Gaming Machines Act 2001

A technician who carries out any work on an approved gaming machine in a hotel or on the premises of a club must ensure that the gaming machine is connected to an authorised CMS before the gaming machine is operated for the purposes of gambling.

A technician does not commit an offence under subsection (1) if—

it is not practicable in the circumstances for the approved gaming machine to be connected to an authorised CMS, and

the technician records the following details in a certificate (referred to as a CMS connectivity certificate) that is in the form approved by the Secretary—

the gaming machine concerned,

the reason why it cannot be connected for the time being to an authorised CMS,

the person who has the responsibility for ensuring its connection to an authorised CMS.

If any such details are recorded in a CMS connectivity certificate by a technician in relation to an approved gaming machine in a hotel or on the premises of a club, the hotelier or club must—

keep a copy of the certificate in the hotel or on the premises of the club, and

if requested to do so by an inspector, produce the copy for inspection by the inspector.

A technician must not record any details in a CMS connectivity certificate if the technician does so knowing that those details are false or misleading.

(Repealed)