Gaming Machine Act 1995
120Manufacture, sale, supply, obtaining or possession of gaming
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120 Manufacture, sale, supply, obtaining or possession of gaming machines (1) A person shall not manufacture, sell, supply, obtain or be in possession of: (a) a gaming machine; (b) a linked jackpot arrangement; or (c) a device capable of being represented as being a gaming machine or linked jackpot arrangement, except under and in accordance with the authority of a licence or other authorisation under this Act. (2) A person shall not manufacture, sell, supply, obtain or be in possession of a restricted component except under and in accordance with the authority of a licence or other authorisation under this Act. subsection (2) for the defendant to prove that: (a) the manufacturing, selling, supplying, obtaining or possession of a restricted component was not related to the manufacture, assembly, installation, alteration, operation, use, adjustment, maintenance or repair of gaming equipment; and (b) the restricted component was not intended to be used to interfere with the normal operation of gaming equipment. (3A) A licensee is authorised to enter into an arrangement with a listed person, another licensee or a person approved by the Director for the supply to the licensee of gaming equipment of a type specified in subsection (1). (4) Notwithstanding any other Act or law, the possession of anything referred to in subsection (1) or (2) in accordance with a licence or other authorisation under this Act is lawful. (5) A licence or other authorisation under this Act is: (a) subject to this Act; and
Gaming Machine Act 1995 103 (b) taken to extend to a person in the genuine employ of the holder of the licence or authorisation to such extent as is necessary for the employee to carry out the duties of the employee on behalf of the holder. (6) For the purposes of this section and sections 121 to 127, gaming machine includes any incomplete device that was a gaming machine or that is, or was, intended to be made into a gaming machine and to which there is affixed an identification plate with the manufacturer's serial number displayed on the plate.