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Gaming Machine Act 1991
sec.96Action affecting gaming machine licences based on action affecting liquor licences
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### sec.96 Action affecting gaming machine licences based on action affecting liquor licences
If a liquor licence is cancelled, transferred or surrendered, any associated gaming licence is cancelled.
However, an associated gaming licence is not taken to be cancelled under subsection (1) if—
the commercial special facility licence for the associated gaming licence is surrendered merely because the licensee for the associated gaming licence is issued with a commercial hotel licence for the associated gaming licence; or
the commercial hotel licence for the associated gaming licence is surrendered merely because the licensee for the associated gaming licence is issued with a commercial special facility licence for the associated gaming licence.
If a liquor licence is suspended, any associated gaming licence is suspended for the same period as the liquor licence is suspended.
However, if an associated gaming licence relates to 2 or more premises, subsections (1) and (2) apply to the licence only to the extent it relates to the premises to which the liquor licence relates or related.
If the premises to which a liquor licence relates (the subject premises ) are taken to be unlicensed premises under the Liquor Act 1992 and there is an associated gaming licence for the liquor licence, the premises, or the part of the premises to which the associated gaming licence relates, are taken not to be licensed premises under this Act for the same period as the subject premises are taken to be unlicensed premises under the Liquor Act 1992 .
In this section—
associated gaming licence , for a liquor licence, means a gaming machine licence for the premises, or a part of the premises, to which the liquor licence relates.
s 96 sub 1992 No. 35 s 9
amd 1993 No. 63 s 2 sch
sub 1999 No. 8 s 25
amd 2003 No. 41 ss 19 , 3 sch ; 2008 No. 2 s 34 ; 2008 No. 48 s 59 (1) sch
(sec.96-ssec.1) If a liquor licence is cancelled, transferred or surrendered, any associated gaming licence is cancelled.
(sec.96-ssec.1A) However, an associated gaming licence is not taken to be cancelled under subsection (1) if— the commercial special facility licence for the associated gaming licence is surrendered merely because the licensee for the associated gaming licence is issued with a commercial hotel licence for the associated gaming licence; or the commercial hotel licence for the associated gaming licence is surrendered merely because the licensee for the associated gaming licence is issued with a commercial special facility licence for the associated gaming licence.
(sec.96-ssec.2) If a liquor licence is suspended, any associated gaming licence is suspended for the same period as the liquor licence is suspended.
(sec.96-ssec.3) However, if an associated gaming licence relates to 2 or more premises, subsections (1) and (2) apply to the licence only to the extent it relates to the premises to which the liquor licence relates or related.
(sec.96-ssec.4) If the premises to which a liquor licence relates (the subject premises ) are taken to be unlicensed premises under the Liquor Act 1992 and there is an associated gaming licence for the liquor licence, the premises, or the part of the premises to which the associated gaming licence relates, are taken not to be licensed premises under this Act for the same period as the subject premises are taken to be unlicensed premises under the Liquor Act 1992 .
(sec.96-ssec.5) In this section— associated gaming licence , for a liquor licence, means a gaming machine licence for the premises, or a part of the premises, to which the liquor licence relates.
- (a) the commercial special facility licence for the associated gaming licence is surrendered merely because the licensee for the associated gaming licence is issued with a commercial hotel licence for the associated gaming licence; or
- (b) the commercial hotel licence for the associated gaming licence is surrendered merely because the licensee for the associated gaming licence is issued with a commercial special facility licence for the associated gaming licence.