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Gaming Machine Act 1991
sec.250Defective gaming system components not allowed
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### sec.250 Defective gaming system components not allowed
In this section—
licensee includes—
a gaming employee in respect of the licensed premises in question; and
if the licensee is a body corporate—the secretary or any executive officer of the body corporate; and
any person employed by the licensee who may be required by the licensee to—
supervise gaming; or
attend to gaming machines; or
sell or redeem gaming tokens; or
carry out centralised credit system transactions; or
carry out TITO system transactions;
on the licensee’s licensed premises in question.
A licensee must not allow a gaming system component installed, or available for use, on the licensee’s licensed premises to be played or used, except for testing purposes, if the component malfunctions when it is played or used.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (2) for the defendant to prove that the defendant—
had taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that the gaming system component did not malfunction when it was played or used; and
at the time of the alleged offence did not know, and ought not to have known, that the gaming system component was malfunctioning.
s 250 amd 1992 No. 35 sch; 1999 No. 8 s 82 ; 1999 No. 77 s 91 ; 2013 No. 25 s 80
(sec.250-ssec.1) In this section— licensee includes— a gaming employee in respect of the licensed premises in question; and if the licensee is a body corporate—the secretary or any executive officer of the body corporate; and any person employed by the licensee who may be required by the licensee to— supervise gaming; or attend to gaming machines; or sell or redeem gaming tokens; or carry out centralised credit system transactions; or carry out TITO system transactions; on the licensee’s licensed premises in question.
(sec.250-ssec.2) A licensee must not allow a gaming system component installed, or available for use, on the licensee’s licensed premises to be played or used, except for testing purposes, if the component malfunctions when it is played or used. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.250-ssec.3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (2) for the defendant to prove that the defendant— had taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that the gaming system component did not malfunction when it was played or used; and at the time of the alleged offence did not know, and ought not to have known, that the gaming system component was malfunctioning.
- (a) a gaming employee in respect of the licensed premises in question; and
- (b) if the licensee is a body corporate—the secretary or any executive officer of the body corporate; and
- (c) any person employed by the licensee who may be required by the licensee to— (i) supervise gaming; or (ii) attend to gaming machines; or (iii) sell or redeem gaming tokens; or (iv) carry out centralised credit system transactions; or (v) carry out TITO system transactions; on the licensee’s licensed premises in question.
- (i) supervise gaming; or
- (ii) attend to gaming machines; or
- (iii) sell or redeem gaming tokens; or
- (iv) carry out centralised credit system transactions; or
- (v) carry out TITO system transactions;
- (i) supervise gaming; or
- (ii) attend to gaming machines; or
- (iii) sell or redeem gaming tokens; or
- (iv) carry out centralised credit system transactions; or
- (v) carry out TITO system transactions;
- (a) had taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that the gaming system component did not malfunction when it was played or used; and
- (b) at the time of the alleged offence did not know, and ought not to have known, that the gaming system component was malfunctioning.