Victorian Numbered Acts

GAMBLING REGULATION FURTHER AMENDMENT ACT 2009 (NO. 58 OF 2009) - SECT 49

After 3.4A.11 of the Principal Act insert —

        " 3.4A.11A     Related agreements between venue operators and monitoring licensee

    (1)     Subject to this section, the Minister may, by written notice, direct a venue operator that holds a gaming machine entitlement to enter into an agreement with the monitoring licensee dealing with matters relating to the provision of monitoring services to the venue operator by the monitoring licensee.

    (2)     Before giving a direction under subsection (1), the Minister must consult with the venue operator and the monitoring licensee.

    (3)     A direction under subsection (1)—

        (a)     must warn the venue operator of the Minister's powers under this section; and

        (b)     must be accompanied by a copy of this section; and

        (c)     may specify the terms or kinds of terms to be contained in an agreement to be entered into; and

        (d)     may specify the terms or kinds of terms that must not be in an agreement or class of agreements to be entered into; and

        (e)     may specify a date by which an agreement is to be entered into.

    (4)     A venue operator to which this section applies must comply with a direction under subsection (1).

    (5)     The venue operator must give a copy of any agreement entered into in compliance with a direction under subsection (1) to the Commission.

        3.4A.11B     No compensation payable because of a direction to enter into related agreements

No compensation is payable by the State because of a direction under section 3.4A.11A or the entering into an agreement in compliance with a direction under section 3.4A.11A.".