Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A person must not—
(a) break a seal securing a computer cabinet or gain access to any thing within the computer cabinet; or
(b) affix a seal to a computer cabinet; or
(c) break any seal protecting the integrity of the game program of a gaming machine; or
(d) remove, replace or in any way affect or interfere with the operation of a computer cabinet or any thing within the computer cabinet; or
S. 3.5.11(1)(e) amended by No. 58/2009 s. 129(2).
(e) remove or interfere with any security device of gaming equipment or monitoring equipment; or
(f) interfere with the normal operation of the reel assemblies of a gaming machine; or
(g) remove or interfere with the housing protecting the mechanical meters of a gaming machine; or
(h) interfere with the normal operation of the mechanical meters of a gaming machine; or
(i) disconnect or interfere with a connection between a mechanical meter and a computer cabinet; or
S. 3.5.11(1)(j) substituted by No. 4/2014 s. 29.
(j) interfere with information stored or transmitted electronically by any—
(i) gaming machine; or
(ii) linked jackpot arrangement; or
(iii) electronic monitoring system; or
(iv) player account equipment installed on or in a gaming machine; or
(v) pre-commitment system; or
(k) remove, alter or otherwise interfere with the electronic monitoring system or application software; or
S. 3.5.11(1)(l) amended by No. 58/2009 s. 129(3).
(l) remove or interfere with any mark or seal affixed to gaming equipment or monitoring equipment to preserve the integrity of operation of the gaming equipment or monitoring equipment; or
(m) remove, alter or otherwise interfere with the manufacturer's identification plate or the manufacturer's serial number of a gaming machine; or
(n) remove, alter or otherwise interfere with an identification label affixed to a gaming machine under section 3.5.8; or
(o) affix any thing capable of being represented as being a label referred to in section 3.5.8 to a gaming machine or a device capable of being represented as being a gaming machine.
Penalty: 400 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or both.
S. 3.5.11(2) amended by No. 58/2009 s. 129(4).
(2) If any of the matters referred to in subsection (1) have occurred, the person on whose premises the gaming equipment or monitoring equipment is located is guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty not exceeding 400 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or both.
S. 3.5.11(3) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 62.11).
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (2) to prove that the accused or an employee or agent of the accused took reasonable precautions to ensure that this section was not contravened.
(4) Nothing in this section applies to anything done by—
S. 3.5.11(4)(a) amended by No. 104/2004 s. 39(5)(d).
(a) an inspector or the holder of a gaming industry employee's licence acting in the ordinary course of his or her duty; or
(b) a person authorised in writing by the Commission.
(5) A function of the Commission under this section may be performed by any commissioner.