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Gaming Machine Act 1991
sec.294Use of unauthorised gaming machines
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### 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