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GAMING MACHINE ACT - SECT 59A

Monitoring providers

    (1)     A person must not enter into an agreement with a licensee to provide a basic monitoring service in respect of gaming equipment on the licensee's licensed premises unless the person is authorised under a monitoring provider's licence to enter into the agreement and the Director has approved the terms of the agreement.

Maximum penalty:     500 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.

    (2)     A licensee must not enter into an agreement with a person to provide a basic monitoring service in respect of gaming equipment on the licensee's licensed premises unless the person is authorised under a monitoring provider's licence to enter into the agreement and the Director has approved the terms of the agreement.

Maximum penalty:     500 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.

    (3)     A licensed monitoring provider must not enter into an agreement with a licensee to provide a basic monitoring service in respect of gaming equipment on the licensee's licensed premises if any of the gaming machines on the premises are provided by the Director.

Maximum penalty:     500 penalty units.

    (4)     The licensed monitoring provider under an agreement to provide a basic monitoring service must not provide additional services (for example, the installation, alteration, adjustment, maintenance or repair of gaming equipment that is not electronic monitoring equipment) unless those additional services are approved by the Commission or the Director.

Maximum penalty:     500 penalty units.

    (5)     A licensed monitoring provider must not:

        (a)     employ a person to install, alter, adjust, maintain or repair gaming equipment; or

        (b)     subcontract to a person any of the licensed monitoring provider's obligations to install, alter, adjust, maintain or repair gaming equipment under an agreement to provide a basic monitoring service,

unless the person is authorised under a repairer's licence to install, alter, adjust, maintain or repair the equipment.

Maximum penalty:     500 penalty units.

    (6)     A licensee who does not enter into an agreement with a licensed monitoring provider to provide a basic monitoring service in respect of gaming equipment on the licensee's licensed premises commits an offence.

Maximum penalty:     500 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.

    (7)     Subsection (6) does not apply to a licensee if the gaming equipment is provided by the Director.

    (8)     The Director must enter into an agreement on behalf of the Territory with a licensed monitoring provider to provide a basic monitoring service in respect of gaming equipment on a licensee's licensed premises that is provided by the Director.



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