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.