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GAMING MACHINES ACT 1992 - SECT 51

51—Persons who may not operate gaming machines

        (1)         The holder of a gaming machine licence or a person who occupies a position of authority in a trust or corporate entity that holds such a licence, or an approved gaming machine manager or approved gaming machine employee for any particular licensed premises, must not, except as is necessary for the purpose of carrying out his or her duties, operate a gaming machine on the licensed premises.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         in the case of an offence committed by the holder of a gaming machine licence or a person who occupies a position of authority in a trust or corporate entity that holds such a licence—$10 000 or imprisonment for 6 months;

            (b)         in the case of an offence committed by an approved gaming machine manager or gaming machine employee—$5 000.

Expiation fee: in the case of an offence allegedly committed by an approved gaming machine manager or gaming machine employee—$315.

        (2)         A person must not, within 28 days of ceasing to be the holder of a gaming machine licence or a person who occupies a position of authority in a trust or corporate entity that holds such a licence, or to be an approved gaming machine manager or approved gaming machine employee in any particular licensed premises, operate a gaming machine on the licensed premises.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         in the case of an offence committed by the holder of a gaming machine licence or a person who occupies a position of authority in a trust or corporate entity that holds such a licence—$10 000 or imprisonment for 6 months;

            (b)         in the case of an offence committed by an approved gaming machine manager or gaming machine employee—$5 000.

Expiation fee: in the case of an offence allegedly committed by an approved gaming machine manager or gaming machine employee—$315.

        (3)         The holder of a gaming machine dealer's licence, or a person in a position of authority in a trust or corporate entity that holds such a licence, must not, except as is necessary for the purpose of carrying out duties pursuant to the licence, operate a gaming machine on any licensed premises.

Maximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 6 months.

        (4)         The holder of the gaming machine monitor licence, an employee of such a licensee or a person in a position of authority in a trust or corporate entity that holds such a licence must not operate a gaming machine on any licensed premises.

Maximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 6 months.

        (4a)         The holder of a gaming machine service licence or a person in a position of authority in a trust or corporate entity that holds such a licence, or an approved gaming machine technician for the holder of such a licence, must not, except as is necessary for the purpose of carrying out his or her duties, operate a gaming machine on any licensed premises.

Maximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 6 months.

        (5)         The following persons must not, except as is necessary for the purposes of the administration of this Act, operate a gaming machine on any licensed premises:

            (a)         the Commissioner;

            (b)         an inspector.

Maximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 6 months.



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