TT-Line Gaming Act 1993 (Tas)

TT-Line Gaming Act 1993

An Act to allow gaming on ships operated by State shipping companies and for related purposes [Royal Assent 25 June 1993]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TT-Line Gaming Act 1993 .

2. Commencement This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.

3. Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – approved means – (a) in the case of gaming areas, approved in writing by the Minister; and (b) in any other case, approved by the Commission under the Gaming Control Act 1993 ; Commission means the Tasmanian Liquor and Gaming Commission established under the Gaming Control Act 1993 ; exclusion order means an order under section 112E of the Gaming Control Act 1993 prohibiting a person from entering, or remaining in, a gaming area; game means a game within the meaning of the Gaming Control Act 1993 ; gaming means wagering in a contingency relating to a game, whether by means of a gaming machine or otherwise; gaming area means an area on a ship within which, under a gaming licence, the following may take place: (a) a keno game; (b) other gaming and gaming operations; gaming equipment means gaming equipment within the meaning of the Gaming Control Act 1993 ; gaming licence means a licence issued to a State shipping company under section 4 ; gaming machine means any device that is designed – (a) for the playing of a game of chance or a game that is partly a game of chance and partly a game requiring skill; and (b) to – (i) pay out money or gaming tokens as a result of the making of a wager; or (ii) register a right to an amount of money or money's worth to be paid as a result of the making of a wager; gaming management agreement means an agreement entered into under section 5 ; gaming manager in relation to a ship, means a company that has entered into a gaming management agreement with the licensee in respect of that ship; gaming operations includes – (a) the organization and conduct of gaming, including a keno game; and (b) the management and supervision of gaming by means of gaming equipment or otherwise; and (c) the control of gaming areas and keno outstations; and (d) accounting and the handling of money in relation to gaming; and (e) the keeping of records in relation to gaming; and (f) the maintenance of gaming equipment and gaming machines; and (g) other activities reasonably affecting or arising out of the conduct of gaming; inspector means an inspector appointed under section 128 of the Gaming Control Act 1993 ; keno game means a game conducted in accordance with the Gaming Control Act 1993 or this Act in which a person wagers – (a) that certain numbers selected by that person will be among a group of numbers randomly selected from a total pool of 80 numbers; or (b) on the outcome of the numbers randomly selected from a total pool of 80 numbers; keno draw display board means an electronic device on which the results of a keno game may be displayed; keno outstation means an area on a ship, outside a gaming area, within which a person may buy a keno ticket for, and receive winnings from, a keno game; keno ticket means a ticket that enables a person to participate in a keno game; licensee means a State shipping company that holds a gaming licence; maintain in relation to any gaming machine, gaming equipment includes– (a) the monitoring and testing of that machine or equipment; and (b) the servicing, repair and cleaning of that machine or equipment; master means the person, other than a pilot, having command of a ship; operational service in relation to a ship, means – (a) if the ship is being used to provide an interstate ferry service – the operation of the ship in respect of that interstate ferry service; or (b) if the ship is being used for a special cruise – the operation of the ship in respect of that special cruise; operator in relation to gaming operations on a ship, means – (a) if the licensee is conducting those gaming operations – the licensee; or (b) if the licensee has entered into a gaming management agreement in respect of that ship and the gaming manager is conducting those gaming operations – the gaming manager; special cruise means a shipping operation that is undertaken otherwise than for the purpose of providing an interstate ferry service; special employee means a natural person holding a licence in force under Division 3 of Part 4 of the Gaming Control Act 1993 ; special interstate ferry service means an interstate ferry service on which gaming, apart from the operation of keno outstations, may take place in a permanent gaming area or a temporary gaming area, or both; standard interstate ferry service means an interstate ferry service on which gaming, apart from the operation of keno outstations, is restricted to a permanent gaming area; State shipping company means a company formed and incorporated pursuant to section 5 of the TT-Line Arrangements Act 1993 ; terms includes conditions; token means Australian currency or any token, credit or any other thing that enables a wager to be made on a gaming machine; Victorian Commission means the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation; wager has the same meaning as in the Gaming Control Act 1993 .