QueenslandGaming Machine
Act 1991GAMINGMACHINEREGULATION1991Reprinted as in force on 1 December
2002(includes amendments up to SL No. 244 of
2002)This is the reprint current on the repeal
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s15s2Gaming
Machine Regulation 1991GAMING MACHINE REGULATION 1991[as
amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 1 December
2002]PART 1—PRELIMINARY1Short
titleThis regulation may be cited as theGaming Machine Regulation 1991.2DefinitionsIn
this regulation—“accountingperiod”meanstheperiodcoveredbyamonthlygamingmachine
reconciliation report for the licensed premises.“advanced evaluation”means an
evaluation of any of the following thingsrelating to a
gaming related system, gaming machine type or game orlinked jackpot arrangement—(a)communications protocols;(b)monitoring systems;(c)random number generators.“basicevaluation”meansanevaluationofanyofthefollowingthingsrelating to a gaming related system, gaming
machine type or game orlinked jackpot arrangement—(a)artwork;(b)cabinet design;(c)documentation, including for example,
operational manuals.“cancelled credit”means a payment,
by a licensee to a player for gamingmachine credits,
that is not discharged out of the hopper.“category 1 body
corporate”see section 3.“category2bodycorporate”meansabodycorporatethatisnotacategory 1 body
corporate.
s26s2Gaming
Machine Regulation 1991“clearance period”, for a
licensee, means a period—(a)startingatamoneyclearanceforthegamingmachinesonthelicensee’s
licensed premises; and(b)ending at the
next money clearance for the gaming machines.“gameprocessorboard”meansanelectroniccircuitboardthatisdesigned to be used in a gaming
machine.“hand-paid jackpot payout”means a jackpot payout not payable
underthe Act from an approved trust
account.“hopper”means the
container in a gaming machine from which gamingtokens may be
discharged in order to pay for gaming machine creditsor
winnings.“hopperfill”meanstheplacingbyalicenseeofgamingtokensintoahopper.“intermediate
evaluation”means an evaluation of any of the
followingthings relating to a gaming related system,
gaming machine type orgame or linked jackpot
arrangement—(a)hardware, other than hardware subject
to basic evaluation;(b)software, other
than software subject to advanced evaluation;(c)themathematicaltreatiseofthederivationofthetheoreticalreturn to a
player.“jackpot credit”means an amount
that is won by a player and recorded onthe progressive
jackpot prize meter, and credited to the credit meter, ofthe
player’s gaming machine.“machine identification number”means the identification number
issuedfor a gaming machine under section 289(1) of
the Act.“monthly deposit account”see section
42.“monthlygamingcheques”meansthetotalmonetaryamountofcancelledcreditsandjackpotpayoutsmadebychequedrawnonalicensee’s
monthly deposit account for an accounting period.“monthly gaming deposit”see section
41.“monthlymoneyclearance”meansamoneyclearancementionedinsection 295(1) of the Act.“non-resident”means a person
who is not ordinarily resident in Australia.
s27s2Gaming
Machine Regulation 1991“performance summary”,inrelationtoaperiodcoveredbyagamingmachineperformancerecord,meansasummaryofthefollowingexpressed in
monetary amounts—(a)the hopper contents at the end of the
period;(b)the total of gaming tokens removed
during money clearances forthe
period;(c)the total of short pay correction
payouts during the period;(d)the total of
hopper fills during the period;(e)the
total of hand-paid jackpot payouts during the period;(f)the total of cancelled credits during
the period;(g)the hopper contents at the start of
the period;(h)theamountcalculatedbysubtractingfromthetotaloftheamountsmentionedinparagraphs (a)and(b),thetotaloftheamounts mentioned in paragraphs (c) to
(g).“periodic gaming deposit”see section
42.“player”means a person
who plays a gaming machine.“RAM”means Random
Access Memory.“related body corporate”has the same
meaning as in section 91of theCorporations Act.“reported
win”means the total of all amounts mentioned in
the definition“performancesummary”,paragraph(h),recordedinamonthlygaming machine
reconciliation report for an accounting period.1Corporations Act, section 9—“related body corporate”, in relation to
a body corporate, means a body corporatethat is related
to the first-mentioned body by virtue of section 50.Corporations Act, section 50—Related bodies corporateWhere a body
corporate is:(a)a holding company of another body
corporate; or(b)a subsidiary of another body
corporate; or(c)a subsidiary of a holding company of
another body corporate;the first-mentioned body and the other
body are related to each other.
s38s3Gaming
Machine Regulation 1991“short pay correction payout”means a payment by a licensee to a
playerof an amount to which the player is entitled
if the gaming machinefails to discharge, or register gaming
machine credits for, the amount.“voting
share”has the same meaning as in section 92of the CorporationsAct.“wideareajackpot”meansajackpotpayoutpaidbyalicensedmonitoring
operator to a player for a winning result or promotions onagamingmachinethatispartofamultiplesitelinkedjackpotarrangement operated by the licensed
monitoring operator.3Meaning of “category 1 body
corporate”For this regulation, a body corporate is
a“category 1 body corporate”if—(a)notmorethan5%ofitsvotingsharesareheld,directlyorindirectly, by non-residents;
and(b)either—(i)the
body corporate is unrelated to any other body corporateand
its net tangible assets amount to less than $1 000 000; or(ii)the combined net
tangible assets of the body corporate andall other bodies
corporate related to it amount to less than$1 000
000.2Corporations Act, section 9—“voting share”in a body
corporate means an issued share in the body that carriesany
voting rights beyond the following:(a)a
right to vote while a dividend (or part of a dividend) in respect
of theshare is unpaid;(b)a
right to vote on a proposal to reduce the body’s share
capital;(c)arighttovoteonaresolutiontoapprovethetermsofabuy-backagreement;(d)a right to vote on a proposal that
affects the rights attached to the share;(e)a
right to vote on a proposal to wind the body up;(f)a right to vote on a proposal for the
disposal of the whole of the body’sproperty,
business and undertaking;(g)a right to vote
during the body’s winding up.
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49s 6AGaming Machine
Regulation 1991PART 2—ADMINISTRATION4Meetings of commissionThe commission
is to meet at least once a month in Brisbane.5Arrangements for taking fingerprints—Act,
366(2)(a)(1)This section applies to an applicant
for a gaming machine, servicecontractor’s,repairer’s,gamingnominee’s,gamingemployee’sorkeymonitoring employee’s licence.(2)The chief executive may, for section
57(4) or 200(6)3of the Act—(a)arrange with a police officer to have
fingerprints of the applicanttaken on terms
agreed between the chief executive and the policeofficer; and(b)cause fingerprints to be taken on the agreed
terms.6SecrecyFor section
54(6)(a)4of the Act, the entities are stated in
schedule 1.PART 3—GAMING MACHINE LICENCES6ASignificant number of gaming
machines—Act, s 55A(1)(c)For section 55A(1)(c)5of the Act, a significant number for an
increase ingaming machines is—(a)for
category 1 licensed premises—10 or more; and(b)for
category 2 licensed premises—20 or more.3Section57(Recommendationbychiefexecutiveaboutapplicationforgamingmachine licence)
or 200 (Chief executive to consider application) of the Act4Section 54 (Secrecy) of the Act5Section 55A (Applications of
significant community impact) of the Act
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710s 9Gaming Machine
Regulation 19917Maximum number of gaming
machinesFor sections 60(4)(b) and (5)(b), 64(4)(b)
and 85(3) and (4) of the Act,the maximum
number is—(a)for category 1 licensed premises—40;
and(b)for category 2 licensed
premises—280.8Prescribed conditions of gaming
machine licencesFor the purposes of section 73(1)(a) of the
Act, the prescribed conditionsare set out in
schedule 2.PART 4—LICENSING OF REPAIRERS,
SERVICECONTRACTORS, GAMING NOMINEES, GAMINGEMPLOYEES AND KEY MONITORING EMPLOYEES9Installations etc. not subject to s
187 of the ActForthepurposesofsection 187(3)6oftheAct,thefollowingareprescribed—(a)theinstallationofanelectronicmonitoringsystemiftheinstallationisbythechiefexecutiveoralicensedmonitoringoperator;(b)the installation of a gaming machine
if the gaming machine is tobeexaminedbyaninspectorbeforeplayisallowedonthegaming machine;(c)installation,alteration,adjustment,maintenanceorrepairofthosefuses,electriclightglobes,fluorescenttubesandfluorostarters of a
gaming machine that are easily accessible;(d)installation,alteration,adjustment,maintenanceorrepairoflocks of gaming machine cabinets or console
doors;(e)installation,alteration,adjustment,maintenanceorrepairofhinges of gaming machine console
doors;6Section 187 (Unlicensed persons not to
install etc. gaming equipment) of the Act
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1011s 11Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991(f)adjustment of the device regulating
the level of the contents ofthe
hopper;(g)installation,alteration,adjustment,maintenanceorrepairofexternalswitchcoversorglassorperspexpanelsofagamingmachine;(h)repair by clearing gaming tokens jammed in a
gaming machine;(i)repair by resetting minor fault
conditions of a gaming machine.10Gaming dutiesFor section 2 of
the Act, definition “gaming duties”, the duties are thefollowing—(a)the
supervision of employees of a licensee who are responsiblefor
the conduct of gaming;(b)thesupervisionoftheaccesstotheinternalpartsofgamingmachines;(c)the supervision of money
clearances;(d)theissuingofkeysforthesecurityofgamingmachinestoemployees of a licensee;(e)thesupervisionofentriesinaccountingrecordsrequiredtobekept and maintained under the
Act;(f)the arranging of remedial repairs to
gaming equipment;(g)any other thing required by part 7 to
be done, or that a licensee isrequired by part
7 to ensure is done, by a gaming employee.PART
5—SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT OFGAMING11Layout of licensed premisesA
licensee must ensure that the layout of the interior of the
licensee’slicensed premises allows—
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1212s 14Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991(a)the licensee, or an employee of the
licensee, from a place in thelicensedpremiseswherethelicenseeoremployeewouldnormallybecarryingoutdutiesatthematerialtime,tohavecontinuous
supervision of each gaming machine that is availablefor
gaming; and(b)aclearpassagewaybetweenbanksofgamingmachinesofatleast 2 m unless
the chief executive, under section 327 of the Act,directs that a greater distance be
allowed.Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.12Installation of gaming
equipmentA licensee must ensure that gaming equipment
installed on the licensee’slicensed premises
is installed in a way that allows—(a)proper cleaning and maintenance of the
equipment; and(b)unrestricted access to fire exits in a
way that complies with theFire and Rescue Service Act
1990, theBuilding Act
1975and theBuilding Code of
Australia; and(c)the proper use of things provided on
the premises for safety andsecurity.Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.13Periods when gaming must not be
conductedThe following periods are prescribed for the
purposes of section 2357ofthe
Act—(a)Anzac day before 1 p.m.;(b)Good Friday;(c)Christmas Day.14Rules
ancillary to gamingFor the purposes of section 236(2) of the
Act, the prescribed rules are setout in schedule
3.7Section 235 (Hours of gaming) of the
Act
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1513s 16Gaming Machine
Regulation 199115Calculation of player
entitlement(1)Forthepurposesofsection 241(2)(a)8oftheAct,butsubjecttosubsection (2) of this section, the amount to
which a person is entitled forgamingtokensinsertedby,oronbehalfof,thepersonintoagamingmachine(sothatgamingmachinecreditsareregisteredbythegamingmachine), is to
be calculated by—(a)addingtothegamingmachinecredits—winnings(ifany)payableforeachresultasdeterminedinaccordancewiththegame as approved by the chief
executive for bets made by, or onbehalf of, the
person on the gaming machine; and(b)deducting—gaming machine credits bet by, or
on behalf of, theperson on the gaming machine.(2)An entitlement under subsection (1)
includes gaming machine creditsthat are stolen
before the licensee makes payment for the gaming machinecredits only when—(a)the
person exercises reasonable control over the credits; and(b)the licensee, by act or omission,
contributes to the stealing.16Sharing of jackpot payout(1)This section applies to players of
gaming machines linked with othergaming machines
under a linked jackpot arrangement if 2 or more of theplayersareeligibletoreceivepaymentoftheamountdisplayedontheprogressive jackpot prize meter for the
arrangement.(2)Players are eligible to receive
payment of the amount displayed onthe progressive
jackpot prize meter for the arrangement if—(a)the
players obtain the winning result at the same time; or(b)one or more players obtain the winning
result but—(i)thelinkedjackpotarrangementallowsotherplayers,playingonothergamingmachineslinkedunderthearrangement, to complete bets made before,
or at the sametime as, the winning result is obtained;
and(ii)theotherplayerscompletebetsmentionedinsubparagraph (i) and obtain a winning result
as a result of8Section 241 (Entitlement of players to
winnings) of the Act
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1714s 17Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991thebetsbeforetheamountdisplayedontheprogressivejackpot prize
meter for the arrangement changes to a lesseramount.(3)Each player eligible to receive
payment of the amount displayed ontheprogressivejackpotprizemeterforthearrangementhastherighttoreceive payment of the shared jackpot
amount.(4)In this section—“shared jackpot
amount”means the amount calculated as
follows—S +(---D----N------S----)where—“D”means the amount displayed on the
progressive jackpot prize meterfor the
arrangement.“N”meansthenumberofplayerseligibletoreceivepaymentoftheamountdisplayedontheprogressivejackpotprizemeterforthearrangement.“S”meansthesmallestjackpotpayoutpayableunderalinkedjackpotarrangement.17Requirements for identity cardsFor
sections 189(12) and 194(2)9of
the Act, an identity card must—(a)state the name of the person to whom the
card is given; and(b)foranidentitycardgivenundersection189(10)oftheAct—identify the
person as—(i)anapplicantforagamingemployee’slicenceemployedunder section
189(4) or (6) of the Act; or(ii)anapplicantforagamingnominee’slicenceemployedunder section 189(4) of the Act; or(iii)a person
employed under section 189(9) of the Act; and9Sections 189 (Licensing requirements for
carrying out gaming duties on licensedpremises) and 194
(Identity cards for certain nominees) of the Act
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1815s 19Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991(c)foranidentitycardgivenundersection194(1)oftheAct—identify the
person as a nominee of a licensee for premisesunder section
193(3) or (4)10of the Act; and(d)identify the relevant licensed premises;
and(e)be easily legible; and(f)be signed by the person.18Submissions in relation to payments
refused(1)Agamingemployeewhorefusestomakeapaymentunderschedule 3, section 5 to a person must advise
the person that he or she maymake a submission
to the chief executive about the refusal within 10 daysfrom
the date of the refusal.(2)A submission
mentioned in subsection (1) must—(a)be
in writing; and(b)statethefullnameandaddressofthepersonmakingthesubmission; and(c)identify the licensed premises and gaming
machine in question;and(d)statethenameofthegamingemployeewhorefusedtomakepayment or allow
payment to be made; and(e)state the time
and date of the refusal; and(f)contain a description of the events relevant
to the refusal.19Way in which submissions under s 18 to
be dealt with(1)This section states the way in which
the chief executive must dealwith a
submission, made by a person (the“claimant”)
under section 18,about a refusal by a gaming employee to make
a payment under schedule 3,section 5
(the“original decision”).(2)Thechiefexecutivemusteitherreview,orrefusetoreview,theoriginal decision.10Section 193 (Meaning of nominee) of the
Act
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1916s 19Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991(3)The chief executive may refuse to
review the original decision onlyif—(a)the submission was not made within 10
days after the originaldecision; or(b)thechiefexecutiveconsidersthesubmissionwasnotmadeingood
faith or is frivolous.(4)Ifthechiefexecutivedecidestorefusetoreviewtheoriginaldecision, the
chief executive must—(a)give written
notice of the chief executive’s decision to—(i)thelicensee(the“involvedlicensee”)ofthelicensedpremises at
which the original decision was made; and(ii)the
claimant; and(b)give the claimant a written notice
stating the reasons for the chiefexecutive’s
decision.(5)Ifthechiefexecutivedecidestoreviewtheoriginaldecision,thechief executive must—(a)give the involved licensee a copy of
the claimant’s submission;and(b)bywrittennoticegiventotheinvolvedlicenseeinvitetheinvolvedlicensee,andbywrittennoticegiventotheclaimantinvitetheclaimant,tomakeawrittensubmissiontothechiefexecutiveabouttheoriginaldecisionwithin1monthafterreceiving the notice (the“submission period”).(6)The chief executive may—(a)causeaninvestigationtobemadeaboutanymatterthechiefexecutive
considers is relevant to the review; and(b)askforareportoftheinvestigationtobegiventothechiefexecutive.(7)As
soon as practicable after the end of the submission period,
thechief executive must—(a)consider all written submissions made in the
submission periodby the involved licensee and claimant;
and(b)consideranyreportgiventothechiefexecutiveundersubsection (6); and
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19A17Gaming Machine Regulation 1991s
20(c)make a decision about the review;
and(d)give the involved licensee and
claimant a written notice statingthe decision and
the reasons for the decision.(8)Nothing in section 18 or this section
affects or prejudices any otherright or remedy
of a person affected by a refusal by a gaming employee tomake
or allow a payment under schedule 3, section 5.19A Designated
departmental account for unclaimed payments—Act,s
242A(5)For section 242A(5)11of
the Act, the designated departmental account isthe Treasurer’s
Unclaimed Moneys Fund.20Review of review
decisions or payout refusal decisions—Act,s 248(4)(1)For section 248(4)(a) of the Act, a
request must be made—(a)ifsection248appliesbecauseofsection248(1)(a)—within10 days after
the claimant receives the notice; or(b)ifsection248appliesbecauseofsection248(1)(b)—within10 days after
the day that is 1 month after the claimant asked fora
review of the decision under section 246.(2)A
request under section 248(2) or (3) must—(a)be
in writing; and(b)state the full name and address of the
claimant; and(c)for a request made—(i)undersection248(2)—identifythelicensedpremisesatwhich the relevant payout refusal
decision was made; or(ii)undersection248(3)—identifythelicensedpremisesatwhich the payout refusal decision was
made; and(d)identifythegamingmachineinrelationtowhichthedecisionwas made;
and11Section 242A (Unclaimed payments) of
the Act
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2118s 21Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991(e)state the date and time of the
decision; and(f)state the grounds for seeking a review
of the review decision.21Way in which
requests to review decisions to be dealt with—Act,s
248(4)(b)(1)This section prescribes, for section
248(4)(b) of the Act, the way inwhich the chief
executive must deal with a request, made by a claimantunder
section 248(2) of the Act, to review a review decision of an
involvedlicensed monitoring operator.(2)Thechiefexecutivemusteitherreview,orrefusetoreview,thereview decision.(3)The
chief executive may refuse to review the review decision
onlyif—(a)therequestwasnotmadewithinthetimestatedinsection 20(1)(a); or(b)the chief executive considers the
request was not made in goodfaith or is
frivolous.(4)If the chief executive decides to
refuse to review the review decision,the chief
executive must—(a)givewrittennoticeofthechiefexecutive’sdecisiontotheinvolved
licensed monitoring operator and claimant; and(b)give
the claimant a written notice stating the reasons for the
chiefexecutive’s decision.(5)If
the chief executive decides to review the review decision, the
chiefexecutive must—(a)givetheinvolvedlicensedmonitoringoperatoracopyoftheclaimant’s request; and(b)bywrittennoticegiventotheinvolvedlicensedmonitoringoperator invite
the involved licensed monitoring operator, and bywritten notice given to the claimant invite
the claimant, to make awrittensubmissiontothechiefexecutiveabouttheinvolvedlicensedmonitoringoperator’sdecisionwithin1monthafterreceiving the notice (the“submission period”).
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2219s 22Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991(6)The chief executive may—(a)causeaninvestigationtobemadeaboutanymatterthechiefexecutive
considers is relevant to the review; and(b)askforareportoftheinvestigationtobegiventothechiefexecutive.(7)As
soon as practicable after the end of the submission period,
thechief executive must—(a)consider all written submissions made in the
submission periodby the involved licensed monitoring operator
and claimant; and(b)consideranyreportgiventothechiefexecutiveundersubsection (6); and(c)make
a decision about the review; and(d)give
a written notice stating the decision and the reasons for
thedecision to—(i)the
licensee of the licensed premises at which the relevantpayout refusal decision was made; and(ii)the involved
licensed monitoring operator; and(iii)the
claimant.22Way in which requests to review payout
refusal decisions to bedealt with—Act, s 248(4)(b)(1)This section prescribes, for section
248(4)(b) of the Act, the way inwhich the chief
executive must deal with a request, made by a claimantunder
section 248(3) of the Act, to review a payout refusal decision of
agaming employee.(2)Thechiefexecutivemusteitherreview,orrefusetoreview,thepayout refusal decision.(3)The
chief executive may refuse to review the payout refusal
decisiononly if—(a)therequestwasnotmadewithinthetimestatedinsection 20(1)(b); or(b)the chief executive considers the
request was not made in goodfaith or is
frivolous.
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2220s 22Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991(4)If the chief executive decides to
refuse to review the payout refusaldecision, the
chief executive must—(a)give written
notice of the chief executive’s decision to—(i)the
involved licensed monitoring operator (the“operator”)for the payout refusal decision;
and(ii)the claimant;
and(b)give the claimant a written notice
stating the reasons for the chiefexecutive’s
decision.(5)If the chief executive decides to
review the payout refusal decision,the chief
executive must—(a)give the operator a copy of the
claimant’s request; and(b)by written
notice given to the operator invite the operator, and bywritten notice given to the claimant invite
the claimant, to make awrittensubmissiontothechiefexecutiveaboutthegamingemployee’sdecisionwithin1monthafterreceivingthenotice(the“submission period”).(6)The chief executive may—(a)causeaninvestigationtobemadeaboutanymatterthechiefexecutive
considers is relevant to the review; and(b)askforareportoftheinvestigationtobegiventothechiefexecutive.(7)As
soon as practicable after the end of the submission period,
thechief executive must—(a)consider all written submissions made in the
submission periodby the operator and claimant; and(b)consideranyreportgiventothechiefexecutiveundersubsection (6); and(c)make
a decision about the review; and(d)give
a written notice stating the decision and the reasons for
thedecision to—(i)thelicenseeofthelicensedpremisesatwhichthepayoutrefusal decision
was made; and(ii)the operator;
and(iii)the
claimant.
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2321s 24Gaming Machine
Regulation 199123Security of keys(1)A
licensee must ensure that a person (other than a person
mentionedin section 25212of
the Act) does not have possession of a key related to thesecurity of gaming equipment on the
licensee’s licensed premises.(2)Apersonwhoisnotaninspectormayhavepossessionofakeymentioned in
subsection (1) only—(a)if the
possession is—(i)on the licensed premises; and(ii)forthetimenecessaryfortheperformanceofhisorherduties; or(b)with
the approval of the chief executive.(3)A
person who has possession of a key mentioned in subsection
(1)must keep the key on his or her
person.(4)A person who unlocks a lock or opens a
door of a gaming machineon licensed premises, must cause the
lock to be locked or, as the case maybe, the door to
be securely closed—(a)before leaving the gaming machine;
and(b)upon completion of the purpose for
which the lock was unlockedor the door was
opened.Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.24Services for problem gamblersA
licensee, at each place on the licensee’s licensed premises where
thesale or redemption of gaming tokens or any
centralised credit transaction iscarriedout,mustdisplayinaconspicuouspositionasignadvertisingservices
available to assist problem gamblers.Maximum
penalty—20 penalty units.12Section 252
(Certain persons only to have access etc. to gaming machines) of
theAct
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2522s 26Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991PART 6—CONTROL OF GAMING MACHINES25Approval of premises of licensed major
dealers or licensedmonitoring operators(1)Forsection266(2)or267(2A)13oftheAct,anapplicationforapproval of premises must—(a)be written and signed by the licensed
major dealer or licensedmonitoring operator or a person
authorised by the licensed majordealer or
licensed monitoring operator; and(b)contain the full name and business address
of the licensed majordealerorlicensedmonitoringoperatorandtheaddressofthepremises.(2)An application under subsection (1)
must be accompanied by—(a)aplanthatclearlyshowstheusetowhicheachpartofthepremises is to be put; and(b)particulars of all security and
surveillance facilities installed onthe premises;
and(c)a narrative and diagrammatic
representation of the systems to beusedbythelicensedmajordealerorlicensedmonitoringoperator—(i)for the security, storage and
recording of gaming machinesand restricted
components; and(ii)fortheuseandmaintenanceofsecurityandsurveillancefacilities on
the premises.26Allocation of serial number(1)A licensed major dealer must allocate
a licensed major dealer’s serialnumber to each
gaming machine—(a)manufactured; or13Section266(Possessionofgamingequipmentandotherpropertybylicensedmonitoring
operators) or 267 (Possession etc. of gaming equipment and other
thingsby licensed major dealers) of the
Act
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2723s 27Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991(b)ifthegamingmachinedoesnotalreadyhaveanidentificationplate affixed in
accordance with section 27—obtained;by the licensed
major dealer.(2)A licensed major dealer must ensure
that the serial number allocatedunder subsection
(1)—(a)is within a sequence of numbers
approved by the chief executivefor use by the
licensed major dealer; and(b)hasnotpreviouslybeenallocatedtoanothergamingmachinemanufactured or
obtained by the licensed major dealer.Maximum
penalty—20 penalty units.27Identification
plate to be affixed(1)Alicensedmajordealermustaffixanidentificationplatetoeachgaming
machine—(a)manufactured; or(b)ifthegamingmachinedoesnotalreadyhaveanidentificationplate affixed in
accordance with this section—obtained;by the licensed
major dealer.(2)A licensed major dealer must ensure
that the identification plate—(a)is
securely affixed on a side of the gaming machine—(i)during the process of manufacture of
the gaming machine;or(ii)assoonasthelicensedmajordealerobtainsthegamingmachine;
and(b)is made of durable material;
and(c)clearly displays in the English
language—(i)thenameofthelicensedmajordealerthataffixedtheidentification plate; and(ii)the year in
which the gaming machine was manufactured orobtained;
and
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2824s 31Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991(iii)thelicensedmajordealer’sserialnumberallocatedtothegaming machine
under section 26.Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.28Disconnection by licensed repairer of
gaming machine fromelectronic monitoring system(1)This section applies to a licensed
repairer who disconnects a gamingmachine,thathasaprogressivejackpotprizemeter,fromanelectronicmonitoring
system.(2)Therepairermust,intheapprovedform,givethechiefexecutivedetailsoftheamountsdisplayedonthemeterwithin14daysafterthemachine is disconnected.Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.29Restricted components—Act, s 2For
the definition “restricted component” in section 214of the Act, thecomponents stated
in schedule 4 are restricted components.30Code
numbers for approved gaming machine types and gamesThe
chief executive may allocate a code number to each gaming
machinetype and each game approved by the chief
executive under section281(8)15of
the Act.31Changes to percentage return to
player—Act, s 283(3)(1)For section 283(3) of the Act, the
period prescribed is—(a)theperiodof1monthstartingwhenthepercentagereturntoplayer is last changed under section
283(1) of the Act; or(b)for a particular
game—a period less than 1 month approved inwriting by the
chief executive.14Section 2 (Definitions) of the
Act15Section 281 (Approval and rejection of
gaming machines and games) of the Act
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3225s 33Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991(2)When the period mentioned in
subsection (1)(b) expires, the periodprescribed is the
period mentioned in subsection (1)(a).32Payments out of approved trust account—Act,
s 287(7)(b)Forsection287(7)(b)16ofthe Act,theamountstobepaidoutoftheapproved trust
account are—(a)jackpotpayouts,ifthegamingmachineonwhichthewinningresult is
obtained is linked with other gaming machines under amultiple site linked jackpot arrangement;
and(b)interest accrued on, and paid into,
the account, if the payment isapproved by the
chief executive.PART 7—ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES33Functions to be carried out with money
clearances(1)For the purposes of section
295(4)17of the Act, the functions are—(a)to ensure that no gaming machine
credits are registered by thegaming machine;
and(b)to ensure a record of the value of the
contents of the hopper ismade in the gaming machine performance
record mentioned insection 36; and(c)to
ensure a record is made in the gaming machine performancerecord mentioned in section 36 of the
amounts displayed on thefollowing electronic RAM meters for
the gaming machine—(i)the total value of banknotes in the
banknote acceptor;(ii)the total value
of coins to the cash box;(iii)the total
monetary value of wins (total wins);(iv)the
total monetary value of cancelled credits;16Section 287 (Requirements for approvals for
linked jackpot arrangements) of theAct17Section 295 (Monthly money clearances)
of the Act
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3426s 34Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991(v)the total monetary value of bets
(turnover);(vi)the total
monetary value of wide area jackpots;(vii) ifthegamingmachinehasaprogressivejackpotprizemeter—the total
monetary value of jackpot payouts;(viii)the total
monetary value of cashless in;(ix)the
total monetary value of cashless out;(x)the
total monetary value of jackpot credits.(2)For
the purposes of section 296(2)18of
the Act, the functions are—(a)to
ensure that no gaming machine credits are registered by thegaming machine; and(b)for
a category 2 licensee who, under section 42, makes a
periodicgaming deposit worked out using the win
periodic method—toensure a record of the value of the contents
of the hopper is madeinthegamingmachineperformancerecordmentionedinsection 36; and(c)for
a licensee who has a centralised credit system installed on
thelicensee’s licensed premises—to ensure a
record is made of theamounts displayed on the following
electronic RAM meters forthe centralised credit system—(i)the total monetary value of cashless
in;(ii)the total
monetary value of cashless out;(iii)the
total monetary value of jackpot credits.34Requirements for money clearances(1)A licensee must ensure that a money
clearance is carried out, or ispersonally
supervised, by a gaming employee.(2)A
licensee must keep, for each of the licensee’s licensed premises,
acash clearances report in the approved
form.(3)The approved form must provide
for—(a)thelicensee’slicencenumberandthenameofthelicensedpremises to
which the form applies; and18Section 296
(Weekly money clearances) of the Act
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34A(b)the recording, for each money
clearance, of—(i)the date and time; and(ii)the machine
identification number; and(iii)the licensee’s
identification number of the gaming machine;and(iv)the amount
removed; and(c)the recording, for each day,
of—(i)the total amount removed during money
clearances; and(ii)foreachpersonwhocarriedoutorsupervisedmoneyclearances—theperson’ssignaturecertifyingthattherecords made under this section are
correct, and the person’slicence number or, if the person is
unlicensed, the person’sname; and(d)therecording,foreachgamingmachine,ofthetotalamountremovedduringtheperiodcoveredbythegamingmachineperformance
record mentioned in section 36.(4)Thelicenseemustensuretheinformationmentionedinsubsection (3)(a)to(c)isrecordedinthecashclearancesreportimmediately after each money
clearance.Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.34A
Requirement for money clearances of centralised credit
systems(1)Forsection297(3)oftheAct,theamounttobedeductedbyalicensee for a money clearance of a
centralised credit system installed onthelicensee’slicensedpremises,istheamount(the“netcashlessamount”)
worked out using the formula—NCA = TCI - TCO -
TJC(2)In this section—“NCA”means the net cashless amount for a
clearance period.“TCI”means the total
monetary amount of gaming machine credits, fortheclearanceperiod,shownonthecashlessinmetersforthelicensee’s gaming
machines.
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3528s 35Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991“TCO”means the total
monetary amount of gaming machine credits, fortheclearanceperiod,shownonthecashlessoutmetersforthelicensee’s gaming machines.“TJC”means the total
monetary amount of gaming machine credits, fortheclearanceperiod,shownonthejackpotcreditmetersforthelicensee’s gaming machines.35Manual payments register(1)Alicenseemustkeepamanualpaymentsregisterforeachofthelicensee’s licensed premises in the
approved form.(2)The approved form must provide
for—(a)thelicensee’slicencenumberandthenameofthelicensedpremises to
which the form applies; and(b)the
recording, for each short pay correction payout, hopper fill,hand-paidjackpotpayoutandcancelledcreditmadeonthepremises, of the following
particulars—(i)the date and time;(ii)the
machine identification number;(iii)the
licensee’s identification number of the gaming machine;(v)if it is a short pay correction
payout, hopper fill, hand-paidjackpot payout
or cancelled credit;(vi)ifitisahand-paidjackpotpayout—thewinningcombination of symbols;(vii) if it is a
cancelled credit—the betting unit and the number ofgaming machine credits displayed on the
credit meter;(viii)the amount;(ix)ifitisashortpaycorrectionpayout,hand-paidjackpotpayout or cancelled credit—the name and
signature of theperson to whom the payment was made;(xi)the licence
number and signature of the person who madethe payout or
fill, or if the person is unlicensed, the person’sname
and signature;
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3529s 35Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991(xii) the licence number and signature of 1
other person, or if theother person is unlicensed, the
person’s name and signature,certifying that
he or she observed—(A)ifitisacancelledcredit—thenumberofgamingmachine credits
displayed on the credit meter; or(B)ifitisahand-paidjackpotpayout—thewinningcombination of symbols; or(C)if it is a hopper fill—the hopper fill
take place; or(D)ifitisashortpaycorrectionpayout—theshortpaycorrection payout take place;
and(c)the recording, after each transaction,
of a progressive monetarytotal of transactions entered in the
register for each day.(2A)Subsection
(2)(b)(xii) does not apply to a payout of $500 or less ifequipment ancillary to the electronic
monitoring system for the licensedpremises
dispenses a print-out for the payout, stating the matters
mentionedin subsection (2)(b)(i) to (iii), (v), (vii)
and (viii).(3)A licensee must ensure that—(a)a hopper fill is performed only when a
hopper is empty; and(b)whenahopperfillisperformed,theexactnumberofgamingtokens decided
by the chief executive for the game of the gamingmachine are placed in the hopper; and(c)the gaming tokens are of the
denomination or type displayed onthe gaming
machine as a gaming token to be used to operate orgain
credit on the gaming machine.(4)A
licensee must ensure that—(a)attheendoftheoperationofgamingmachinesforeachday—immediately
below the latest entry in the manual paymentsregister in use
that day a notation is made that indicates the entryis
the last for the day; and(b)forapaymentover
$500—eitherthepersonmentionedinsubsection (2)(b)(xi)orthepersonmentionedinsubsection (2)(b)(xii)isagamingemployeeinrelationtothelicensee’s licensed
premises.
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3630s 36Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991(5)A licensee must ensure records made
for subsection (2)(b) or (c) aremade immediately
each short pay correction payout, hopper fill, hand-paidjackpot payout or cancelled credit is
performed.Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.36Gaming machine performance
record(1)Alicenseemustkeepintheapprovedformagamingmachineperformance record for each gaming machine
connected to an electronicmonitoring system.(2)A
licensee must ensure that the period covered by a gaming
machineperformance record—(a)starts on the day and at the time—(i)the gaming machine is provided to the
licensee; or(ii)of the
completion of an alteration of the gaming machine toeffect a change in the game, gaming token
denomination orbetting unit of the gaming machine;
or(iii)ofthecompletionofamonthlymoneyclearanceofthegaming machine; and(b)ends on the day and at the
time—(i)oftheremovalofthegamingmachinebythechiefexecutive; or(ii)of
the completion of an alteration of the gaming machine toeffect a change in the game, gaming token
denomination orbetting unit of the gaming machine;
or(iii)of the
completion of the next monthly money clearance ofthegamingmachineafteranyactmentionedinparagraph (a).(3)The
approved form must provide for—(a)thelicensee’slicencenumberandthenameofthelicensedpremises to
which the form applies; and(b)the
recording of—(i)the licensee’s identification number of
the gaming machine;and
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3631s 36Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991(ii)the machine
identification number; and(iii)thelicensedmajordealer’sserialnumberallocatedtothegaming machine
under section 26; and(iv)the gaming token
denomination and betting unit; and(v)the
game; and(vi)the day and time
of the start of the period covered by therecord;
and(vii) the day and time of the end of the
period covered by therecord; and(viii)foreachdaythefollowing,expressedinmonetaryamounts—(A)thetotalofgamingtokensremovedduringmoneyclearances;(B)the
total of short pay correction payouts;(C)the
total of hopper fills;(D)the total of
hand-paid jackpot payouts;(E)the total of
cancelled credits; and(ix)the value of the
contents of the hopper at the start and end ofthe period
covered by the record; and(x)foracategory2licenseewho,undersection42,makesaperiodic gaming deposit worked out using the
win periodicmethod—thevalueofthecontentsofthehopperwhenamoney clearance is carried out under section
296(1) of theAct; and(xi)meterreadingstakenforthepurposeofsections 33(1)(c)and
(2)(c)19and 38(2); and(xii) the
performance summary; and(4)A licensee must
complete a gaming machine performance record, fora
gaming machine provided to the licensee, immediately after
undertakinga money clearance of the machine.Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.19Section 33 (Functions to be carried
out with money clearances)
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3732s 38Gaming Machine
Regulation 199137Alterations or obliterations to
records(1)Subjecttosubsection (2),apersonmustnotalterorobliterateanentry
in a manual payments register or cash clearances report.Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.(2)Apersonmaymakeanalterationtoanentrymentionedinsubsection (1) to correct an error in
the entry.(3)Thecorrectionmustbemadebymeansofamarginalnoteorfootnote, on the same page, which
correction must record—(a)the identity of
the person who made the correction; and(b)the
date of the correction; and(c)the
correct particulars.38Installation, removal and alteration
of gaming machines(1)A licensee must ensure that a money
clearance is carried out on agaming machine
provided to the licensee immediately before—(a)analterationofthegamingmachinetoeffectachangeinthegame, gaming token denomination or
betting unit of the gamingmachine; or(b)thegamingmachineisstoredonpremisesapprovedundersection
225(2)(a) of the Act; or(c)the removal of
the gaming machine from the licensee’s licensedpremises.(2)A licensee must ensure that on—(a)the installation of a gaming machine;
or(b)the alteration of a gaming machine
provided to the licensee toeffectachangeinthegame,gamingtokendenominationorbetting unit of the gaming machine;a
record is made in the gaming machine performance record of the
amountsdisplayed on the meters mentioned in section
33(1)(c).Maximum penalty—20 penalty
units.
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3933s 40Gaming Machine
Regulation 199139Day prescribed—Act, s 299(1)For
section 299(1)20of the Act, the day prescribed
is—(a)for category 1 licensed premises—the
fourth day; and(b)for category 2 licensed premises—the
sixth day.39A Number of gaming machines for which
community benefitstatement is required—Act, s 305For
section 305(1)(e)21of the Act, the number of gaming
machines is 50.40Monthly gaming machine reconciliation
report(1)Alicenseemustensurethatamonthlygamingmachinereconciliation
report—(a)states the licensee’s licence number
and the name of the licensedpremises to
which the report applies; and(b)records the information mentioned in
subsections (2) to (4).(2)Themonthlygamingmachinereconciliationreportistorecordinformationfromeachgamingmachineperformancerecordforthelicensed premises
in question that covers any period between the secondlast
and last monthly money clearance for the licensed premises.(3)The information that is to be recorded
in the report is—(a)the day and time of the start of the
period covered by the record;and(b)the day and time of the end of the
period covered by the record;and(c)the licensee’s identification number of
the gaming machine; and(d)the machine
identification number of the gaming machine; and(e)the
performance summary; and(f)for category 2
licensed premises—20Section 299 (Monthly gaming machine
reconciliation reports) of the Act21Section 305 (Community benefit statement and
other associated documents for auditreport for
category 2 licensee) of the Act
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4134s 41Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991(i)theamountofthemonthlygamingdepositworkedoutunder section 41; and(ii)the
amount of the monthly gaming cheques.(4)Ifthereportrecordsanitemmentionedinsection 2,definition“performance
summary”, paragraphs (a) to (h), it must also record the
totalof all the monetary amounts of the item
recorded in the report.41Meaning of
“monthly gaming deposit”(1)The“monthly gaming deposit”for a licensee
of category 2 licensedpremises for an accounting period is
the amount worked out under eitherthe standard
method or win method.(2)Underthestandardmethod,theamountofthe“monthly gamingdeposit”is
the amount worked out using the following formula—D =
TC – NMP.(3)Underthewinmethod,theamountofthe“monthlygamingdeposit”is the amount
worked out using the following formula—D = RW +
MGC.(4)In the formulas
in subsections (2) and (3)—“D”means the
monthly gaming deposit in dollars.“MGC”means the monthly gaming cheques for the
relevant accountingperiod.“NMP”(non-chequemanualpayments),foranaccountingperiodforalicensee,meansthetotalmonetaryamountofallcancelledcredits,hand-paidjackpotpayouts,hopperfillsandshortpaycorrectionpayoutsrecordedinthemonthlygamingmachinereconciliationreport for the
accounting period for the licensee’s licensed premisesthatwerenotmadebychequedrawnonthelicensee’smonthlydeposit account.“RW”means the reported win for the relevant
accounting period.“TC”(total clearances), for an accounting
period for a licensee, means thetotalmonetaryamountofgamingtokensrecordedinthemonthlygamingmachinereconciliationreportfortheaccountingperiodforthelicensee’slicensedpremisesasbeingremovedduringmoneyclearances.
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4235s 42Gaming Machine
Regulation 199142Periodic gaming deposits(1)Acategory2licenseemust,asrequiredbythissection,foreachclearance period,
make a deposit (a“periodic gaming deposit”)
into anaccount(the“monthlydepositaccount”)keptbythelicenseeforthepurpose at a financial
institution.Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.(2)The periodic gaming deposit must be
made within—(a)if paragraph (b) does not apply—2
business days after the end ofthe clearance
period; or(b)ifthechiefexecutivehasspecified,eithergenerallyorfortheparticular
licensee, a later time—the later time.(3)The
chief executive may specify a time under subsection (2)(b) for
aparticular licensee only if the chief
executive considers it is appropriate totake the action
having regard to—(a)the remote location of the licensee’s
licensed premises; or(b)the lack of
appropriate facilities, in the vicinity of the licensee’slicensed premises, for making periodic
gaming deposits; or(c)other relevant circumstances.(4)Thelicenseemustestablishandmaintainafloattoenabletheperiodic gaming deposit to be made.Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.(5)The licensee must ensure funds
deposited into the monthly depositaccountarenotwithdrawnandredepositedintotheaccounttomakeaperiodic gaming deposit.Maximum
penalty—20 penalty units.(6)Theamountoftheperiodicgamingdepositmustbeworkedoutunder
either the standard periodic method or win periodic method.(7)Underthestandardperiodicmethod,theamountoftheperiodicgaming deposit is
worked out using the following formula—D = TC –
NMP.(8)Under the win
periodic method, the amount of the periodic gamingdeposit is worked out using the following
formula—D = PRW + PGC.
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4336s 43Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991(9)In the formulas in subsections (7) and
(8)—“D”means the periodic gaming deposit in
dollars.“NMP”(non-chequemanualpayments),foraclearanceperiodforalicensee,meansthetotalmonetaryamountofallcancelledcredits,hand-paidjackpotpayouts,hopperfillsandshortpaycorrectionpayouts recorded
in all gaming machine performance records for theclearanceperiodforthelicensee’slicensedpremisesthatwerenotmade
by cheque drawn on the licensee’s monthly deposit account.“PGC”(periodic gaming
cheques), for a clearance period for a licensee,means the total monetary amount of cancelled
credits and hand-paidjackpotpayoutsmadebychequedrawnonthelicensee’smonthlydeposit account for the clearance
period.“PRW”(periodicreportedwin),foraclearanceperiodforalicensee,meansthetotalofallamountsmentionedinsection2,definition“performancesummary”,paragraph(h),recordedinallgamingmachineperformancerecordsfortheclearanceperiodforthelicensee’s licensed premises.“TC”(total clearances), for a clearance
period for a licensee, means thetotalmonetaryamountofgamingtokensrecordedinallgamingmachine
performance records for the licensee’s licensed premises asbeing removed at the money clearance ending
the clearance period.43Monthly variances
record(1)A nominee of a category 2 licensee
must, for each accounting period,completeandsignamonthlyvariancesrecordforthepremiseswithin7
days after the end of the period.Maximum
penalty—20 penalty units.(2)Thenomineemusttakeallreasonablestepstofacilitatetheconsiderationofthemonthlyvariancesrecordatthenextmeeting,heldafter completion
of the record, of the body responsible for managing thelicensee’s operations.Maximum
penalty—20 penalty units.(3)In this
section—“meteredcancelledcredits”meansthetotalmonetaryamountofcancelled credits, for the accounting
period, shown on the cancelledcredits meters
for the licensee’s gaming machines.
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4337s 43Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991“metered cash clearances”means the total
of—(a)the total monetary amount of gaming
tokens shown on the cashbox,orbanknoteacceptor,metersforthelicensee’sgamingmachines as being cleared from the gaming
machines during theaccounting period; and(b)the
total net cashless amount for the accounting period.“meteredprogressivejackpots”meansthetotalhand-paidjackpotpayouts for the
accounting period shown on the progressive jackpotprize meter for the gaming machines on the
licensed premises.“monthlyvariancesrecord”,foranaccountingperiodforalicensee,means a record, in the approved form,
setting out the following detailsfor the
accounting period for the licensee’s licensed premises—(a)the reported win;(b)the
metered win;(c)any variance between the reported win
and metered win;(d)the reported cash clearances;(e)the metered cash clearances;(f)any variance between the reported cash
clearances and meteredcash clearances;(g)the
reported cancelled credits;(h)the
metered cancelled credits;(i)any variance
between the reported cancelled credits and meteredcancelled credits;(j)the
reported progressive jackpots;(k)the
metered progressive jackpots;(l)anyvariancebetweenthereportedprogressivejackpotsandmetered progressive jackpots;(m)the total (the“total actual
deposit”) of the amounts paid into themonthlydepositaccountasrepresentingtheperiodicgamingdeposits;(n)the
amount of the monthly gaming deposit;(o)anyvariancebetweenthetotalactualdepositandmonthlygaming
deposit;
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4338s 43Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991(p)for a variance mentioned in paragraph
(c), (f), (i), (l) or (o) ofmorethan0.5%($5foreach$1
000)—thereasonsforthevariance.“reportedcancelledcredits”meansthetotalofallamountspaidforcancelled credits.“reported cash
clearances”means the total of—(a)thetotalmonetaryamountofgamingtokensclearedfromgaming machines; and(b)the
total amount deducted by the licensee in relation to the
totalnet cashless amount.“reported
progressive jackpots”means the total of all amounts paid
ashand-paid jackpot payouts.“totalnetcashlessamount”meansthetotalnetmonetaryamountofgamingmachinecreditsreceivedbythelicenseeduringtheaccounting period worked out using the
formula—TNCA = TCI - TCO - TJC(4)In
this section—“TNCA”means the total
net cashless amount for an accounting period.“TCI”means the total monetary amount of gaming
machine credits, fortheaccountingperiod,shownonthecashlessinmetersforthelicensee’s gaming machines.“TCO”means the total
monetary amount of gaming machine credits, fortheaccountingperiod,shownonthecashlessoutmetersforthelicensee’s gaming machines.“TJC”means the total
monetary amount of gaming machine credits, fortheaccountingperiod,shownonthejackpotcreditmetersforthelicensee’s gaming
machines.
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Regulation 1991PART 8—TAXES, LEVIES AND FEES44Day prescribedFor the purposes
of sections 312(2), 316B(2), 317(1), 319(1) and (2) and323(a)22of
the Act, the prescribed day is the tenth day.45Gaming machine tax(1)This
section prescribes percentages for section 312(3) and (4) of
theAct.(2)For category 1
licensed premises, the percentage is 35.91%.(3)For
category 2 licensed premises, the percentages are as
follows—(a)for the first $9 500 of monthly taxable
metered win—nil;(b)for the amount of the monthly taxable
metered win that is morethan $9 500 but not more than $75
000—17.91%;(c)for the amount of the monthly taxable
metered win that is morethan $75 000 but not more than $150
000—20.91%;(d)for the amount of the monthly taxable
metered win that is morethan $150 000 but not more than $300
000—23.91%;(e)for the amount of the monthly taxable
metered win that is morethan $300 000 but not more than $1 400
000—25.91%;(f)for the amount of the monthly taxable
metered win that is morethan $1 400 000—35.91%.46Percentage of gaming machine tax
payable into communityinvestment fund—Act, s 314For
section 314(4)23of the Act, the percentage is
8.5%.22Sections 312 (Gaming machine tax), 317
(Payment of taxes etc.), 319 (Penalty forlate payment) and
323 (Adjustment of assessment in certain circumstances) of
theAct23Section 314
(Community investment fund) of the Act
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46A40Gaming Machine Regulation 1991s
4846A Percentage of major facilities levy—Act,
s 316B(3)(1) This section prescribes percentages
for section 316B(3) of the Act.(2)The percentages are as follows—(a)for the first $100 000 of monthly
taxable metered win—nil;(b)for the amount
of the monthly taxable metered win that is morethan $100 000
but not more than $140 000—3.5%;(c)for
the amount of the monthly taxable metered win that is morethan
$140 000 but not more than $180 000—5.5%;(d)for
the amount of the monthly taxable metered win that is morethan
$180 000 but not more than $220 000—7.5%;(e)for
the amount of the monthly taxable metered win that is morethan
$220 000 but not more than $260 000—13.5%;(f)for
the amount of the monthly taxable metered win that is morethan
$260 000—20%.47Penalty for late payment—Act, s
319(1)(a)Forthepurposesofsection 319(1)(a)oftheAct,theprescribedpercentage is
5%.48Crediting of payments—Act, s
319(1)(b)(1)For section 319(1)(b) of the Act, the
amount is to be credited in thefollowing
order—(a)subject to subsection (2), in payment
of any outstanding gamingmachine taxes and major facilities
levies, payable by the licenseeunder section
312 or 316B of the Act;(b)in payment of
any outstanding penalty payable by the licenseeunder section
319(1)(a) of the Act.(2)If the licensee
is liable for payment of gaming machine tax and majorfacilities levy, any amount received from the
licensee must be apportionedbetween the
amount owing for gaming machine tax and the amount owingfor
major facilities levy in the same ratio the amount owing for
gamingmachine tax bears to the amount owing for
major facilities levy.
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4941s 51Gaming Machine
Regulation 1991Example of subsection (2)—If a
licensee owes $10 000 for gaming machine tax and $5 000 for major
facilities levyand pays $3 000, the gaming machine tax debt
must be credited with $2 000 and themajor facilities
levy debt must be credited with $1 000.49FeesThe fees set out
in schedule 5 are the prescribed fees to be paid for theitems
set out in the schedule.50Refund
applications(1)A written claim for refund of any fee,
tax or penalty may be given tothe chief
executive stating the amount and grounds of the claim.(2)The chief executive must, within 90
days after receipt of the claim,allow or disallow
the claim, in whole or in part.(3)If
the claim is disallowed in whole or in part, the chief
executivemustgivewrittennoticetotheclaimantstatingthereasonsforthedisallowance.PART
9—GENERAL51Prescribed liquor licences—Act, s
2Thefollowingliquorlicencesareprescribedforsection2ofthe Act,definition
“prescribed liquor licence”—(a)each
licence mentioned in schedule 6;(b)a
licence that is taken to be a special facility licence under
theLiquor Act 1992,section
247(2);(c)a special facility licence for an
activity, facility or presentationthat—(i)forms part of the tourist development
of the State; and(ii)provides
residential accommodation.
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5242s 53Gaming Machine
Regulation 199152Approved financiersThe following
entities are prescribed for section 2 of the Act, definition“approved financier”, paragraph (c)—(a)Golden Casket Lottery Corporation
Limited ACN 078 785 449;(b)Equico Corporate
Finance Group Pty Limited ACN 085 834 331;(c)RentWorks Limited ACN 003 421 136.53Evaluation by chief executiveFor
sections 232(2)(a), 281(3)(a) and 288(2)(a) of the Act, an
evaluationcarried out by the chief executive may
include 1 or more of the followingtypes of
evaluation—(a)basic evaluation;(b)intermediate evaluation;(c)advanced evaluation.
43Gaming Machine Regulation 1991SCHEDULE 1ENTITIESsection 6Alberta Gaming
and Liquor Commission, CanadaAustralian Bureau
of Criminal IntelligenceAustralian Capital Territory Gambling
and Racing CommissionAustralian Customs ServiceAustralian Federal PoliceAustralian
Securities and Investments CommissionAustralian
Security Intelligence OrganisationAustralian
Taxation OfficeBritish Columbia Gaming Commission,
CanadaCasino Control Authority, New ZealandColorado Division of Gaming, USAColorado State Police, USACrime
and Misconduct CommissionDepartment of Gaming and Racing, New
South WalesDepartment of Industries and Business,
Northern TerritoryDepartment of Internal Affairs, New
ZealandDepartment of Treasury and Finance, South
AustraliaFederal Airports CorporationGaming Board for Great BritainGaming Board of the Commonwealth of the
BahamasIndependent Gambling Authority, South
AustraliaInterpolLiquor Licensing
Division, Queensland
44Gaming Machine Regulation 1991SCHEDULE 1 (continued)Lotteries
Commission of South AustraliaLotteries
Commission of Western AustraliaNational Crime
AuthorityNevada Gaming Commission, USANevada Gaming Control Board, USANew
Jersey Casino Control Commission, USANew Jersey
Division of Gaming Enforcement, USANew South Wales
Casino Control AuthorityNew South Wales Crime CommissionNew
South Wales Police ServiceNew Zealand PoliceNorthern
Territory PoliceOffice of Fair Trading, QueenslandOffice
of Gambling Regulation, VictoriaOffice of Racing,
Gaming and Liquor, Western AustraliaOffice of the
Liquor and Gaming Commissioner, South AustraliaQueensland Police
ServiceRacing Services TasmaniaSouth Australia
PoliceTasmania PoliceTasmanian Gaming
CommissionVictoria PoliceVictorian Casino
and Gaming AuthorityWestern Australian Gaming
CommissionWestern Australian Police
Service
45Gaming Machine Regulation 1991SCHEDULE 2CONDITIONS TO
WHICH A GAMING MACHINELICENCE IS SUBJECTsection 81.The licensee must—(a)care
for all gaming machines (and ancillary or related property),onthelicensee’slicensedpremises,inthewayareasonable,careful and
prudent owner would; and(b)takeallreasonablestepstoprotectgamingmachines(andancillaryorrelatedproperty),onthelicensee’slicensedpremises, from damage; and(c)ensure that all persons in the
licensee’s licensed premises behavein a way that
will not cause damage to any gaming machine (andancillary or related property); and(d)provide, at the licensee’s expense,
locks of a type approved bythechiefexecutivetosecurethegamingmachinecabinet,banknotereceptacle,cagehousingthereceptacleandconsoledoor for each
gaming machine provided to the licensee; and(e)ensure a common key to the locks securing
the gaming machinecabinets,forallgamingmachinesprovidedtothelicensee,isexclusive to the locks; and(f)ensureacommonkeytothelockssecuringthebanknotereceptacles,
cages housing the receptacles and console doors, forall
gaming machines provided to the licensee, is exclusive to
thelocks; and(h)ensure that any component used in carrying
out work the licenseeis required to carry out under this
schedule is new and of equalquality,reliabilityandtolerancetothecomponentitreplaceswhen the last
mentioned component was new; and(i)carry out as required, at the licensee’s
expense (unless the workis to be carried out under a licensed
major dealer’s warranty), the
46Gaming Machine Regulation 1991SCHEDULE 2 (continued)following works
to ensure that gaming machines provided to thelicensee are at
all times in a proper state of repair—(i)installation, alteration, adjustment,
maintenance or repair ofthosefuses,electriclightglobes,fluorescenttubesandfluorostartersofagamingmachinethatareeasilyaccessible;(ii)installation, alteration, adjustment,
maintenance or repair oflocks of gaming machine cabinets or
console doors;(iii)installation,
alteration, adjustment, maintenance or repair ofhinges of gaming machine console
doors;(iv)adjustment of
the device regulating the level of the contentsof the
hopper;(v)installation, alteration, adjustment,
maintenance or repair ofexternalswitchcoversorglassorperspexpanelsofagaming
machine;(vi)repairbyclearinggamingtokensjammedinagamingmachine;(vii)
repairbyresettingminorfaultconditionsofagamingmachine;
and(j)repay the chief executive the full
cost—(i)of any work carried out by the chief
executive because thelicensee has failed to comply with
this schedule; and(ii)of investigating
and correcting errors or omissions in, or thepreparationof,amonthlygamingmachinereconciliationreport prepared
by the licensee under section 299 of the Act;and(k)provide insurance against all
liability, arising out of gaming orthe conduct of
gaming on the licensee’s licensed premises, whichmightattachtothelicenseeasaresultofpersonalinjuryordamage suffered by a person, if the
injury or damage is caused,orcontributedto,byanactoromissionofthelicenseeorthelicensee’s employees; and(l)keepandmaintainatthelicensee’sexpense,allrecords,accounts,
reports and other documentation required to be kept,by
the licensee, under the Act or this regulation; and
47Gaming Machine Regulation 1991SCHEDULE 2 (continued)(m)pay
for all postage and other fees associated with the
submission,bythelicensee,ofreportsorformsundertheActorthisregulation;
and(o)supplyallelectricityandothersundryrequirementsfortheoperationofgamingequipmentonthelicensee’slicensedpremises; and(p)notinterferewithanyconnectionbetweenagamingmachineprovidedtothelicenseeandanyelectronicmonitoringsysteminstalled by a licensed monitoring operator;
and(q)takeallreasonablestepstoensurethatallgamingmachinesprovided to the licensee are—(i)continuously provided with
electricity; and(ii)switched on at
all times; and(r)providealicensedrepaireraccess,atallreasonabletimes,togamingequipment(includingitsinternalcomponents)onthelicensee’slicensedpremisessothattherepairermaycarryoutwork
under a service contract entered into by the chief
executive.2.Alicenseemustremittothechiefexecutive,byelectronicfundstransfer, from an account held by the
licensee for that purpose—(a)all taxes
payable under part 9 of the Act; and(b)any
penalty payable under section 319 of the Act.
48Gaming Machine Regulation 1991SCHEDULE 3RULES ANCILLARY
TO GAMINGsections 14 and 191.A
person under the age of 18 years must not play a gaming
machine.2.A gaming employee may determine that 1
gaming machine only maybe played by a person at the same
time.3.A gaming machine may be reserved by a
person without play for amaximum period of 3 minutes.4.No person, other than a person
permitted under the Act, is to touch aninternal part of
a gaming machine.5.A gaming employee must refuse to pay a
cancelled credit or jackpotpayout if he or
she believes on reasonable grounds that—(a)thegamingmachinecreditswerenotaccumulated,orthewinning combination was not obtained,
during permitted hoursof gaming under section 235 of the
Act; or(b)the person claiming the cancelled
credit or jackpot payout is notthe person
entitled to the payment or a person acting on behalf ofthat
person; or(c)theActhasbeencontravenedbythepersonclaimingthecancelled credit or jackpot
payout.6.If, under section 5, a gaming employee
refuses to make a payment, thegaming employee
must as soon as practicable submit a report to the chiefexecutive.7.(1)Forsection242(2)(b)ofthe Act,alicenseerequiredtomakeapayment to a player for a cancelled credit or
jackpot payout of more than$250 must make
the payment in 1 of the following ways—(a)$250
of the payment in Australian currency and the balance ofthe
payment by cheque;
49Gaming Machine Regulation 1991SCHEDULE 3 (continued)(b)if
requested by the player—(i)anamountlessthan$250ofthepaymentinAustraliancurrency and the
balance of the payment by cheque; or(ii)the
entire payment by cheque.(2)For making a
payment under subsection (1)—(a)ifpartofthepaymentisin
Australiancurrency—thelicenseemustpaytheAustraliancurrencywhentheplayerclaimspayment; and(b)thelicenseemustgiveachequetotheplayerorpostittotheplayer’saddress,within24hoursaftertheplayerclaimspayment.
50Gaming Machine Regulation 1991SCHEDULE 4RESTRICTED
COMPONENTSsection 291.Gaming machine cabinet.2.Game
processor board.3.Programming or software for a game
(irrespective of the medium ormethod of
storage).4.Identification plate referred to in
section 27 of the regulation.
51Gaming Machine Regulation 1991SCHEDULE 5FEESsection 49$1.Appeal to Minister (s 29(2)(c) of the
Act) . . . . . . . . . . .266.002.Applicationforgamingmachinelicenceforpremisesthat are not
licensed premises (s 56(5)(n) of the Act) . .4 035.003.Applicationforgamingmachinelicenceforpremisesthat are
licensed premises (s 56(5)(n) of the Act) . . . . .1
911.004.Applicationforapprovalofadditionallicensedpremises (s 61(3)(g)(ii) of the Act) . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .1 911.005.Copy
of gaming machine licence (s 71(1) of the Act). .54.006.Fresh gaming machine licence (s 71(3)(a) of
the Act).54.007.Applicationforrenewalofgamingmachinelicence(s 76(2)(b) of
the Act)—(a)by a category 1 licensee. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319.00(b)by a category 2 licensee—for each
premises . . . .319.008.Applicationtoincreaseapprovednumberofgamingmachinesbylessthan20gamingmachinesforacategory 2
licensed premises (s 81(2)(h) of the Act) . . .106.00plus—for each additional machine. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.009.Applicationtoincreaseapprovednumberofgamingmachinesby20ormoregamingmachinesforacategory 2 licensed premises (s
81(2)(h) of the Act) . . .531.00plus—for each
additional machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.0010.Applicationtoincreaseapprovedhoursofgaming(s 85A(1) of the
Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22.0011.Application for approval to relocate a
gaming machinearea (s 91(2) of the Act)—for each machine .
. . . . . . . .22.0012.Applicationforoperator’slicence(s115(3)(e)oftheAct). . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.10 619.0013.Operator’s licence fee (s 122(7) of the
Act). . . . . . . . . .254 863.00
57Gaming Machine Regulation 19914Table of earlier reprintsReprints are issued for both future and past
effective dates.For the most up-to-date tableof
earlier reprints, see the latest reprint.Ifareprintnumberincludesaletterofthealphabet,thereprintwasreleasedinunauthorised, electronic form only.TABLE
OF EARLIER REPRINTSReprintNo.123455A5B5C5D66A6B6C77A7B7C7D7E7F7GAmendments includedto SL No. 121 of
1993to SL No. 418 of 1993to SL No. 193 of
1994to SL No. 407 of 1994to SL No. 267 of
1995to SL No. 75 of 1997to SL No. 115 of
1997to SL No. 217 of 1997to SL No. 401 of
1997to SL No. 211 of 1998to SL No. 279 of
1998to SL No. 196 of 1999to SL No. 232 of
1999to SL No. 137 of 2000to SL No. 260 of
2000to SL No. 286 of 2000to SL No. 126 of
2001to SL No. 270 of 2001to SL No. 128 of
2002to SL No. 138 of 2002to SL No. 244 of
2002Effective23 April
19931 December 199310 June
19942 December 199422 September
199527 March 199716 May
199718 July 199728 November
199724 July 199816 October
199810 September 199915 October
19991 July 20006 October
20001 December 20003 August
200121 December 20017 June
200214 June 20021 October
2002Reprint date29 April
199317 December 199315 July
199423 December 199425 September
199514 April 199721 May
199723 October 19978 December
19974 August 199830 October
199812 October 199928 October
19997 July 200020 October
20008 December 200014 August
20014 January 200212 June
200221 June 20025Tables in earlier reprintsTABLES IN EARLIER REPRINTSName
of tableCorrected minor errorsRenumbered
provisionsReprint No.54,
7
58Gaming Machine Regulation 19916List of legislationGaming
Machine Regulation 1991 SL No. 154made by the
Governor in Council on 5 December 1991pubd gaz 7
December 1991 pp 1685–723commenced 9 December 1991 (see s
2)rep 1 December 2002 (2002 SL No. 301 s
60)amending legislation—GamingMachineAmendmentRegulation1992SLNo.185(thisregulationisamended, see amending legislation
below)pubd gaz 26 June 1992 pp 2082–8ss
1–2 commenced on date of publicationss 8, 11
commenced 1 November 1992 (see s 2(2))remaining
provisions commenced 1 July 1992 (see s 2(1))amending
legislation—Gaming Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 2)
1992 SL No. 297 pts 1, 3(amends 1992 SL No. 185 above)notfd
gaz 16 October 1992 pp 672–5commenced on date
of notificationGaming Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 2)
1992 SL No. 297 pts 1–2notfd gaz 16 October 1992 pp
672–5ss 5–6 commenced 1 November 1992 (see s
2)remaining provisions commenced on date of
notificationGaming Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 1)
1993 SL No. 121notfd gaz 23 April 1993 pp 1954–5commenced on date of notificationGaming
Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1993 SL No. 418notfd
gaz 26 November 1993 pp 1483–6ss 1–2 commenced
on date of notificationremaining provisions commenced 1
December 1993 (see s 2)Gaming Machine Amendment Regulation
(No. 1) 1994 SL No. 193notfd gaz 10 June 1994 pp 896–8commenced on date of notificationGaming
Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1994 SL No. 407notfd
gaz 2 December 1994 pp 1435–7commenced on date
of notificationGaming Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 1)
1995 SL No. 230notfd gaz 18 August 1995 pp 2084–6commenced on date of notificationGaming
Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1995 SL No. 267notfd
gaz 22 September 1995 pp 413–16commenced on date
of notification
59Gaming Machine Regulation 1991Gaming
Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1997 SL No. 75notfd
gaz 27 March 1997 pp 1333–6commenced on date of
notificationGaming Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 2)
1997 SL No. 115notfd gaz 16 May 1997 pp 242–4commenced on date of notificationGaming
Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1997 SL No. 217notfd
gaz 18 July 1997 pp 1351–2commenced on date of
notificationGaming Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 4)
1997 SL No. 401notfd gaz 28 November 1997 pp 1408–10commenced on date of notificationGaming
Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1998 SL No. 84notfd
gaz 17 April 1998 pp 1616–18pt 3 commenced 1
July 1998 (see s 2 and 1998 SL No. 82)remaining
provisions commenced on date of notificationGaming Machine
Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1998 SL No. 211notfd gaz 24 July
1998 pp 1491–2commenced on date of notificationGaming
Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1998 SL No. 279notfd
gaz 16 October 1998 pp 577–8commenced on date
of notificationGaming Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 1)
1999 SL No. 102notfd gaz 11 June 1999 pp 675–8commenced on date of notificationGaming
Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1999 SL No. 180notfd
gaz 6 August 1999 pp 1983–4commenced on date of
notificationGaming Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 3)
1999 SL No. 196notfd gaz 10 September 1999 pp 180–3commenced on date of notificationGaming
Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 1999 SL No. 232notfd
gaz 15 October 1999 pp 630–1commenced on date
of notificationGaming Legislation Amendment Regulation (No.
2) 2000 SL No. 136 pts 1, 4 s 50 schnotfd gaz 30 June
2000 pp 736–48ss 1–2 commenced on date of
notificationremaining provisions commenced 1 July 2000
(see s 2)Treasury Legislation Amendment Regulation
(No. 1) 2000 SL No. 137 pts 1, 4notfd gaz 30 June
2000 pp 736–48ss 1–2 commenced on date of
notificationremaining provisions commenced on 1 July
2000 (see s 2)
60Gaming Machine Regulation 1991Gaming
Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2000 SL No. 260notfd
gaz 6 October 2000 pp 478–9commenced on date of
notificationGambling Legislation Amendment Regulation
(No. 1) 2000 SL No. 286 pts 1–2notfd gaz 17
November 2000 pp 1093–5ss 1–2 commenced on date of
notificationremaining provisions commenced 1 December
2000 (see s 2)Gaming Machine Amendment Regulation (No. 1)
2001 SL No. 126notfd gaz 3 August 2001 pp 1297–9commenced on date of notificationGambling Legislation Amendment Regulation
(No. 1) 2001 SL No. 270 s 1, pt 4notfd gaz 21
December 2001 pp 1482–8commenced on date of
notificationGambling Legislation Amendment Regulation
(No. 1) 2002 SL No. 128 pts 1, 4notfd gaz 7 June
2002 pp 575–8commenced on date of notificationGambling Legislation Amendment Regulation
(No. 2) 2002 SL No. 138 pts 1, 4notfd gaz 14 June
2002 pp 697–700commenced on date of notificationGambling Legislation Amendment Regulation
(No. 3) 2002 SL No. 244 ss 1, 2(2) pt 4notfd gaz 27
September 2002 pp 340–4ss 1–2 commenced on date of
notificationremaining provisions commenced 1 October
2002 (see s 2(2))7List of annotationsThis
reprint has been renumbered—see table of renumbered provisions in
endnote 8.Definitionsprov hdgsub
1995 SL No. 230 s 3s 2prev s 2 om R5 (see RA s 37)pres
s 2 amd 1992 SL No. 185 s 3(2); 1993 SL No. 418 s 4; 1994 SL No.
407s 3(2); 1997 SL No. 217 s 3def“accounting period”ins
1995 SL No. 230 s 3def“advanced evaluation”ins
2002 SL No. 128 s 10def“advertise”om 2000 SL No.
136 s 9(1)def“basic evaluation”ins 2002 SL No.
128 s 10def“category 1 body corporate”ins
2000 SL No. 136 s 9(2)def“category 1
licensed premises”ins 1994 SL No. 407 s 3(1)om
2000 SL No. 136 s 9(1)def“category 2 body
corporate”ins 2000 SL No. 136 s 9(2)def“category 2 licensed premises”ins
1994 SL No. 407 s 3(1)om 2000 SL No. 136 s 9(1)def“clearance period”ins 2002 SL No.
138 s 17def“game board”om 2000 SL No.
136 s 9(1)
61Gaming Machine Regulation 1991def“game EPROM”om 2000 SL No.
136 s 9(1)def“game processor board”ins
2000 SL No. 136 s 9(2)def“gaming
cheques”ins 1995 SL No. 230 s 3om 1997 SL No.
217 s 3(1)def“hand-paid jackpot payout”ins
2000 SL No. 136 s 9(2)def“intermediate
evaluation”ins 2002 SL No. 128 s 10def“jackpot credit”ins 2002 SL No.
138 s 17def“jackpot payout”om 1998 SL No. 84
s 10def“maintenance service fee”ins
1997 SL No. 217 s 3(2)om 2000 SL No. 136 s 9(1)def“manufacturer”om 2000 SL No.
136 s 9(1)def“metered net return”ins
1995 SL No. 230 s 3om 1997 SL No. 217 s 3(1)def“metered turnover”ins 1995 SL No.
230 s 3om 1997 SL No. 217 s 3(1)def“monitoring fee”ins 1997 SL No.
217 s 3(2)om 2000 SL No. 136 s 9(1)def“monthly deposit account”ins
1997 SL No. 217 s 3(2)def“monthly gaming
cheques”ins 1997 SL No. 217 s 3(2)def“monthly gaming deposit”ins
1995 SL No. 230 s 3sub 1997 SL No. 217 s 3def“monthly rental fee”ins 1997 SL No.
217 s 3(2)om 2000 SL No. 136 s 9(1)def“net return variance”ins
1995 SL No. 230 s 3om 1997 SL No. 217 s 3(1)def“non-resident”ins 2000 SL No.
286 s 4def“performance summary”amd
2000 SL No. 136 s 9(4)def“periodic gaming
deposit”ins 1997 SL No. 217 s 3(2)def“processor board”om 2000 SL No.
136 s 9(1)def“related body corporate”ins
2000 SL No. 136 s 9(2)amd 2001 SL No. 126 s 3def“reported/banking variance”ins
1995 SL No. 230 s 3om 1997 SL No. 217 s 3(1)def“reported net return”ins
1995 SL No. 230 s 3om 1997 SL No. 217 s 3(1)def“reported win”ins 1997 SL No.
217 s 3(2)amd 2000 SL No. 136 s 9(3)def“short pay correction payout”sub
1992 SL No. 185 s 3(1)def“voting
share”ins 2000 SL No. 136 s 9(2)amd
2001 SL No. 126 s 3def“wide area jackpot”ins
2002 SL No. 138 s 17Meaning of “category 1 body corporate”s
3prev s 3 om R1 (see RA s 40)pres
s 3 ins 2000 SL No. 136 s 10amd 2000 SL No.
286 s 5Arrangements for taking fingerprints—Act, s
366(2)(a)prov hdgsub 2000 SL No.
136 s 12(1)s 5ins 1998 SL No. 84 s 4amd
2000 SL No. 136 s 12(2)–(4); 2000 SL No. 286 s 6
62Gaming Machine Regulation 1991Arrangements for police officers rendering
assistance—Act, s 34(1)(a)s 5Ains 1998 SL No.
84 s 4om 2000 SL No. 136 s 11Arrangements for
supplying information—Act, s 34(1)(b)s 5Bins
1998 SL No. 84 s 4om 2000 SL No. 136 s 11Secrecys
6sub 2000 SL No. 136 s 13Significant number
of gaming machines—Act, s 55A(1)(c)s 6Ains
2000 SL No. 286 s 7Maximum number of gaming machiness
7sub 1995 SL No. 267 s 3amd 1997 SL No.
217 s 4; 2000 SL No. 136 s 14; 2001 SL No. 126 s 4PART
4—LICENSING OF REPAIRERS, SERVICE CONTRACTORS, GAMINGNOMINEES,GAMINGEMPLOYEESANDKEYMONITORINGEMPLOYEESpt
hdgsub 1997 SL No. 217 s 5amd 2000 SL No.
136 s 16Installations etc. not subject to s 187 of
the Actprov hdgprev prov hdg amd
1997 SL No. 217 s 2 sch; 1998 SL No. 279 s 3s 9prev
s 9 amd 1997 SL No. 217 s 2 schsub 1998 SL No.
84 s 5om 2000 SL No. 136 s 15pres s 9 amd 1997
SL No. 217 s 6; 2000 SL No. 136 s 17Gaming
dutiesprov hdgsub 2000 SL No.
136 s 18(1)s 10amd 2000 SL No. 136 s 18(2)–(5)Layout
of licensed premisess 11amd 1997 SL No. 217 s 2 schInstallation of gaming equipments
12amd 1992 SL No. 185 s 4; 1993 SL No. 418 s
5; 1998 SL No. 84 s 6;2002 SL No. 138 s 18Periods when gaming must not be
conducteds 13ins 1993 SL No. 121 s 3Calculation of player entitlements
15amd 1997 SL No. 217 s 2 sch; 2000 SL No. 136
s 19Sharing of jackpot payouts 16ins
1998 SL No. 84 s 11amd 2000 SL No. 136 s 20Requirements for
identity cardss 17amd 1993 SL No. 418 s 6sub
2000 SL No. 136 s 21
63Gaming Machine Regulation 1991Submissions in relation to payments
refuseds 18amd 1997 SL No. 217 s 2 sch; 2000 SL
No. 136 s 22Way in which submissions under s 18 to be
dealt withs 19prev s 19 om 2000 SL No. 136 s
24pres s 19 ins 2000 SL No. 136 s 23Designated departmental account for unclaimed
payments—Act, s 242A(5)s 19Ains 2000 SL No.
286 s 8Review of review decisions or payout refusal
decisions—Act, s 248(4)s 20ins 2000 SL No.
136 s 23Way in which requests to review decisions to
be dealt with—Act, s 248(4)(b)s 21ins
2000 SL No. 136 s 23Way in which requests to review payout
refusal decisions to be dealt with—Act,s
248(4)(b)s 22ins 2000 SL No. 136 s 23Security of keyss 23amd
1992 SL No. 185 s 5; 1992 SL No. 297 s 4; 1997 SL No. 217 s 2
schServices for problem gamblerss
24prev s 24 om 2000 SL No. 136 s 29pres
s 24 amd 2000 SL No. 136 s 25; 2002 SL No. 138 s 19Approval of premises of licensed major
dealers or licensed monitoring operatorsprov hdgamd
2000 SL No. 136 s 26(1)s 25amd 2000 SL No.
136 s 26(2)–(4); 2000 SL No. 286 s 9Allocation of
serial numbers 26amd 1997 SL No. 217 s 2 sch; 2000 SL
No. 136 s 27Identification plate to be affixeds
27amd 2000 SL No. 136 s 28Disconnection by
licensed repairer of gaming machine from electronic
monitoringsystems 28amd
1997 SL No. 217 s 2 schsub 2000 SL No. 136 s 30Restricted components—Act, s 2s
29sub 1998 SL No. 84 s 7Code numbers for
approved gaming machine types and gamess 30amd
1997 SL No. 217 s 2 schsub 2000 SL No. 286 s 10Changes to percentage return to player—Act, s
283(3)prov hdgamd 2000 SL No.
136 s 31(1)s 31ins 1998 SL No. 84 s 12amd
2000 SL No. 136 s 31(2)–(3)Payments out of approved trust
account—Act, s 287(7)(b)s 32ins 1998 SL No.
84 s 12
64Gaming Machine Regulation 1991Functions to be carried out with money
clearancess 33amd 1992 SL No. 185 s 6; 1994 SL No.
407 s 4; 2000 SL No. 136 s 32; 2002SL No. 138 s
20Requirements for money clearancesprov
hdgsub 2002 SL No. 138 s 21(1)s
34amd 1993 SL No. 418 s 7; 1994 SL No. 407 s
5; 1997 SL No. 217 s 2 sch;2000 SL No. 136 s 33; 2002 SL No. 138
s 21(2)–(4)Requirement for money clearances of
centralised credit systemss 34Aprev s 34A ins
1998 SL No. 84 s 13om 2000 SL No. 136 s 38pres s 34A ins
2002 SL No. 138 s 22Manual payments registers 35amd
1992 SL No. 185 s 7; 1993 SL No. 418 s 8; 1994 SL No. 193 s 3;
1994SL No. 407 s 6; 1997 SL No. 217 s 2 sch;
1998 SL No. 279 s 4; 2000SL No. 136 s 34; 2002 SL No. 138 s
23Gaming machine performance records
36prev s 36 sub 1997 SL No. 217 s 9amd
1998 SL No. 84 s 8om 2000 SL No. 136 s 42press36amd1993SLNo.418s9;1997SLNo.217s2sch;2000SL No. 136 s 35;
2000 SL No. 286 s 11; 2001 SL No. 126 s 5; 2002SL No. 138 s
24Alterations or obliterations to
recordss 37prev s 37 amd 1993 SL No. 418 s 14;
1995 SL No. 230 s 8; 1995 SL No. 267s 3; 1997 SL No.
75 s 3om 2000 SL No. 136 s 42pres s 37 amd
1993 SL No. 418 s 10; 2000 SL No. 136 s 36Installation,
removal and alteration of gaming machiness 38amd
1993 SL No. 418 s 11; 2000 SL No. 136 s 37Day
prescribed—Act, s 299(1)s 39sub 1995 SL No.
230 s 4Numberofgamingmachinesforwhichcommunitybenefitstatementisrequired—Act, s 305s
39Ains 2000 SL No. 286 s 12Monthly gaming
machine reconciliation reports 40prev
s 40 amd 1997 SL No. 75 s 5om 1997 SL No. 217 s 12pres
s 40 amd 1993 SL No. 121 s 4; 1995 SL No. 230 s 5; 1997 SL No.
217s 7; 2002 SL No. 138 s 25Meaning of “monthly gaming deposit”s
41prev s 41 amd 1993 SL No. 418 s 16; 1997 SL
No. 75 s 6om 1997 SL No. 217 s 12pres s 41 ins
1992 SL No. 185 s 8amd 1992 SL No. 297 s 5; 1993 SL No. 418 s
12
65Gaming Machine Regulation 1991sub
1994 SL No. 407 s 7amd 1995 SL No. 230 s 6sub 1997 SL No.
217 s 8amd 2000 SL No. 136 s 39Periodic gaming
depositsprov hdgamd 1992 SL No.
297 s 6(1)s 42ins 1992 SL No. 185 s 8amd
1992 SL No. 297 s 6(2)–(3); 1993 SL No. 418 s 13; 1994 SL No. 407 s
8;1995 SL No. 230 s 7sub 1997 SL No.
217 s 8amd 2000 SL No. 136 s 40; 2002 SL No. 138 s
26Monthly variances records 43ins
1997 SL No. 217 s 8amd 1998 SL No. 84 s 14; 2000 SL No. 136 s
41; 2002 SL No. 138 s 27Day prescribeds 44amd
1993 SL No. 418 s 15; 1997 SL No. 217 s 10; 2000 SL No. 136 s
43;2001 SL No. 126 s 6Gaming machine
taxs 45sub 1997 SL No. 75 s 4; 1997 SL No.
217 s 11amd 1998 SL No. 211 s 3sub 2000 SL No.
137 s 8amd 2001 SL No. 126 s 7Percentage of
gaming machine tax payable into community investment
fund—Act,s 314s 46prev
s 46 amd 1997 SL No. 217 s 2 schom 2000 SL No.
136 s 47pres s 46 ins 1993 SL No. 418 s 17sub
1997 SL No. 217 s 13; 2000 SL No. 286 s 13Percentage of
major facilities levy—Act, s 316B(3)s 46Ains
2001 SL No. 126 s 8Penalty for late payment—Act, s
319(1)(a)s 47 prov hdgamd 2000 SL No.
136 s 44sub 2001 SL No. 126 s 9Crediting of
payments—Act, s 319(1)(b)s 48amd 1993 SL No.
418 s 18; 1997 SL No. 217 s 14sub 2000 SL No.
136 s 45amd 2001 SL No. 126 s 10Numbering and
renumbering of regulations 49prev s 49 ins
2000 SL No. 136 s 48om R7 (see RA s 37)Refund
applicationss 50amd 1997 SL No. 217 s 2 sch; 2000 SL
No. 136 s 46
66Gaming Machine Regulation 1991Prescribed liquor licences—Act, s 2s
51ins 1992 SL No. 185 s 9sub 1994 SL No.
193 s 5; 1995 SL No. 230 s 9Approved
financierss 52ins 1999 SL No. 232 s 3sub
2000 SL No. 260 s 3amd 2002 SL No. 138 s 28Evaluation by
chief executives 53ins 2002 SL No. 128 s 11SCHEDULE 1—ENTITIESamd 1992 SL No.
185 s 10; 1993 SL No. 418 s 19; 1995 SL No. 230 s 10sub
2000 SL No. 136 s 49amd 2002 SL No. 138 s 29SCHEDULE
2—CONDITIONS TO WHICH A GAMING MACHINE LICENCE ISSUBJECTamd 1992 SL No.
297 s 7; 1993 SL No. 121 s 5; 1993 SL No. 418 s 20; 1994SL
No. 407 s 9; 1997 SL No. 217 ss 15, 2 sch; 1998 SL No. 84 s 9;
2000SL No. 136 s 50 sch; 2000 SL No. 286 s 14;
2001 SL No. 126 s 11SCHEDULE 3—RULES ANCILLARY TO GAMINGsch
hdgprev sch hdg amd 1997 SL No. 217 s 2
schschamd 1992 SL No. 185 s 11 (om 1992 SL
No. 297 s 11); 1992 SL No. 297 s 8;1993 SL No. 121 s
6; 1993 SL No. 418 s 21; 1997 SL No. 217 s 2 schprev
sch 3 om 2000 SL No. 136 s 51pressch3amd1993SLNo.121s7;1997SLNo.217s2sch;2000SL No. 136 s 52;
2002 SL No. 138 s 30SCHEDULE 4—RESTRICTED COMPONENTSamd
2000 SL No. 136 s 53SCHEDULE 5—FEESsub 1997 SL No.
217 s 16amd 1998 SL No. 84 s 15; 2000 SL No. 137 s
9sub 2000 SL No. 136 s 54amd 2000 SL No.
286 s 15; 2001 SL No. 126 s 12sub 2001 SL No.
270 s 8amd 2002 SL No. 128 s 12; 2002 SL No. 244 s
9SCHEDULE 6—PRESCRIBED LIQUOR LICENCESins
1994 SL No. 193 s 6amd 1994 SL No. 407 s 10; 1995 SL No. 230 s
11; 1997 SL No. 115 s 3; 1997SLNo.401s3;1998SLNo.279s5;1999SLNo.102s3;1999SL No. 180 s 3;
1999 SL No. 196 s 3; 2000 SL No. 136 s 55; 2000 SL No.137 s
9; 2000 SL No. 286 s 16; 2001 SL No. 126 s 13
