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Gaming Machine Act 1991
sec.189Requirements for carrying out gaming duties on licensed premises
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### sec.189 Requirements for carrying out gaming duties on licensed premises
A person must not carry out gaming duties on licensed premises unless the person is—
a gaming employee; or
an eligible licensee for the premises.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
See also section 189A (1) .
A licensee who is not an eligible licensee must ensure that, when the licensee’s licensed premises are open for the conduct of gaming, at least 1 person employed by the licensee for carrying out gaming duties for the premises who holds a current responsible service of gambling course certificate is present on the premises or is readily available for carrying out the duties for the premises.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
An eligible licensee must ensure that, when the licensee’s licensed premises are open for the conduct of gaming, the licensee, or at least 1 person employed by the licensee for carrying out gaming duties for the premises who holds a current responsible service of gambling course certificate, is present on the premises or is readily available for carrying out gaming duties for the premises.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
For subsection (2) , a nominee of a licensee in the licensee’s employ is taken to be a person in the licensee’s employ for carrying out gaming duties for the premises for which the person is the licensee’s nominee.
In this section—
eligible licensee , for licensed premises, means the licensee for the premises if the licensee—
is an individual; and
is ordinarily present on the premises when the premises are open for the conduct of gaming.
s 189 amd 1992 No. 35 sch; 1993 No. 63 s 2 sch ; 1997 No. 24 s 61 sch
sub 1999 No. 8 s 56
amd 1999 No. 77 s 74 ; 2008 No. 48 s 59 (1) sch ; 2009 No. 41 s 42
sub 2012 No. 25 s 21
amd 2012 No. 25 s 109 (1) (amdt could not be given effect)
(sec.189-ssec.1) A person must not carry out gaming duties on licensed premises unless the person is— a gaming employee; or an eligible licensee for the premises. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. See also section 189A (1) .
(sec.189-ssec.2) A licensee who is not an eligible licensee must ensure that, when the licensee’s licensed premises are open for the conduct of gaming, at least 1 person employed by the licensee for carrying out gaming duties for the premises who holds a current responsible service of gambling course certificate is present on the premises or is readily available for carrying out the duties for the premises. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.189-ssec.3) An eligible licensee must ensure that, when the licensee’s licensed premises are open for the conduct of gaming, the licensee, or at least 1 person employed by the licensee for carrying out gaming duties for the premises who holds a current responsible service of gambling course certificate, is present on the premises or is readily available for carrying out gaming duties for the premises. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.189-ssec.4) For subsection (2) , a nominee of a licensee in the licensee’s employ is taken to be a person in the licensee’s employ for carrying out gaming duties for the premises for which the person is the licensee’s nominee.
(sec.189-ssec.5) In this section— eligible licensee , for licensed premises, means the licensee for the premises if the licensee— is an individual; and is ordinarily present on the premises when the premises are open for the conduct of gaming.
- (a) a gaming employee; or
- (b) an eligible licensee for the premises.
- (a) is an individual; and
- (b) is ordinarily present on the premises when the premises are open for the conduct of gaming.