Gaming Machines Act 2001

The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

In particular, regulations may be made for or with respect to the following—

the manufacture and assembly of, and the design and construction of, approved gaming machines,

the supply, offering to supply, sale, acquisition, ownership, possession, keeping, use, operation, transport, control, management, servicing, repair, maintenance, disposal and destruction of approved gaming machines,

the means of identification, and the appearance, of approved gaming machines,

the terms and conditions of acquisition, ownership, disposal and destruction of approved gaming machines,

the types of approved gaming machines which may, or may not, be kept in hotels and on the premises of clubs,

the installation and location of approved gaming machines in hotels and on the premises of clubs,

the offering and provision of prizes and bonuses relating to the use of approved gaming machines and the calculation and determination of the prizes and bonuses,

the operation of temporary self-exclusion schemes for the patrons of hotels and clubs,

the keeping of records in relation to the keeping of approved gaming machines, the form in which the records are to be kept, the transfer of the records, the inspection of the records and the obtaining of copies of the records,

the furnishing of returns, including periodic returns, in relation to approved gaming machines,

tampering or interfering with approved gaming machines,

the examination and inspection of approved gaming machines,

the sealing of an approved gaming machine to prevent it from being operated without breaking the seal,

the withdrawal of an approved gaming machine from operation until a defect in the gaming machine is rectified,

the removal of approved gaming machines from hotels and the premises of clubs and the disposal of approved gaming machines by sale or otherwise,

the rebuilding or reconstruction of approved gaming machines and the distribution of used or second-hand approved gaming machines,

information to be provided on or in relation to approved gaming machines and the display of signs on or in relation to approved gaming machines,

security procedures for the manufacture, assembly, storage, handling, transport, consignment and receipt of approved gaming machines,

intra-hotel and intra-club linked progressive gaming systems,

the keeping and operation of electronic payment gaming machines in hotels and on the premises of clubs,

the signs to be displayed in the premises of clubs in relation to gaming machine areas,

any other matter that relates to the keeping or operation of approved gaming machines in hotels and on the premises of clubs,

any matter relating to the operation of an authorised CMS,

any matter relating to CMS licences and links licences,

any matter relating to the operation of an authorised linked gaming system,

the purposes for which money in the Community Development Fund may be applied,

the transfer and forfeiture of gaming machine entitlements,

requiring the payment of specified fees in relation to applications made, approvals and certificates given, and other matters arising, under this Act.

The regulations may create offences punishable by a penalty not exceeding 50 penalty units.

The regulations may exempt specified persons or classes of persons from any provision of this Act or the regulations.

A regulation may apply, adopt or incorporate any publication as in force from time to time.