Paper sheet handling apparatus

A paper sheet handling apparatus comprising:

• a first facing section and a second facing section which are arranged so as to face each other with an insertion space interposed therebetween, the insertion space having a paper sheet inserted from an insertion port;
• and
• a conveyance section that, in a state of protruding from a first opening portion of the first facing section toward the insertion space, conveys the paper sheet inserted into the insertion space, wherein
• the first facing section includes a first shutter that openably closes the first opening portion,
• the first facing section is disposed so as to be movable, in a facing direction where the first facing section and the second facing section face each other, to an insertion position at a time when the paper sheet is inserted and a conveyance position at a time when the paper sheet is conveyed by the conveyance section, and
• the first facing section and the conveyance section include first shutter opening/closing units which open the first opening portion by meshing with each other to open the first shutter when the first facing section moves from the insertion position to the conveyance position.