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GAMING MACHINES ACT 1992 - SECT 59

59—Licensee may bar excessive gamblers

        (1)         A person who enters or remains in a gaming area from which he or she has been barred pursuant to this section is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $2 500.

        (2)         If the holder of a gaming machine licence is satisfied that the welfare of a person, or the welfare of a person's dependants, is seriously at risk as a result of the excessive playing of gaming machines by the person, he or she may, by order, bar the person from entering or remaining in the gaming area, or areas, of the premises to which the licence relates.

        (3)         The holder of a gaming machine licence may revoke an order made by him or her under this section.

        (4)         The holder of a gaming machine licence who suffers or permits a person to enter or remain in a gaming area from which the person has been barred is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $10 000.

        (5)         If an approved gaming machine manager or an approved gaming machine employee suffers or permits a person to enter or remain in a gaming area from which the person has been barred, the licensee and the manager or employee are each guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $10 000.



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