Part 4Savings and transitional provisions

Part 4 — Savings and transitional provisions

17. Interpretation

    “commencement day” means the day on which this Act comes into operation;

    “Commission” means the Gaming Commission of Western Australia, established under the Gaming Commission Act 1987;

    “Gaming Commission Act” means the Gaming Commission Act 1987 as amended by this Act;

    “Stamp Act” means the Stamp Act 1921 as in force immediately prior to the commencement day.

    [Section 17 amended: No. 45 of 2002 s. 6.]

18. Licences

A licence issued under Part IVAA of the Stamp Act and in force immediately before the commencement day —

(a) is taken to be a licence issued under Part V Division 7 of the Gaming Commission Act; and

(b) subject to that Division, continues in force until —

(i) the day on which the licence would have expired under Part IVAA of the Stamp Act; or

(ii) 5 years after the commencement day,

whichever is the earlier.

19. Cancellation of licence

For the purposes of section 104B(3)(c) of the Gaming Commission Act, the cancellation of a licence under Part IVAA of the Stamp Act is to be treated as if it were a cancellation under the Gaming Commission Act, Part V Division 7.

20. Pending appeals

(1) Subject to subsection (2), an appeal commenced under section 111 of the Stamp Act before the commencement day, may be continued and dealt with as if the amendments in Parts 2 and 3 of this Act had not been passed.

(2) For the purposes of continuing and dealing with pending appeals, if a Local Court wishes to exercise its power, under section 111(3)(b) of the Stamp Act, to remit a matter under appeal, it is to remit that matter to the Commission, instead of the Commissioner of State Revenue.

21. Continuing effect of approvals

Any approval granted under section 111B of the Stamp Act continues in force until that approval is varied or revoked by the Commission under section 104F(2) of the Gaming Commission Act.

22. Returns

If duty payable to the Commissioner of State Revenue under section 111B of the Stamp Act on a return lodged, or to be lodged, with the Commissioner of State Revenue under section 111B of the Stamp Act has not been paid prior to the commencement day then, despite this Act, the duty payable continues as a debt due to the Commissioner of State Revenue.