New South Wales Consolidated Acts

GAMING MACHINES ACT 2001 - SECT 45B

45B Disclosure of information in relation to players

(1) In this section--

"account card" means a card--

(a) issued by a hotelier or club to a person when the person opens up a player account with the hotelier or club, and

(b) through which the person can access money held in the player account for the purposes of operating electronic payment gaming machines in the hotel or on the premises of the club.

"electronic payment gaming machine" means an approved gaming machine that can be operated by means of a player card.

"player account" means an account opened by a person with a hotelier or club for the purposes of operating electronic payment gaming machines in the hotel or on the premises of the club.

"player card" means--

(a) an account card, or

(b) a Smartcard.

"Smartcard" means a card--

(a) issued by a hotelier or club, and

(b) on which information and credit in relation to the operation of electronic payment gaming machines can be stored electronically.

(2) Any information obtained by a hotelier or club in relation to any person to whom the hotelier or club has issued a player card must not be disclosed except--

(a) with the consent of the person to whom the information relates, or

(b) for the purposes of law enforcement, or

(c) to any person (including an inspector) who is lawfully entitled to have access to the information.

(3) Any person who acquires any information contained in a player activity statement must not disclose the information to any person unless the person disclosing the information--

(a) is the person to whom the information relates, or

(b) is authorised or required to do so by law.

: Maximum penalty--100 penalty units.