sec.27Offence relating to locks and doors of gaming machines

sec.27 Offence relating to locks and doors of gaming machines

A person who unlocks a lock on, or opens a door of, a gaming machine on licensed premises must lock the lock or securely close the door— before leaving the gaming machine; and on completion of the purpose for which the lock was unlocked or the door was opened. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. However, subsection (1) does not apply if— the person is— the licensee for the licensed premises; or a gaming employee of the licensee in respect of the licensed premises; or an employee of the licensee mentioned in section 252 (h) or (i) of the Act who is employed in relation to the licensed premises; and the licensed premises is not open for the conduct of gaming while the lock is unlocked or the door is open; and for a person mentioned in paragraph (a) (iii) — the person unlocks the lock or opens the door under a direction, or the personal supervision, of a relevant person for the licensed premises; and when the person unlocks the lock or opens the door, the relevant person is present at the licensed premises; and for a gaming machine that has a hopper or banknote acceptor—the person complies with subsection (3) . For subsection (2) (d) , the person must— remove the hopper or banknote acceptor from the gaming machine before leaving the machine; and keep the hopper or banknote acceptor in the person’s possession until the person stores the hopper or acceptor in a suitable storage area on the licensed premises; and store the hopper or banknote acceptor in a suitable storage area on the licensed premises as soon as reasonably practicable after leaving the gaming machine; and securely close and lock the suitable storage area before leaving the area. In this section— relevant person , for licensed premises, means— the licensee for the licensed premises; or a gaming employee of the licensee in respect of the licensed premises. s 27 sub 2025 SL No. 143 s 4 (sec.27-ssec.1) A person who unlocks a lock on, or opens a door of, a gaming machine on licensed premises must lock the lock or securely close the door— before leaving the gaming machine; and on completion of the purpose for which the lock was unlocked or the door was opened. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.27-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if— the person is— the licensee for the licensed premises; or a gaming employee of the licensee in respect of the licensed premises; or an employee of the licensee mentioned in section 252 (h) or (i) of the Act who is employed in relation to the licensed premises; and the licensed premises is not open for the conduct of gaming while the lock is unlocked or the door is open; and for a person mentioned in paragraph (a) (iii) — the person unlocks the lock or opens the door under a direction, or the personal supervision, of a relevant person for the licensed premises; and when the person unlocks the lock or opens the door, the relevant person is present at the licensed premises; and for a gaming machine that has a hopper or banknote acceptor—the person complies with subsection (3) . (sec.27-ssec.3) For subsection (2) (d) , the person must— remove the hopper or banknote acceptor from the gaming machine before leaving the machine; and keep the hopper or banknote acceptor in the person’s possession until the person stores the hopper or acceptor in a suitable storage area on the licensed premises; and store the hopper or banknote acceptor in a suitable storage area on the licensed premises as soon as reasonably practicable after leaving the gaming machine; and securely close and lock the suitable storage area before leaving the area. (sec.27-ssec.4) In this section— relevant person , for licensed premises, means— the licensee for the licensed premises; or a gaming employee of the licensee in respect of the licensed premises.