Gaming Machine Act 1995
59Service contractors
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59 Service contractors (1) A person must not enter into a service contract with a licensee in respect of gaming equipment on the licensee's licensed premises unless the person is authorised under a service contract licence to enter into the contract and the Director has approved the terms of the service contract. (2) A licensee must not enter into a service contract with a person in respect of gaming equipment on the licensee's licensed premises unless the person is authorised under a service contract licence to enter into the contract and the Director has approved the terms of the service contract. (3) A licensed service contractor must not subcontract any of the obligations of the licensed service contractor under a service contract to another person unless the other person is authorised under a service contract licence or repairer's licence to undertake those obligations. (4) A licensed service contractor or licensed repairer to whom any of the obligations of a licensed service contractor under a service contract have been subcontracted must not further subcontract those obligations. (5) A licensed service contractor must not employ a person to install, alter, adjust, maintain or repair gaming equipment unless the person is authorised under a repairer's licence to install, alter, adjust, maintain or repair the equipment. (6) Where: (a) a licensed service contractor proposes to carry out work under a service contract on gaming equipment on a licensee's licensed premises; and
Gaming Machine Act 1995 62 (b) the proposed work may affect the operation of electronic monitoring equipment used to provide a basic monitoring service in respect of the gaming equipment, the licensed service contractor: (c) must notify the licensed monitoring provider who provides the basic monitoring service in respect of the gaming equipment of the proposed work; and (d) must not carry out the proposed work without the approval of the Director or the licensed monitoring provider.