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Gaming Machine Act 1991
sec.235Hours of gaming
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### sec.235 Hours of gaming
A licensee must not conduct gaming, or allow gaming to be conducted, in any part of the licensee’s licensed premises—
outside the hours of gaming fixed for the licensed premises by the commissioner; or
when the licensee or an employee of the licensee is not in the part of the premises to supervise gaming; or
during a period prescribed for the purposes of this section.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
The hours of gaming fixed for licensed premises can not extend beyond a period of 2 hours after the time when, under the liquor licence relating to the premises, liquor is not permitted to be sold on the licensed premises.
However, if the hours of gaming fixed for licensed premises for the day that is New Year’s Eve would end before 2a.m. on New Year’s Day, the hours of gaming are extended until 2a.m. on New Year’s Day.
The extended hours of gaming for licensed premises under subsection (3) are taken to be part of the hours of gaming fixed for the licensed premises by the commissioner.
s 235 sub 1992 No. 35 s 11
amd 1993 No. 63 s 2 sch ; 1999 No. 77 s 155 ; 2000 No. 51 s 60 ; 2012 No. 25 s 110 ; 2016 No. 4 s 15 ; 2022 No. 23 s 62
(sec.235-ssec.1) A licensee must not conduct gaming, or allow gaming to be conducted, in any part of the licensee’s licensed premises— outside the hours of gaming fixed for the licensed premises by the commissioner; or when the licensee or an employee of the licensee is not in the part of the premises to supervise gaming; or during a period prescribed for the purposes of this section. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.235-ssec.2) The hours of gaming fixed for licensed premises can not extend beyond a period of 2 hours after the time when, under the liquor licence relating to the premises, liquor is not permitted to be sold on the licensed premises.
(sec.235-ssec.3) However, if the hours of gaming fixed for licensed premises for the day that is New Year’s Eve would end before 2a.m. on New Year’s Day, the hours of gaming are extended until 2a.m. on New Year’s Day.
(sec.235-ssec.4) The extended hours of gaming for licensed premises under subsection (3) are taken to be part of the hours of gaming fixed for the licensed premises by the commissioner.
- (a) outside the hours of gaming fixed for the licensed premises by the commissioner; or
- (b) when the licensee or an employee of the licensee is not in the part of the premises to supervise gaming; or
- (c) during a period prescribed for the purposes of this section.