133ATechnicians required to connect gaming machines to authorised CMS

#### 133A Technicians required to connect gaming machines to authorised CMS 133A Technicians required to connect gaming machines to authorised CMS > > (1) A technician who carries out any work on an approved gaming machine in a hotel or on the premises of a club must ensure that the gaming machine is connected to an authorised CMS before the gaming machine is operated for the purposes of gambling. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. > > > (2) A technician does not commit an offence under subsection (1) if— > > > > > (a) it is not practicable in the circumstances for the approved gaming machine to be connected to an authorised CMS, and > > > > > (b) the technician records the following details in a certificate (referred to as a CMS connectivity certificate) that is in the form approved by the Secretary— > > > > > > > (i) the gaming machine concerned, > > > > > > > (ii) the reason why it cannot be connected for the time being to an authorised CMS, > > > > > > > (iii) the person who has the responsibility for ensuring its connection to an authorised CMS. > > > (3) If any such details are recorded in a CMS connectivity certificate by a technician in relation to an approved gaming machine in a hotel or on the premises of a club, the hotelier or club must— > > > > > (a) keep a copy of the certificate in the hotel or on the premises of the club, and > > > > > (b) if requested to do so by an inspector, produce the copy for inspection by the inspector. > > > > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. > > > (4) A technician must not record any details in a CMS connectivity certificate if the technician does so knowing that those details are false or misleading. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. > > > (5) (Repealed) > > **s 133A:** Ins 2005 No 78, Sch 1 \[18\]. Am 2007 No 92, Sch 3 \[8\] \[68\]; 2008 No 99, Sch 1 \[102\]; 2011 No 72, Sch 3 \[1\] \[52\].