2013
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Mr Shane Rattenbury)
Gaming Machine Amendment Bill 2013

A Bill for
An Act to amend the Gaming Machine Act 2004

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Gaming Machine Amendment Act 2013.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This Act amends the Gaming Machine Act 2004.
4	Approval of gaming machines and peripheral equipment
New section 69 (2A)
insert
	(2A)	Also, the commission must not approve any of the following under subsection (1):
	(a)	a gaming machine or peripheral equipment for a gaming machine that allows the use of an audio device if the use of the device is not designed or intended primarily to assist a person with a hearing impairment;
	(b)	a gaming machine prescribed by regulation;
	(c)	peripheral equipment for a gaming machine prescribed by regulation.
5	Section 69 (4), new definition of audio device
insert
audio device means an earphone, earpiece, headphone, headset or any other device to convert signals from a gaming machine to audible sound delivered to the ear of a person playing the machine to the exclusion of everyone else.

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 14 February 2013.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2013.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2013