Contents (1996 - 86)
Public Lotteries Act 1996 No 86
Status information

Long title

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Objects of Act
4 Definitions
5 Meaning of “public lottery”

Part 2 Conduct of public lotteries

6 Public lotteries not unlawful
7 Contracts or agreements relating to public lotteries enforceable
8 Unlawful conduct of public lottery by licensee
9 Exculpation of certain persons from certain offences

Part 3 Licences to conduct public lotteries

10 Application for licence
11 Special provisions relating to applications by statutory authorities
12 Grant of licence
13 Conditions of licence
14 Withdrawal of approval or appointment of agent under conditions of licence
15 Alteration of conditions of licence
16 Term of licence
17 Disciplinary action against licensee
18 Rectification order as alternative to disciplinary action
19 Temporary suspension of licence
20 Completion of public lottery following cancellation, revocation or suspension of licence
21 Surrender or revocation of licence

Part 4 Rules for conduct of public lotteries

22 Making of rules
23 Approval and publication of rules
24 Display of rules
25 Rules inconsistent with Act

Part 5 Financial provisions relating to public lotteries

Division 1 Prize fund

26 Application of subscriptions to prize fund
27 Prize fund account

Division 2 Duty payable to Treasurer

28 Payment of general duty
29 Payment of licence duty
30 Additional duty because of non-payment
31 Payment of duty into Consolidated Fund
32 Irrevocable licence conditions
33 Sharing of duty with participating areas

Division 3 Miscellaneous

34 Sport and Recreation Fund—soccer football pool duty
35 False statements as to revenue
36 Recovery of money

Part 6 Other provisions relating to public lotteries

Division 1 General

37 Special provision relating to appointment of statutory authorities as agents
38 Publicity concerning prizewinners
39 Advertising of public lotteries
40 Betting syndicates
41 Unauthorised betting syndicates prohibited
42 Advertising of unauthorised betting syndicate prohibited
43 Credit betting prohibited

Division 2 Minors

44 Licensee or agent not to accept entry or payment from minor
45 Person not to enter or subscribe to public lottery on behalf of minor
46 Minor not to enter public lottery
47 Minors not to be detained

Division 3 Instant lotteries

48 Definitions
49 Application of Division
50 Verification of tickets and prizes
51 Clarification of certain rules for winning prizes in instant lotteries

Part 7 Enforcement

Division 1 Provision of information to Minister

52 Licensees and agents to inform Minister of changed circumstances
53 Minister may require information relating to licensees and agents
54 Minister may require person to provide particulars concerning key employees
55 Minister may require key employees to provide information
56 Failure of key employee to provide required information
57 Power to terminate employment of key employee at Minister’s direction
58 Destruction of finger and palm prints of former key employees

Division 2 Directions by Minister

59 Prejudice to integrity of public lottery involving licensees or other persons
60 Minister may direct licensee to terminate certain agency arrangements
61 Prejudice to integrity of public lottery involving key employee

Division 3 Contracts

62 Definitions
63 Notice of proposed controlled contracts or variations of controlled contracts to be given
64 Notice to show cause why controlled contract should not be terminated
65 Effect of termination
66 Parties to terminated contract must not give effect to it
67 Parties to contract may be required to provide information

Division 4 Investigations

68 Investigations

Division 5 Inspectors

69 Appointment of inspectors
70 Identification of inspectors
71 Right of inspectors to enter premises
72 Search warrant
73 Powers of inspectors
74 Offences relating to inspectors

Division 6 Proceedings for offences

75 Proceedings for offences
76 Time within which proceedings may be commenced
77 Persons who may bring proceedings
78 Offences by corporations

Part 8 Miscellaneous

79 Act binds Crown
79A Review by Administrative Decisions Tribunal of certain decisions under this Act
80 Secrecy
81 Delegation
82 Service of documents
83 Regulations
83A Responsible conduct of gambling activities
84 Repeals
85 (Repealed)
86 Savings, transitional and other provisions
87 Review of Act

 Schedule 1 (Repealed)

 Schedule 2 Savings, transitional and other provisions

Historical notes