Gaming Control Amendment Regulations 2007


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Gaming Control Amendment Regulations 2007

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Gaming Control Act 1993 .

17 December 2007

W. J. E. COX

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

MICHAEL AIRD

Treasurer

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Gaming Control Amendment Regulations 2007 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Gaming Control Regulations 2004 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Regulation 8 substituted

Regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations is rescinded and the following regulation is substituted:

8.   Appeals

An appeal to the Supreme Court under section 173 of the Act is to be instituted in the manner and within the period provided in Division 4 of Part 27 of the Supreme Court Rules 2000 .

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 26 December 2007

These regulations are administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Gaming Control Regulations 2004 to correct an anomaly with respect to the period for instituting an appeal to the Supreme Court against certain decisions of the Tasmanian Gaming Commission. The amendment brings the appeal period in line with the Supreme Court Rules 2000 which provide for appeals from statutory tribunals, other than courts, to be instituted within 21 days after the date of the decision.