109Expiry of unclaimed gaming machine tickets

109 Expiry of unclaimed gaming machine tickets

109 Expiry of unclaimed gaming machine tickets

(1) An unclaimed gaming machine ticket expires 12 months after the date on which it was issued and cannot be redeemed after it expires.

(2) A hotelier or registered club must, for the period of at least 1 month immediately before the date on which an unclaimed gaming machine ticket with a value exceeding $10 is due to expire, post in a conspicuous place in the hotel or on the club premises a notice, in a form approved by the Authority, indicating—

(a) that the unclaimed gaming machine ticket is due to expire on the date specified in the notice, and

(b) that a claim in respect of the ticket cannot be made after it expires.

(3) If an unclaimed gaming machine ticket is not redeemed before it expires, the hotelier or registered club must, within 3 months of the expiration of the ticket, pay to the Secretary the amount that the hotelier or club would have paid had the ticket been redeemed.

(4) Any amount paid to the Secretary under this clause is to be paid into the Community Development Fund.