143General requirement for records to be kept for 3 years

143 General requirement for records to be kept for 3 years

143 General requirement for records to be kept for 3 years

(1) A person who is required by the Act or this Regulation to keep a record must keep the record for a period of at least 3 years after it is made and provide for its safe keeping throughout that time.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) A person who is the holder of a gaming-related licence or a hotelier must keep any records relating to the person’s business (in so far as the person’s business relates to approved gaming machines) at—

(a) the person’s business premises, or

(b) if the person is a seller who is an employee of a dealer, at the person’s business premises or dealer’s business premises, or

(c) at any other place that the Authority approves.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) Subclause (1) does not apply to the keeping of a record under a provision of this Regulation that provides for the record to be kept for a different period.

Note.

Section 11(2) of the Electronic Transactions Act 2000 allows for hard copy documents that are required to be retained for a particular period to be retained in electronic format in certain circumstances.