for category 1 licensed premises, purchase more than the number of operating authorities equal to the difference between the approved number of gaming machines and the endorsed number of operating authorities for the licensed premises. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. If an operating authority is transferred to a person by the operation of section 78 (5) or 79 (2) , the person is taken not to have purchased the operating authority. s 109C ins 2003 No. 41 s 21 amd 2009 No. 41 s 40 (sec.109C-ssec.1) A person must not purchase an operating authority unless— the person is a category 1 licensee and purchases the operating authority at an authorised sale; and the person has, for the category 1 licensed premises for which the operating authority is purchased, an approved number of gaming machines that is more than the licensee’s endorsed number of operating authorities; and unless the authorised sale is conducted for the whole of the State—the category 1 licensed premises for which the operating authority is purchased are located in the authority region for which the authorised sale is conducted. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.109C-ssec.2) A person must not, for category 1 licensed premises, purchase more than the number of operating authorities equal to the difference between the approved number of gaming machines and the endorsed number of operating authorities for the licensed premises. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.109C-ssec.3) If an operating authority is transferred to a person by the operation of section 78 (5) or 79 (2) , the person is taken not to have purchased the operating authority. - (a) the person is a category 1 licensee and purchases the operating authority at an authorised sale; and - (b) the person has, for the category 1 licensed premises for which the operating authority is purchased, an approved number of gaming machines that is more than the licensee’s endorsed number of operating authorities; and - (c) unless the authorised sale is conducted for the whole of the State—the category 1 licensed premises for which the operating authority is purchased are located in the authority region for which the authorised sale is conducted.