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GAMING MACHINE ACT 1991 - SECT 189A

189A Requirement to hold current responsible service of gambling course certificate

(1) Without limiting section 189(1), a person must not carry out gaming duties or gaming tasks on licensed premises unless the person holds a current responsible service of gambling course certificate.

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply—

(a) for a person who becomes an eligible licensee for the premises after the commencement of this section—until 3 months after the person becomes an eligible licensee for the premises; or
(b) for a person who becomes a nominee of the licensee for the premises after the commencement of this section—until 3 months after the person becomes a nominee of the licensee for the premises; or
(c) for a person who starts to be employed by the licensee to carry out gaming duties or gaming tasks on the premises after the commencement of this section—until 3 months after the start of the employment.

(3) Without limiting section 189(2), a person must not employ or allow, or cause another person to employ or allow, a person (the employee) to carry out gaming duties or gaming tasks on licensed premises unless the employee holds a current responsible service of gambling course certificate.

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply, in relation to a person who starts to be employed to carry out gaming duties or gaming tasks on the premises after the commencement of this section, until 3 months after the start of the employment.

(5) A licensee—

(a) must keep a register containing the information prescribed under a regulation about current responsible service of gambling course certificates held by persons carrying out gaming duties or gaming tasks on the licensed premises; and
(b) must keep the register available for inspection by an inspector at the premises.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(6) In this section—

eligible licensee see section 189(15).

gaming tasks means tasks about the conduct of gaming prescribed under a regulation.

responsible service of gambling course certificate means a certificate in the approved form—

(a) given to a person, for satisfactorily completing the approved responsible service of gambling course, by a person who holds an approval under part 10A as a trainer for the course; and
(b) stating the certificate remains in force for 3 years after it is given to the person.


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