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Gaming Machine Act 1991
sec.245Notices and reports about payout refusal decisions
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### sec.245 Notices and reports about payout refusal decisions
This section applies if a gaming employee makes a payout refusal decision about a displayed win.
As soon as practicable after making the decision, the gaming employee must—
give the person affected by the decision (the affected person ) a written notice stating—
that the person may ask for a review of the decision; and
how the request for the review may be made; and
give a report of the decision, in the approved form, to the licensee (the involved licensee ) of the licensed premises at which the gaming employee is carrying out gaming duties.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
As soon as practicable after receiving a report under subsection (2) , the involved licensee must give a copy of the report to the involved licensed monitoring operator.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
However, the involved licensee is not required to give a copy of the report to the involved licensed monitoring operator if the involved licensee overrules the decision of the gaming employee.
s 245 ins 1999 No. 77 s 90
amd 2000 No. 51 s 63
(sec.245-ssec.1) This section applies if a gaming employee makes a payout refusal decision about a displayed win.
(sec.245-ssec.2) As soon as practicable after making the decision, the gaming employee must— give the person affected by the decision (the affected person ) a written notice stating— that the person may ask for a review of the decision; and how the request for the review may be made; and give a report of the decision, in the approved form, to the licensee (the involved licensee ) of the licensed premises at which the gaming employee is carrying out gaming duties. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.245-ssec.3) As soon as practicable after receiving a report under subsection (2) , the involved licensee must give a copy of the report to the involved licensed monitoring operator. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.245-ssec.4) However, the involved licensee is not required to give a copy of the report to the involved licensed monitoring operator if the involved licensee overrules the decision of the gaming employee.
- (a) give the person affected by the decision (the affected person ) a written notice stating— (i) that the person may ask for a review of the decision; and (ii) how the request for the review may be made; and
- (i) that the person may ask for a review of the decision; and
- (ii) how the request for the review may be made; and
- (b) give a report of the decision, in the approved form, to the licensee (the involved licensee ) of the licensed premises at which the gaming employee is carrying out gaming duties.
- (i) that the person may ask for a review of the decision; and
- (ii) how the request for the review may be made; and