156Unlawful interference with authorised linked gaming systems

#### 156 Unlawful interference with authorised linked gaming systems 156 Unlawful interference with authorised linked gaming systems > > (1) A person must not— > > > > > (a) possess any equipment that is made or adapted, or intended by the person to be used, for interfering with the normal operation of an authorised linked gaming system (including any approved gaming machine that is part of the system), or > > > > > (b) do anything calculated, or likely, to interfere with the normal operation of an authorised linked gaming system (including any approved gaming machine that is part of the system), or > > > > > (c) do anything calculated to render an approved gaming machine that is part of an authorised linked gaming system incapable, even temporarily, of producing a winning combination. > > > (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to or in respect of the possession of any equipment, or to anything done in good faith, in connection with the installation, alteration, adjustment, maintenance or repair of an authorised linked gaming system by— > > > > > (a) the licensee who is operating the authorised linked gaming system, or > > > > > (b) a technician, or > > > > > (c) any other person approved by the licensee. > > > (3) A person must not, with intent to dishonestly obtain money or a financial advantage for himself or herself or another person, insert in an approved gaming machine that is part of an authorised linked gaming system anything other than— > > > > > (a) a coin or token of the denomination or type displayed on the gaming machine as that to be used to operate the machine, or > > > > > (b) a bank note of a denomination approved by the Authority for use in order to operate the gaming machine, or > > > > > (c) a card of a type approved by the Authority for use in order to operate the gaming machine. > > > (4) A person must not gain, whether personally or for another person, an advantage in the operation of an approved gaming machine that is part of an authorised linked gaming system as the result of knowing about any faulty or fraudulent computer programming in relation to the system. > > > (5) A person must not authorise or permit another person to act in a way that is an offence under another provision of this section. > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. > > **s 156:** Am 2008 No 99, Sch 1 \[53\].