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Gambling Act 2003

Gambling - Licensing of class 4 gambling - Other matters

83: Obligation on disposal of gaming machines

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"Telling the government when you get rid of a gaming machine"

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If you have a class 4 operator's licence and you get rid of a gaming machine, you must tell the Secretary some information within 20 working days. You need to say what kind of machine it is, including the manufacturer, model, and serial number, and how you got rid of it. You also need to say who you sold it to, if that is what you did, and how to contact them. If you do not do this, you can get in trouble and have to pay a fine of up to $5,000. You can find more information about the rules that were changed to make this law by looking at the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 and the Criminal Procedure Act 2011.

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Part 2Gambling
Licensing of class 4 gambling: Other matters

83Obligation on disposal of gaming machines

  1. The holder or former holder of a class 4 operator’s licence must provide the following information to the Secretary within 20 working days of disposing of a gaming machine:

  2. the manufacturer, model, and serial number of the gaming machine and any other details necessary to identify the gaming machine with ease; and
    1. the means of disposal; and
      1. if relevant, the name of the acquirer of the gaming machine and the details necessary to contact the acquirer with ease.

        1. The holder or former holder of a class 4 operator’s licence who contravenes this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

        Notes
        • Section 83(1): amended, on , by section 48(1) of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).
        • Section 83(1)(aa): inserted, on , by section 48(2) of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).
        • Section 83(1)(b): amended, on , by section 48(3) of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).
        • Section 83(2): amended, on , by section 48(4) of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).
        • Section 83(2): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).