Gambling (Two-up) Amendment
Bill 2005

This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament.

Overview of Bill

The object of this Bill is to amend the Gambling (Two-up) Act 1998 to allow two-up
to be played on certain commemorative days other than Anzac Day.

Outline of provisions

Clause 1 sets out the name (also called the short title) of the proposed Act.

Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the proposed Act on the date of assent.

Clause 3 is a formal provision that gives effect to the amendments to the Gambling
(Two-up) Act 1998 set out in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Amendments
Schedule 1 [3] provides for the regulations to prescribe commemorative days for the
purposes of the Act. However, the period before 12 noon on 11 November in any year
cannot be prescribed as a commemorative day for the purposes of the Act.

Schedule 1 [5] enables games of two-up to be conducted on any premises on a
commemorative day.

Schedule 1 [6] requires all payments or benefits involved in a game of two-up
conducted in a registered club are to be disposed of for the benefit of a charity, body
or organisation prescribed by the regulations. If there are no such regulations, the
money must, as is the case at present, be disposed of for the benefit of any charity or
charitable purpose.

Schedule 1 [7] enables regulations to be made so as to require a registered club to
report on the disposal of all payments and benefits involved in the conduct of a game
of two-up on the premises of the club.

Schedule 1 [1], [2], [4] and [8] make consequential amendments and amendments
of a savings or transitional nature.

Note: If this Bill is not modified, these Explanatory Notes would reflect the Bill as passed in the House. If the Bill has been amended by Committee, these Explanatory Notes may not necessarily reflect the Bill as passed.

 

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