18Exclusive operator licence

#### 18 Exclusive operator licence 18 Exclusive operator licence > > (1) An operator licence can, if the Minister thinks fit, be granted as an exclusive licence for any period (the exclusivity period) up to the term for which the licence is granted. > > > (2) If an operator licence is granted as an exclusive licence, no other operator licence can be granted to be in force during the exclusivity period. This does not affect a licence already in force when the exclusive licence is granted. > > > (3) The grant of an exclusive licence does not create an exclusivity period for games of keno, with the result that one or more operator licences limited to a product licence for games of keno can be granted to be in force during the exclusivity period. > > **ss 18–21:** Subst 2009 No 60, Sch 5.1 \[5\].