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GAMING AND WAGERING COMMISSION ACT 1987 - NOTES

Notes

1 This reprint is a compilation as at 16 December 2011 of the Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Gaming Commission Act 1987 3

50 of 1987

8 Oct 1987

s. 1 and 2: 8 Oct 1987;
s. 3, Pt. II, V Div. 2 and s. 111, 112, 115-117: 4 Mar 1988 (see s. 2 and Gazette 4 Mar 1988 p. 665);
Act other than Pt. I, II, V Div. 2 and s. 111, 112 and
115-117: 2 May 1988 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Apr 1988 p. 1291)

Acts Amendment (Totalisator Agency Board Betting) Act 1987 Pt. III

125 of 1987

31 Dec 1987

25 Mar 1988 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Mar 1988 p. 933)

Lotteries Commission Act 1990 s. 31(3) and 33

16 of 1990

31 Jul 1990

1 Jan 1991 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Dec 1990 p. 6369)

Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Act 1993 s. 11 and 15

6 of 1993

27 Aug 1993

1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2(1))

Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994 s. 19

32 of 1994

29 Jun 1994

1 Oct 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Sep 1994 p. 4948)

Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 s. 147

78 of 1995

16 Jan 1996

4 Nov 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Oct 1996 p. 5632)

Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4

14 of 1996

28 Jun 1996

1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2)

Financial Legislation Amendment Act 1996 s. 55 and 64

49 of 1996

25 Oct 1996

25 Oct 1996 (see s. 2(1))

Reprint of the Gaming Commission Act 1987 as at 5 May 1997 (includes amendments listed above) (correction in Gazette 6 Jun 1997 p. 2644)

Acts Amendment (Gaming) Act 1998 Pt. 3 

24 of 1998

30 Jun 1998

5 Aug 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette 4 Aug 1998 p. 3981)

Lotteries Commission Amendment Act 1998 s. 23

26 of 1998

30 Jun 1998

22 Jul 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 Jul 1998 p. 3825)

Reprint of the Gaming Commission Act 1987 as at 30 Oct 1998 (includes amendments listed above)

Acts Amendment (Continuing Lotteries) Act 2000 Pt. 3 4

6 of 2000
(as amended by No. 45 of 2002 s. 6)

11 Apr 2000

1 Jul 2000 (see s. 2 and Gazette 23 Jun 2000 p. 3191)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2000 s. 52

24 of 2000

4 Jul 2000

4 Jul 2000 (see s. 2)

Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 Pt. 27

10 of 2001

28 Jun 2001

15 Jul 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Jun 2001 p. 3257 and Cwlth Gazette 13 Jul 2001 No. S285)

Taxation Administration (Consequential Provisions) Act 2002 s. 13

45 of 2002

20 Mar 2003

1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 27 Jun 2003 p. 2383)

Racing and Gambling Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 Pt. 9 Div. 1 5

35 of 2003

26 Jun 2003

s. 132(1) and (2), 151-154, 163-164: 1 Aug 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Jul 2003 p. 3259);
s. 120-131, 132(3), 133-150, 155-162 and 165-168: 30 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jan 2004 p. 397)

Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 66

50 of 2003

9 Jul 2003

15 May 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 May 2004 p. 1445)

Reprint 3: The Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987 as at 3 Sep 2004 (includes amendments listed above)

Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141

59 of 2004

23 Nov 2004

1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)

Criminal Law Amendment (Simple Offences) Act 2004 s. 82

70 of 2004

8 Dec 2004

31 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Jan 2005 p. 163)

Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 s. 80

84 of 2004

16 Dec 2004

2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction in Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))

Planning and Development (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 s. 15

38 of 2005

12 Dec 2005

9 Apr 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 Mar 2006 p. 1078)

Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 Pt. 16 Div. 1

28 of 2006

26 Jun 2006

1 Jul 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jun 2006 p. 2347)

Reprint 4: The Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987 as at 18 Aug 2006 (includes amendments listed above)

Criminal Investigation (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 Pt. 9

59 of 2006

16 Nov 2006

1 Jul 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Jun 2007 p. 2838)

Betting and Racing Legislation Amendment Act 2006 s. 9(2)

70 of 2006

13 Dec 2006

9 Jul 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Jun 2007 p. 2837)

Liquor and Gaming Legislation Amendment Act 2006 Pt. 3 and s. 114

73 of 2006

13 Dec 2006

s. 114: 7 May 2007 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 1 May 2007 p. 1893);
Pt. 3: 14 Jun 2008 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 13 Jun 2008 p. 2515)

Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 s. 4 and Sch. 1 cl. 71

77 of 2006

21 Dec 2006

1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)

Racing, Wagering and Betting Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2007 Pt. 3

8 of 2007

13 Jun 2007

14 Jun 2007 (see s. 2)

Reprint 5: The Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987 as at 2 Nov 2007
(includes amendments listed above except those in the Liquor and Gaming Legislation Amendment Act 2006 Pt. 3)

Duties Legislation Amendment Act 2008 Sch. 1 cl. 9

12 of 2008

14 Apr 2008

1 Jul 2008 (see s. 2(d))

Statutes (Repeals and Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2009 s. 63

8 of 2009

21 May 2009

22 May 2009 (see s. 2(b))

Racing and Wagering Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Pt. 3

29 of 2009

23 Nov 2009

11 Jan 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 8 Jan 2010 p. 9-10)

Public Sector Reform Act 2010 s. 89

39 of 2010

1 Oct 2010

1 Dec 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Nov 2010 p. 5563)

Casino (Burswood Island) Agreement Amendment Act 2011 Pt. 3

25 of 2011

11 Jul 2011

12 Jul 2011 (see s. 2(b))

Reprint 6: The Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987 as at 16 Dec 2011
(includes amendments listed above)

2 Repealed by the Mental Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 1996.

3 Now known as the Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987; short title changed (see note under s. 1).

4 The Acts Amendment (Continuing Lotteries) Act 2000 Pt. 4 (as amended by the Taxation Administration (Consequential Provisions) Act 2002 s. 6) contains savings and transitional provisions.

5 The Racing and Gambling Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 Pt. 9 Div. 2 reads as follows:


Part 9 — Gaming Commission Act 1987 amended, transitional and savings provisions and consequential amendments

Division 2 — Transitional and savings provisions

169. Gaming and Wagering Commission

(1) The body renamed as the Gaming and Wagering Commission by section 124 is the same body as the Gaming Commission previously established under section 4 of the Gaming Commission Act 1987.

(2) The account renamed as the Gaming and Wagering Commission Account by section 128 is the same account as the Gaming Commission Account previously referred to in section 9 of the Gaming Commission Act 1987.

(3) If, in a written law or in a document of any kind there is a reference to the Gaming Commission, that reference is, unless because of the context it would be inappropriate to do so, to be read and construed as if it had been amended to be a reference to the Gaming and Wagering Commission.

170. Members of the Commission

Each person holding office as a member of the Gaming Commission under the Gaming Commission Act 1987 immediately before the coming into operation of this section continues in office as a member of the Gaming and Wagering Commission under and subject to the Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987 until the expiry of the term of office.


Defined Terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined Term Provision(s)
appointed member 109D(9)
approval 43A(4)
approved 3(1)
approved premises 3(1)
authorised officer 3(1)
authorised person 85(6)
banking day 63(4)
batch 101(1)
bingo 94(1)
books 3(1)
cards 94(2)
casino 3(1)
casino complex agreement 3(1)
certificate 3(1)
charitable organisation 94(1)
Chief Casino Officer 16(4)
closing date 101(1)
club 94(1)
Commission 3(1)
condition 3(1)
conduct 3(1)
conducting 101(1)
confidential police information 20A(1)
continuing lotteries levy 3(1)
continuing lottery 101(1)
credit card 3(1)
date of drawing 101(1)
debit card 3(1)
Department 3(1)
drawing 101(1)
employing authority 18(2a)
face value 101(1)
foreign lottery 101(1)
gambling 3(1), 40A
game of chance 3(1)
gaming 3(1)
gaming equipment 3(1)
gaming machine 84(1)
gaming permit 3(1)
government inspector 16(4)
house 3(1)
imposed 3(1)
instruments of gaming 3(1)
licence 3(1)
licensed supplier 3(1)
lottery 3(1)
machine 3(1)
material evidence 26(2)
minor fund raising activity 3(1)
money 3(1), 94(1)
multiple bingo 3(1), 94(1), 96(4)
object 58(2)
occupier 3(1)
opening date 101(1)
organiser 94(1)
owner 3(1)
paid 94(1)
permit 3(1)
permit holder 3(1)
permitted two-up 3(1)
permitted amusement with prizes 3(1)
permitted bingo 3(1)
permitted gaming 3(1)
permitted lottery 3(1)
player 3(1)
playing 3(1)
possession 3(1)
premises 3(1)
prescribed gaming equipment 84(1)
prize 94(1)
prohibited advertisement 43A(1)
promoter 94(1)
public place 3(1)
Public Service 18(2a)
quarter 101(1)
race 3(1)
race club 3(1)
race day 80(1a)
race meeting 3(1)
related furnishings 3(1)
relevant Act 20A(1)
responsible person 109B(1)(d)
RWWA 3(1)

RWWA Act 3(1)
seized thing 32A(1)
service agreement 91(5)
simultaneous bingo 3(1), 94(1)
slot machine 84(1)
social gambling 3(1)
specified 48(2), 87(2), 91(8)
standard lottery 101(1)
terms 89(3)
ticket 101(1)
token 3(1)
trade promotion lottery 3(1)
Trust 109A
Trust Account 109A
two-up 3(1)
unclaimed winnings 109A, 109B(1)
unlawful game 3(1)
unlawful gaming 43A(1)
unlawful gaming equipment 84(1)
unlawful gaming machine 84(1)
unlawful lottery 101(1)
unlawful wagering 43A(1)
value 94(1)
vehicle 3(1)
vessel 3(1)
wagering 3(1), 40A
winner 109B(1)(d)
winnings 3(1)




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