Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to subsections (2), (4) and (5), a person who is not an inspector must not—
(a) break a seal securing a computer cabinet or site controller of a gaming machine, or gain access to anything within the computer cabinet or site controller; or
(b) affix a seal to a computer cabinet or site controller of a gaming machine; or
(c) break a seal protecting the integrity of the game program of a gaming machine; or
(d) remove, replace or in any way affect or interfere with the operation of a computer cabinet or site controller of a gaming machine, or anything within the computer cabinet or site controller; or
(e) remove or interfere with a security device of a gaming machine; or
(f) interfere with the normal operation of the reel assemblies of a gaming machine; or
(g) interfere with information stored or transmitted electronically by a gaming machine, linked jackpot equipment or an electronic monitoring system; or
(h) affix a mark or seal to gaming equipment to preserve the integrity of operation of the gaming equipment; or
(i) remove or interfere with a mark or seal affixed to gaming equipment to preserve the integrity of operation of the gaming equipment; or
(j) remove, alter or otherwise interfere with the manufacturer's identification plate or the manufacturer's serial number of a gaming machine; or
(k) remove, alter or otherwise interfere with an identification label affixed to a gaming machine under section 289; or
(l) affix anything capable of being taken as a label mentioned in section 289 to a gaming machine or a device capable of being taken as a gaming machine.
Maximum penalty—1000 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment.
(2) A licensed repairer is authorised, to such extent as is necessary, in the performance of duties as a licensed repairer to do things mentioned in subsection (1) if the licensed repairer does not, without the approval of the licensed monitoring operator—
(a) break a seal securing a computer cabinet; or
(b) fix a seal to a computer cabinet; or
(c) remove or interfere with a mark or seal fixed to gaming equipment to preserve the integrity of the equipment's operation; or
(d) fix a mark or seal to gaming equipment to preserve the integrity of the equipment's operation.
(3) If the licensed repairer breaks a seal securing a computer cabinet or site controller of a gaming machine, the licensed repairer must ensure that the gaming machine is not played, other than for testing purposes, until the computer cabinet or site controller is again secured with a seal approved by the chief executive.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(4) The chief executive may authorise a person to do anything mentioned in subsection (1).
(5) Subsection (1)(a) to (j) does not apply to—
(a) an electronic monitoring system not on licensed premises; or
(b) another type of gaming equipment—
(i) not connected to an electronic monitoring system; and
(ii) not installed in a gaming machine area.