71Renewal of licences

71 Renewal of licences (1) A holder of a licence under this Part may apply to the Directorl for renewal of the licence. (2) An application under subsection (1) shall: (a) be in the form determined by the Director; (b) in the case of a repairer's or machine manager's licence, be accompanied by photographs of the applicant of such type and number as determined by the Director; (c) be accompanied by the prescribed fee; (d) be made, unless the Director otherwise allows, not less than one month before the expiration of the licence; (e) in the case of an application by a body corporate, be accompanied by a list of the names, addresses and dates of birth of: (i) the secretary of the body corporate; (ii) the executive officers of the body corporate; and (iii) all other persons who have been the secretary or an executive officer of the body corporate since the licence was granted or last renewed; and (f) in the case of a repairer's or service contractor's licence, be accompanied by an affidavit under section 74. (3) If the Director considers that special circumstances exist, the Director may extend the term of a licence under this Part, or renewal of the licence, for not more than one month from the date of its expiration to allow the holder of the licence to comply with this section.

Gaming Machine Act 1995 73 (4) During the period of an extension under subsection (3), the licence has the same effect as if it had been renewed. (5) Subject to subsection (5A), if a licensee complies with this section, the Director shall renew the licence commencing on: (a) the day after its last expiry; or (b) the day it would have last expired apart from its extension under subsection (3). (5A) The Director must not renew a service contractor's or monitoring provider's licence unless the terms of the licence holder's service contracts or agreements to provide a basic monitoring service are satisfactory to the Director (whether those terms have remained the same since the licence was granted or last renewed or have been re-negotiated). (6) If an application under subsection (1) is refused, the Director shall, as soon as practicable after the decision, give the applicant written notice of, and the reasons for, the decision.