Sale of gaming machines
85 Sale of gaming machines
A person who sells an approved gaming machine is guilty of an offence unless—
the person is the holder of a dealer’s licence or seller’s licence, or
the person is a director or secretary of a corporation that is the holder of such a licence.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.
It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under subsection (1) if it is proved that the defendant, without being the holder of a seller’s licence, exercised a function of the holder of such a licence but did so only—
for the purpose of receiving training or instruction in the exercise of the function, and
under the supervision of the holder of such a licence.
(Repealed)
The holder of a dealer’s licence or seller’s licence who sells an approved gaming machine otherwise than as authorised by the licence is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.
This section does not prohibit the sale of an approved gaming machine by—
a hotelier or club with the approval of the Authority if any conditions imposed by the Authority when approving the disposal of the gaming machine are complied with, or
a hotelier whose hotel licence has been cancelled or who has been disqualified for a period from holding such a licence, if the sale is effected in accordance with arrangements approved by the Authority, or
a club whose licence under the Liquor Act 2007 has been cancelled (or which has been disqualified for a period from holding a club licence under that Act) if the sale is effected in accordance with arrangements approved by the Authority.
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