New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC LOTTERIES ACT 1996

- As at 13 December 2007
- Act 86 of 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           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
   24A.    Display of notice that minors prohibited from entering lottery
   25.     Rules inconsistent with Act

   PART 5 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LOTTERIES

           Division 1 - Prize fund

   25A.    Separate prize funds
   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
   37A.    Agreements with interstate authorities
   38.     Publicity concerning prizewinners
   39.     Advertising of public lotteries
   39A.    Direct payment of prizes by agent
   40.     Betting syndicates
   41.     Unauthorised betting syndicates prohibited
   42.     Advertising of unauthorised betting syndicate prohibited
   42A.    Advertising of alleged method for winning prohibited
   43.     Credit betting prohibited
   43A.    Unauthorised selling of entries in or subscriptions to public lottery prohibited
   43B.    Unauthorised promotion or marketing of public lottery prohibited
   43C.    Person not to enter or subscribe to public lottery for or on behalf of another for fee or reward
   43D.    False claims for prizes

           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