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Gaming Machines Act 2001
85Sale of gaming machines
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#### 85 Sale of gaming machines
85 Sale of gaming machines
> > (1) A person who sells an approved gaming machine is guilty of an offence unless—
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> > > (a) the person is the holder of a dealer’s licence or seller’s licence, or
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> > > (b) the person is a director or secretary of a corporation that is the holder of such a licence.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.
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> > (2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under subsection (1) if it is proved that the defendant, without being the holder of a seller’s licence, exercised a function of the holder of such a licence but did so only—
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> > > (a) for the purpose of receiving training or instruction in the exercise of the function, and
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> > > (b) under the supervision of the holder of such a licence.
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> > (3) (Repealed)
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> > (4) The holder of a dealer’s licence or seller’s licence who sells an approved gaming machine otherwise than as authorised by the licence is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.
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> > (5) This section does not prohibit the sale of an approved gaming machine by—
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> > > (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
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> > > (b) a hotelier whose hotel licence has been cancelled or who has been disqualified for a period from holding such a licence, if the sale is effected in accordance with arrangements approved by the Authority, or
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> > > (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 sale is effected in accordance with arrangements approved by the Authority.
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> **s 85:** Am 2007 No 92, Sch 3 \[53\]; 2008 No 99, Sch 1 \[84\]–\[86\]; 2011 No 72, Sch 3 \[1\].