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Gaming Machines Act 1992
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Schedule 1—Gaming machine licence conditions
The conditions to which a gaming machine licence will be subject are as follows:
(a) that the licensee will use only approved gaming machines, approved games and prescribed gaming machine components in the gaming operations conducted pursuant to the licence; and
(c) that the licensee will conduct the gaming operations only within the area, or areas, designated in the licence as the gaming area, or areas, for the premises; and
(ca) that the licensee will not have in the licensee's possession more gaming machines than the number of gaming machine entitlements held in respect of the licensed premises; and
(d) that the licensee will not have in any gaming area on the licensed premises a greater number of gaming machines than the number fixed by the Commissioner as the maximum for that area; and
(f) that the licensee will not make any structural or other alterations within a gaming area on the licensed premises except with the approval of the Commissioner; and
(g) that the licensee will not conduct the gaming operations outside the hours specified in the licence; and
(h) that the licensee will not conduct gaming operations pursuant to the licence unless the licensee has entered into a responsible gambling agreement; and
(i) that the licensee must, on the request of the Commissioner for the purposes of gambling research, provide to the Commissioner information recorded by a system approved under section 40A in a manner and form, and within a time, specified by the Commissioner in the request; and
(j) that the licensee will not engage any person other than the holder of a gaming machine service licence to install, service or repair a game, gaming machine or gaming machine component; and
(k) that the licensee will not commence to conduct gaming operations pursuant to the licence until—
(i) he or she has entered into an arrangement, the terms of which have been approved by the Commissioner, for the monitoring by computer of the operation of all gaming machines on the licensed premises and that arrangement has been implemented; and
(ii) each gaming machine has been inspected and sealed by an inspector or approved gaming machine technician; and
(ka) in the case of a licence authorising the operation of 30 or more gaming machines any 1 of which may be operated by the insertion of a banknote—
(i) that the licensee must, for the purposes of identifying barred persons who are about to enter a gaming area, operate a facial recognition system approved under section 40D in accordance with any requirements prescribed by the regulations; and
(ii) that the licensee must not allow a person to enter a gaming area unless the licensee has caused a record of the person's facial image to be made by means of a facial recognition system approved under section 40D in accordance with any requirements prescribed by the regulations; and
(l) that the licensee will not purchase for use, or use, in gaming machines any tokens other than approved gaming tokens that bear unique identification approved by the Commissioner; and
(m) that the licensee will not purchase gaming tokens from a person other than an approved manufacturer of gaming tokens; and
(ma) that the licensee will (in a manner and form to be determined by the Commissioner)—
(i) notify the Commissioner of the appointment of a person as a gaming manager or gaming employee; and
(ii) keep a record of the appointment of each gaming manager and gaming employee; and
(iii) within 14 days of a person ceasing to be appointed as a gaming manager or gaming employee, or of a person so appointed ceasing to be in his or her employment, notify the Commissioner of that fact; and
(mb) that the licensee will ensure that gaming managers and gaming employees have undertaken approved training courses in accordance with any requirements under the relevant responsible gambling codes of practice; and
(nd) that the licensee will not conduct the gaming operations on the licensed premises between the hours of 2 am and 8 am unless measures are in place that prevent machines designed to change a monetary note into coins (and located on the licensed premises) from being operated between the hours of 2 am and 8 am; and
(o) such other conditions (if any) as the Commissioner thinks fit and specifies in the licence (not being conditions of a kind prohibited by the regulations).