sec.294Use of unauthorised gaming machines

### sec.294 Use of unauthorised gaming machines A person who is not a departmental officer or any person referred to in subsection (2) must not play or allow another person to play a gaming machine that is not a licensee’s authorised gaming machine. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment. A person who has possession of a gaming machine— for the purpose of conducting— a training course referred to in section 267 (3) (d) or 272 (3) ; or genuine testing or development work referred to in section 267 (3) (c) ; or under an authority under section 272 (5) , and such authority so permits; may play or allow another person to play the gaming machine only for the purpose of simulating gaming. A person who— plays, or allows another person to play, a gaming machine referred to in subsection (2) by the use of a gaming token which is— Australian currency; or approved under section 240A ; or in any way negotiable; or allows any winnings to become payable because of playing a gaming machine referred to in subsection (2) ; commits an offence against this Act. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment. s 294 amd 1992 No. 35 sch; 1997 No. 24 s 61 sch ; 1999 No. 8 s 95 ; 1999 No. 77 s 118 ; 2022 No. 23 s 67 (sec.294-ssec.1) A person who is not a departmental officer or any person referred to in subsection (2) must not play or allow another person to play a gaming machine that is not a licensee’s authorised gaming machine. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment. (sec.294-ssec.2) A person who has possession of a gaming machine— for the purpose of conducting— a training course referred to in section 267 (3) (d) or 272 (3) ; or genuine testing or development work referred to in section 267 (3) (c) ; or under an authority under section 272 (5) , and such authority so permits; may play or allow another person to play the gaming machine only for the purpose of simulating gaming. (sec.294-ssec.3) A person who— plays, or allows another person to play, a gaming machine referred to in subsection (2) by the use of a gaming token which is— Australian currency; or approved under section 240A ; or in any way negotiable; or allows any winnings to become payable because of playing a gaming machine referred to in subsection (2) ; commits an offence against this Act. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment. - (a) for the purpose of conducting— (i) a training course referred to in section 267 (3) (d) or 272 (3) ; or (ii) genuine testing or development work referred to in section 267 (3) (c) ; or - (i) a training course referred to in section 267 (3) (d) or 272 (3) ; or - (ii) genuine testing or development work referred to in section 267 (3) (c) ; or - (b) under an authority under section 272 (5) , and such authority so permits; - (i) a training course referred to in section 267 (3) (d) or 272 (3) ; or - (ii) genuine testing or development work referred to in section 267 (3) (c) ; or - (a) plays, or allows another person to play, a gaming machine referred to in subsection (2) by the use of a gaming token which is— (i) Australian currency; or (ii) approved under section 240A ; or (iii) in any way negotiable; or - (i) Australian currency; or - (ii) approved under section 240A ; or - (iii) in any way negotiable; or - (b) allows any winnings to become payable because of playing a gaming machine referred to in subsection (2) ; - (i) Australian currency; or - (ii) approved under section 240A ; or - (iii) in any way negotiable; or