Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An application for a gaming machine licence may be made only by—
(a) a body corporate that holds a community club licence; or
(b) the holder of a commercial hotel licence; or
(c) the holder of a prescribed liquor licence; or
(d) a body corporate that—
(i) has applied to become the holder of a commercial hotel licence or a community club licence; or
(ii) is the proposed transferee in a liquor licence transfer application relating to a community club licence; or
(e) an individual who has applied to become the holder of a commercial hotel licence; or
(f) the proposed transferee in a liquor licence transfer application relating to a commercial hotel licence or prescribed liquor licence; or
(g) a subsidiary operator, other than a subsidiary operator that is a non-proprietary club.
(2) Application for a gaming machine licence may be made only in relation to—
(a) if the application is made by an applicant mentioned in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c)—premises specified in the applicant's liquor licence; or
(b) if the application is made by an applicant mentioned in subsection (1)(d) or (e)—premises specified in the applicant's application for a liquor licence or the liquor licence transfer application naming the applicant as the proposed transferee; or
(c) if the application is made by an applicant mentioned in subsection (1)(f)—category 1 licensed premises specified in the liquor licence transfer application naming the applicant as the proposed transferee; or
(d) if the application is made by an applicant mentioned in subsection (1)(g)—the part of commercial special facility premises for which the applicant is a subsidiary operator.
(3) An application for a gaming machine licence made by a body corporate that holds, or has applied to become the holder of, a community club licence may relate to 2 or more premises.
(4) Except as provided under subsection (3), an application for a gaming machine licence may only relate to single premises.
(5) An application for the grant of a gaming machine licence—
(a) must be made in the approved form; and
(b) for an application by an individual—must be signed by the applicant; and
(c) for an application by a body corporate—must be signed in the appropriate way; and
(d) must state the full name, address and date of birth—
(i) in the case of an application by an individual—of the applicant; or
(ii) in the case of an application by a body corporate—of the secretary and each executive officer of the body corporate; and
(e) in the case of an application by a body corporate—must be accompanied by—
(i) a copy of the certificate of incorporation of the body corporate; and
(ii) a copy of the memorandum and articles of association, rules, constitution or other incorporating documents of the body corporate in force at the time of making the application certified as a true copy by the secretary of the body corporate or other person properly authorised in that behalf by the body corporate; and
(iii) unless the body corporate is a company that has only 1 director—a copy of the resolution or minute of the proceedings of the governing body of the body corporate by which approval was given to the making of the application, certified as a true copy by the person certifying the copy of the matters referred to in subparagraph (ii); and
(iv) a copy of the last audited balance sheet or statement of the financial affairs of the body corporate; and
(f) in the case of an application by a club—must also be accompanied by—
(i) a statement detailing the number of members in each class of membership of the club; and
(ii) a statement detailing the hours and days when the club's premises are open for the sale of liquor; and
(iii) a statutory declaration by the principal executive officer of the club that the matters referred to in paragraph (e)(ii) or any other applicable rules or by-laws of the club—
(A) have been complied with in making the application; and
(B) do not prohibit the playing of gaming machines on the premises to which the application relates; and
(g) must be accompanied by the liquor licence, application for a liquor licence or liquor licence transfer application, relating to the premises specified in the application for the grant of the gaming machine licence; and
(h) must be accompanied by a plan of the premises to which the application relates indicating the proposed locations on the premises where it is intended to install gaming machines; and
(i) must specify full particulars of the ownership and any intended ownership of the premises; and
(j) must specify—
(i) the number of gaming machines for which the licence is sought; and
(ii) if the application relates to 2 or more premises—the number of gaming machines sought for each of the premises; and
(k) must specify—
(i) the hours of gaming for which the licence is sought; and
(ii) if the application relates to 2 or more premises—the hours of gaming sought for each of the premises; and
(l) must be accompanied by an affidavit under section 92; and
(m) must be accompanied by a compliance program document for the licence; and
(n) for an application by an individual who is not required under this Act to have a nominee for the licensed premises under the licence—must be accompanied by evidence that the chief executive considers on reasonable grounds shows the applicant—
(i) has successfully completed an approved training course; or
(ii) has made appropriate arrangements to complete an approved training course; and
(o) must contain or be accompanied by such other information, records, reports, documents and writings relating to the application and applicant as are determined by the chief executive; and
(p) must be forwarded to or lodged with the chief executive; and
(q) must be accompanied by the fee prescribed.
(6) In subsection (2)(d), a reference to the part of commercial special facility premises for which an applicant for a gaming machine licence mentioned in subsection (1)(g) is a subsidiary operator is a reference to—
(a) the part of commercial special facility premises the holder of the commercial special facility licence for the premises has, with the approval of the relevant chief executive, let or sublet to the applicant; or
(b) the part of commercial special facility premises in relation to which the holder of the commercial special facility licence for the premises has, with the approval of the relevant chief executive, entered into a franchise or management agreement with the applicant.
(7) For subsection (5)(c), an application for a gaming machine licence made by a body corporate is signed in the appropriate way—
(a) if it is signed—
(i) by at least 2 of its executive officers authorised to sign by the body corporate; or
(ii) if there is only 1 executive officer of the body corporate—by the officer; or
(b) if the chief executive considers, for a body corporate having at least 2 executive officers, that paragraph (a) can not reasonably be complied with—if it is signed in the way the chief executive considers appropriate.