71Supply and purchase of gaming machines

#### 71 Supply and purchase of gaming machines 71 Supply and purchase of gaming machines > > (1) A person who supplies or offers to supply an approved gaming machine otherwise than by way of sale is guilty of an offence unless the supply or offer has been approved by the Authority and any conditions imposed by the Authority when giving the approval are complied with. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both. > > > (2) A person who purchases or offers to purchase an approved gaming machine is guilty of an offence unless the gaming machine is purchased from, or the offer is made to, a person who is authorised by or under this Act to sell the gaming machine. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both. > > > (3) A person who supplies an approved gaming machine to a hotelier or club is guilty of an offence unless the keeping of the gaming machine by the hotelier or club would be lawful. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > > (4) A person who supplies, or offers to supply, an approved gaming machine is guilty of an offence if possession of the gaming machine by the person to whom the gaming machine is supplied or offered is or would be unlawful. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. > > > (5) This section does not prohibit the supply of an approved gaming machine by— > > > > > (a) a hotelier or club with the approval of the Authority if any conditions imposed by the Authority when approving the disposal of the gaming machine are complied with, or > > > > > (b) a hotelier whose hotel licence has been cancelled (or who has been disqualified for a period from holding such a licence) if the supply is effected in accordance with arrangements approved by the Authority, or > > > > > (c) a club whose licence under the [Liquor Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-090) has been cancelled (or which has been disqualified for a period from holding a club licence under that Act) if the supply is effected in accordance with arrangements approved by the Authority. > > **s 71:** Am 2007 No 92, Sch 3 \[51\]; 2011 No 72, Sch 3 \[1\].