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1AATransitional, savings, and related provisions Empowered by s 8AA

1Annual reports

  1. Section 108 of the principal Act as in force before the commencement of section 21 of the Gambling Amendment Act (No 2) 2015 continues to apply to any annual report that relates to a period that commenced before that commencement.

2Publication requirements

  1. A corporate society may, in respect of any matter that occurred before the commencement of section 22 of the Gambling Amendment Act (No 2) 2015, choose to comply with section 110 of the principal Act as in force before that commencement instead of section 110 of the principal Act as in force on that commencement.

3Certain venue agreements deemed to be amended

  1. A venue agreement that is in force on the commencement of regulations made under section 371(1)(dd) is, to the extent of any inconsistency with those regulations, deemed, on and from that commencement, to be amended so as to make that agreement consistent with those regulations, and, in particular, any provision in that agreement—

  2. is deemed to be deleted so far as it provides for the payment of a matter for which the venue operator may not be paid under those regulations; and
    1. that provides for payment in excess of a limit prescribed by those regulations is deemed to be reduced so as not to exceed that limit.

      4No judicial review unless and until appeal rights exercised

      1. Section 235A of the principal Act as inserted by section 28 of the Gambling Amendment Act (No 2) 2015 applies to decisions by the Secretary made on or after the commencement of that section 28, but does not apply to decisions made before that commencement.