Gambling Regulation Amendment (Racing Club Venue Operator Licences) Act 2009
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Gambling Regulation Amendment (Racing Club
Venue Operator Licences) Act 2009
No. 63 of 2009
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
1 Purpose 1
2 Commencement 1
3 New clause 22.1AC of Schedule 7 inserted 2
22.1AC Transitioning of venue operator licences held by
certain racing club operators 2
4 Repeal 4
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ENDNOTES 5
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Gambling Regulation Amendment
(Racing Club Venue Operator Licences)
Act 2009 †
No. 63 of 2009
[Assented to 17 November 2009]
The Parliament of Victoria enacts:
1 Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to amend the Gambling
Regulation Act 2003 to provide for certain
transitional arrangements that will apply to venue
operator licences held by specified racing clubs.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day after the
day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
Victoria
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3 New clause 22.1AC of Schedule 7 inserted
Before clause 22.1B of Schedule 7 to the
Gambling Regulation Act 2003 insert—
"22.1AC Transitioning of venue operator licences
held by certain racing club operators
(1) In this clause—
club requirements, in relation to a company
to which this clause applies, means—
(a) the company is established for a
community purpose; and
(b) the constituting document of the
company contains provisions
prohibiting—
(i) the distribution of any annual
profit or surplus to its
members; and
(ii) the distribution of any
surplus to its members on
winding up;
commencement day means the day on which
section 3 of the Gambling Regulation
Amendment (Racing Club Venue
Operator Licences) Act 2009 comes
into operation;
disqualifying restructuring event, in relation
to a company to which this clause
applies, means a change in the
membership of the company that results
in the company having at least one
member who is not a holder of a racing
club licence;
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See:
Act No.
114/2003.
Reprint No. 3
as at
6 August 2009
and
amending
Act Nos
72/2007,
71/2008,
25/2009,
29/2009,
43/2009 and
52/2009.
LawToday:
www.
legislation.
vic.gov.au
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new industry arrangements day means the
first day that is declared as a gaming
machine entitlement declared day in
relation to a gaming machine
entitlement under section 3.4A.1.
(2) This clause applies to the following
companies—
(a) Cranbourne Sports and Entertainment
Centre Pty Ltd ACN 084 517 000;
(b) Greyhound Promotions Pty Ltd
ACN 055 911 281;
(c) Horsham Racing Centre Pty Ltd
ACN 120 174 941;
(d) HRV Management Ltd
ACN 114 672 141.
(3) On the commencement day, a venue
operator's licence held by a company to
which this clause applies is taken to be a club
venue operator's licence.
(4) However, if at any time before the new
industry arrangements day a disqualifying
restructuring event occurs in relation to a
company to which this clause applies, the
club venue operator's licence held by that
company is taken to be a hotel venue
operator's licence on the day the
disqualifying restructuring event takes effect.
(5) In addition, on the new industry
arrangements day a club venue operator's
licence held by a company to which this
clause applies is taken to be a hotel venue
operator's licence if on that day the company
does not meet the club requirements.
(6) Subclauses (3) to (5) apply despite anything
to the contrary in this Act.".
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4 Repeal
This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of its
commencement.
Note
The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation of
the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the
Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984).
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ENDNOTES
† Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 13 October 2009
Legislative Council: 10 November 2009
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the
Gambling Regulation Act 2003 to provide for certain transitional
arrangements that will apply to venue operator licences held by specified
racing clubs and for other purposes."
Endnotes
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