Gambling and Racing Control Act 1999, s 53D
GAMING MACHINE ACT 2004

	    	   
APPLICATION FOR INITIAL LICENCE
HOTEL/TAVERN

Applicant must have held a general or on liquor licence for a continuous period of 1 year before the day of this application.  If insufficient space is available for responses please attach additional information.

SECTION 1 				Details of Applicant 	

(a)	“Corporate Applicant”

Name of Corporation	Registered Office/Address	
		
(Please provide copy of Certificate of Incorporation)	
Contact Person
	Phone	Facsimile	

(b)	“Partnership or Sole Proprietor Applicant”

Name of each Person	Address	

		

Contact Person
	Phone	Facsimile	

SECTION 2			Details of Proposed Premises	
Trading Name	Business/Premises Address 	Block 	Section	

				
(Please provide copy of Certificate of Business Name Registration)	
Contact Person
	Phone	Facsimile	

SECTION 3	Corporate Applicant to Provide Details of each Director	
Name	Date of birth	Address	Position on Board	

				

				

SECTION 4	Details of relevant influential persons (as defined under s.7 of the Act)	
Name	Date of birth	Address	Relationship to Applicant	

				

				

SECTION 5	documents & information that must accompany this application	
Document/Information required	Gaming Machine Act/Regulation Reference	
Social Impact Assessment	s.11(2)(a); Division 2.3:
Reg. Part 3	
Scale plans of the premises, must show proposed gaming area	s.11(2)(b); 13(1)(b)	
Rules that the licensee has adopted to control the operation of gaming machines on the licensed premises	s.11(2)(c); 13(1)(a)	
The control procedures the applicant has adopted to control the operation of gaming machines	s.11(2)(d); 97	
Details of the class, number, type, coin denomination and percentage payout of gaming machines in relation to which the licence is sought	s.11(1)(e)	
Criminal history checks (including fingerprint checks) from the Australian Federal Police covering a period of at least the last five years from each director,  executive officer and influential person (where a person has been domiciled overseas for any length of time during the last 5 years that person will also need to provide a criminal history check from the national law enforcement agency of the nation in which the person was domiciled)	s.12(2)(a); 20, 21	
Audited financial statements for the applicant for the previous 3 financial years	Reg. 6(2)	
Contractual arrangements (including proposed arrangements) relating to the proposed premises (eg. a lease)	Reg. 6(2)	
Expected revenue and expenditure for the next 3 years	Reg. 6(2)	
Declaration that the premises are used primarily for the consumption of alcohol (on licence only)	s.13(1)(d)	
General licensees seeking more than two (2) class “B” gaming machines must provide evidence of a minimum of 12 rooms of accommodation	s.16	
Evidence of date and issue of liquor licence	s. 20(2)(a)(ii); 21(1)(c)	
Completed Statutory Declaration forms (included as part of this form) for each director, executive officer of influential person of the Club.	s.20(1), (3)	
Declaration (if a corporate applicant) that the corporation is not and has not been the subject of a winding-up order or had a controller or administrator appointed in the last 3 years	s.21(1)(d)&(e)	

SECTION 6		
TO BE COMPLETED BY THE APPLICANT

I,..........................…………..on behalf of the ..…………………………………………………………...do hereby 
              (Print full name)					(Name of Premises)

apply for a Gaming Machine Licence.  I hereby declare that the information on this application form and the accompanying documentation is true and correct.

Signed.............................................................………………………..........................Date......................………..

(Affix Common Seal)

THIS SECTION FOR OFFICE USE ONLY – GAMING SECTION	
APPLICATION FEE PAID	YES	NO	

STATUTORY DECLARATION
in relation to an
Eligible Person under the Gaming Machine Act 2004

I, (Name)	_______________________________________________________________________________
(Address) of	_______________________________________________________________________________
		__________________________________________	Post Code____________________________
(Occupation) being a_________________________________________________________________________

Pursuant to the Gaming Machine Act 2004 of the Australian Capital Territory, solemnly and sincerely declare that the information provided in this declaration is true in every particular.

Date of Birth:		________________________________________________________________________
Place of Birth:		________________________________________________________________________
Citizenship Status:	_____________________________  If not born in Australia, proof of citizenship must be
                                                                      provided. (eg, naturalisation certificate, passport or certificate as evidence of residence)

Details of convictions or findings of guilt for any offences within the previous 5 years : (If none print NIL)________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Details of any bankruptcy or any payment arrangement with creditors at any time within the previous 5 years: (If none print NIL)_________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Details of any corporation in which you were involved in the management of (at any time within the previous 5 years) where the corporation became the subject of a winding-up order or a controller or administrator was appointed (If none print NIL):_______________________________________________________________________

I, make this solemn declaration by virtue of the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 and subject to the penalties provided by that Act for the making of false statements in statutory declarations, conscientiously believe the statements contained in this declaration to be true in every particular.

____________________________________________________
Signature of Applicant

Declared at (place)_______________________________ on (date)_____________________________20_______

before me,

___________________________________________________      _________________________________________________
Signature of Witness				           Title of Witness 
						           (Witness must be an approved person under the
                                                                                                                        Statutory Declarations Act 1959)	
NOTE:   A person who intentionally makes a false statement in a statutory declaration under the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 is guilty of an offence under that Act, the maximum penalty for which is imprisonment for a term not exceeding four years.	

Important Information

The prescribed fee must accompany this application.  Please note that once an application is submitted to the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission the application fee is non-refundable.

The prescribed fee is available on the Commission’s web site at:
www.gamblingandracing.act.gov.au

Alternatively, you can contact the Commission on 6207 0359 for more information.

Post application to:
 ACT Gambling and Racing Commission PO Box 214   CIVIC SQUARE   ACT   2608

Please indicate by ticking the appropriate box which of the following will be the method of payment:

•	money order or cheque made payable to the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission; or

•	credit card (Visa or Master Card).  Please complete the required details in the area provided   below.

Payment by credit card	

Card type	  Master Card	  Visa	    Amount $ ....……..  (maximum of $3,000.00)

Card Number     Expiry Date: .…./….

Name on Card: ……………………………………  Signature: …………………………………..

This section for office use only – finance section

Payment 
Processed by: ……………………………. Date: …..../……../.…….    Receipt Number: …………….
 			(Authorised Officer)