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Gaming Machine Act 1991
sec.338Certain persons not to play gaming machines
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### sec.338 Certain persons not to play gaming machines
A licensed repairer must not play gaming machines installed on licensed premises except to such extent as is necessary for the repairer to do so to alter, adjust, maintain, repair or test the gaming machines.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
A person who is a licensee or gaming employee must not play gaming machines installed on the licensed premises of which the person is the licensee, or for which the person is employed to carry out gaming duties as a gaming employee—
during the period the person is the licensee of, or a gaming employee for, the licensed premises, except to the extent it is necessary for carrying out duties as the licensee or a gaming employee; and
for 30 days after the person ceases to be the licensee of, or a gaming employee for, the licensed premises.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
A licensed key monitoring employee must not play gaming machines installed on licensed premises that are connected to an electronic monitoring system operated by the licensed monitoring operator for whom the employee is a licensed key monitoring employee.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
A former employee must not, for 30 days after becoming a former employee, play gaming machines installed on licensed premises that are connected to an electronic monitoring system operated by the licensed monitoring operator for whom the person was a licensed key monitoring employee when the person became a former employee.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
Where winnings become payable because of playing a machine as authorised by this section, those winnings remain the property of—
if the gaming machine is part of a multiple site linked jackpot arrangement for which a licensed monitoring operator has an approval for its operation under section 287 —the licensed monitoring operator who has the approval; or
otherwise—the licensee.
Subsection (5) applies to winnings whether the winnings are attributable to obtaining a winning result, promotions or something else.
In this section—
former employee means a person who was a licensed key monitoring employee.
s 338 amd 1992 No. 35 sch; 1997 No. 24 s 56 ; 1999 No. 8 s 109 ; 1999 No. 77 ss 155 , 3 sch 1 ; 2000 No. 51 s 81A ; 2002 No. 43 s 79
(sec.338-ssec.1) A licensed repairer must not play gaming machines installed on licensed premises except to such extent as is necessary for the repairer to do so to alter, adjust, maintain, repair or test the gaming machines. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.338-ssec.2) A person who is a licensee or gaming employee must not play gaming machines installed on the licensed premises of which the person is the licensee, or for which the person is employed to carry out gaming duties as a gaming employee— during the period the person is the licensee of, or a gaming employee for, the licensed premises, except to the extent it is necessary for carrying out duties as the licensee or a gaming employee; and for 30 days after the person ceases to be the licensee of, or a gaming employee for, the licensed premises. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.338-ssec.3) A licensed key monitoring employee must not play gaming machines installed on licensed premises that are connected to an electronic monitoring system operated by the licensed monitoring operator for whom the employee is a licensed key monitoring employee. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.338-ssec.4) A former employee must not, for 30 days after becoming a former employee, play gaming machines installed on licensed premises that are connected to an electronic monitoring system operated by the licensed monitoring operator for whom the person was a licensed key monitoring employee when the person became a former employee. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.338-ssec.5) Where winnings become payable because of playing a machine as authorised by this section, those winnings remain the property of— if the gaming machine is part of a multiple site linked jackpot arrangement for which a licensed monitoring operator has an approval for its operation under section 287 —the licensed monitoring operator who has the approval; or otherwise—the licensee.
(sec.338-ssec.5A) Subsection (5) applies to winnings whether the winnings are attributable to obtaining a winning result, promotions or something else.
(sec.338-ssec.6) In this section— former employee means a person who was a licensed key monitoring employee.
- (a) during the period the person is the licensee of, or a gaming employee for, the licensed premises, except to the extent it is necessary for carrying out duties as the licensee or a gaming employee; and
- (b) for 30 days after the person ceases to be the licensee of, or a gaming employee for, the licensed premises.
- (a) if the gaming machine is part of a multiple site linked jackpot arrangement for which a licensed monitoring operator has an approval for its operation under section 287 —the licensed monitoring operator who has the approval; or
- (b) otherwise—the licensee.