Gaming Machine Act 1995
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60 Machine managers (1) Subject to subsections (4) and (6), duties that are prescribed shall be carried out only by a licensed machine manager employed under subsection (3) to carry out the duties in respect of the
Gaming Machine Act 1995 64 (2) Subject to subsections (4) and (6), a person shall not: (a) employ or allow; or (b) cause another person to employ or allow, a person who is not a licensed machine manager employed under subsection (3) in respect of the particular licensed premises to carry out the duties prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1). (3) Subject to subsection (4), a licensee shall ensure at all times in respect of each of the licensee's licensed premises that there is at least one licensed machine manager employed by the licensee to carry out the duties prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1). (4) If a licensee is unable to comply with subsection (3), the licensee, with the approval of the Director, may employ a sufficient number of persons (who are applicants for a machine manager's licence) so that there is at least one person who is a licensed machine manager or an applicant for a machine manager's licence to carry out the duties prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1) in respect of each of the licensee's licensed premises. (5) Subject to subsection (6), a licensee shall ensure that at all times when gaming is being conducted on the licensee's licensed premises there is in attendance on the premises at least one licensed machine manager employed by the licensee under subsection (3) or an applicant for a machine manager's licence employed by the licensee under subsection (4) in respect of the (6) If a licensee is unable to comply with subsection (5), the licensee may, with the written approval of the Director, employ a person to carry out the duties prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1) for a period of not more than 7 days.
Gaming Machine Act 1995 65 (7) Until a licensee is able to comply with subsection (5) or obtains the Director's approval under subsection (6), the licensee shall cease the conduct of gaming on the licensee's licensed premises.