78Modification of gaming machines

#### 78 Modification of gaming machines 78 Modification of gaming machines > > (1) A person who modifies an approved gaming machine in such a way that it is in the form of a different approved gaming machine is guilty of an offence unless— > > > > > (a) the person is a technician, and > > > > > (b) the modification does not, as provided by section 64, prevent the gaming machine from being an approved gaming machine. > > > (2) A technician who modifies an approved gaming machine in such a way that it is in the form of a different approved gaming machine is guilty of an offence unless, within 14 days of the modification, there is returned to the supplier of the materials for the conversion so much of the gaming machine as ceased to form part of it after its conversion and comprised— > > > > > (a) a meter, circuit board, read-only memory device or artwork, or > > > > > (b) a component prescribed as a restricted component. > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both. > > **s 78:** Am 2002 No 18, Sch 1 \[40\]; 2008 No 99, Sch 1 \[71\]–\[73\].