GAMING MACHINES ACT 1992 - SECT 56

GAMING MACHINES ACT 1992 - SECT 56

56—Minors not permitted in gaming areas

        (1)         A minor must not enter or remain in a gaming area or operate a gaming machine on licensed premises.

Maximum penalty: $2 500.

Expiation fee: $210.

        (2)         Where a minor enters or remains in a gaming area or operates a gaming machine on licensed premises, the licensee and the gaming manager on duty at the time are each guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $10 000.

Expiation fee: $1 200.

        (3)         It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (2) for the defendant to prove that he or she took reasonable steps to prevent the entry of the minor to, or to remove the minor from, the gaming area or to prevent him or her from operating the gaming machine.

        (4)         A holder of a gaming machine licence or a gaming manager who permits a minor to enter or remain in a gaming area on the licensed premises, or to operate a gaming machine on the premises, is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $20 000.

Expiation fee: $1 200.

        (4a)         A person must not knowingly assist a minor or enable a minor to enter or remain in a gaming area on the licensed premises.

Maximum penalty: $10 000.

Expiation fee: $1 200.

        (5)         A minor who operates a gaming machine in contravention of this section is not entitled to any winnings he or she may have made on the machine and those winnings are forfeited to the Commissioner and must be paid into the Gamblers Rehabilitation Fund.