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Gaming Machines Regulation 2019
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#### 50K Gambling incident registers
50K Gambling incident registers
> > (1) This clause applies to a hotelier or registered club if—
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> > > (a) the hotelier or registered club holds a gaming machine entitlement or permit, and
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> > > (b) approved gaming machines operate at the hotel or club premises.
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> > (2) The hotelier or registered club must—
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> > > (a) keep a register (a gambling incident register) in a form approved by the Secretary for the purposes of this division, and
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> > > (b) ensure information about reportable gambling incidents is recorded in the gambling incident register in accordance with this division.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> > (3) The following incidents (reportable gambling incidents) that occur at the hotel or registered club must be recorded in the gambling incident register as soon as practicable but no later than 24 hours after the incident occurs—
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> > > (a) a patron displaying behaviour that indicates the patron is experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, gambling harm,
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> > > (b) a patron, or a person who identifies themselves as a family member of the patron, asking for information about a self-exclusion scheme or some form of intervention for the patron,
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> > > (c) a breach or attempted breach of a self-exclusion scheme,
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> > > (d) an offence, alleged offence or incident involving a minor.
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> > (4) Details of action taken in response to an incident referred to in subclause (3) must be recorded in the gambling incident register as soon as practicable but no later than 24 hours after the incident occurs.
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> > (5) The register may be kept—
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> > > (a) in written or electronic form, and
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> > > (b) as part of an incident register under the [Liquor Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-090), section 56.
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> **cl 50K:** Ins 2024 (250), Sch 1\[17\].