{"id":"soccer-football-pools-act-1978","name":"Soccer Football Pools Act 1978","slug":"soccer-football-pools-act-1978","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":30514,"registerId":"nt-soccer-football-pools-act-1978-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Soccer Football Pools Act 1978","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nSOCCER FOOTBALL POOLS ACT 1978\nAs in force at 25 November 2011\nTable of provisions\nPart I Preliminary\n1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n2A Objects ............................................................................................ 1\n3 Interpretation ................................................................................... 1\nPart II Licences\n4 Application ....................................................................................... 2\n5 Minister may require bond or reject ................................................. 3\n6 Duty to maintain bond ...................................................................... 4\n7 Minister shall grant licence .............................................................. 4\n8 Conditions........................................................................................ 4\n9 Life of licence................................................................................... 5\n10 Alteration of conditions .................................................................... 5\n11 Revocation of licence ...................................................................... 6\n11A Licence not transferable .................................................................. 6\nPart III Conduct of pools\n12 Rules ............................................................................................... 7\n13 Persons not to conduct pools unless licensed ................................. 7\n14 Approved representatives ................................................................ 7\n15 Persons not to receive entry forms, &c. ........................................... 8\n16 Commission ..................................................................................... 8\n17 Infants .............................................................................................. 8\n18 Exculpation from other offences ...................................................... 8\nPart IV Application of subscriptions\n19 Application of subscriptions ............................................................. 9\n20 Agreements ................................................................................... 10\n21 Prize fund ...................................................................................... 11\nPart V Inspection and audit\n22 Appointment of inspectors ............................................................. 11\n23 Powers of inspector ....................................................................... 12\n24 Protection of inspectors ................................................................. 13\n25 Audit .............................................................................................. 13\n\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 ii\nPart VI Miscellaneous\n26 Recoveries..................................................................................... 14\n27 Service........................................................................................... 14\n28 Offences ........................................................................................ 14\n28A Regulatory offences....................................................................... 15\n28B Codes of practice........................................................................... 15\n29 Regulations.................................................................................... 15\nENDNOTES\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 25 November 2011\n____________________\nSOCCER FOOTBALL POOLS ACT 1978\nAn Act to provide for the promotion, conduct and operation of soccer\nfootball pools\nPart I Preliminary\n1 Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Soccer Football Pools Act 1978.\n2 Commencement\nThis Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by\nproclamation.\n2A Objects\nThe objects of this Act are:\n(a) to promote probity and integrity in gaming;\n(b) to maintain the probity and integrity of persons engaged in\ngaming in the Territory;\n(c) to promote fairness, integrity and efficiency in the operations\nof persons engaged in gaming in the Territory;\n(d) to reduce any adverse social impact of gaming; and\n(e) to promote a balanced contribution by the gaming industry to\ngeneral community benefit and amenity.\n3 Interpretation\nIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:\napproved representative, in relation to a licensee, means a\nperson appointed under section 14(2).\n\nPart II Licences\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 2\ncorresponding law means a law of a State or another Territory of\nthe Commonwealth under which a person is authorized to promote,\nconduct or operate soccer football pools.\nentry form means an entry form required by the rules to enable a\nperson to enter a soccer football pool.\ninspector means a person appointed under section 22.\nlicence means a licence in force under this Act.\nlicensee means the holder of a licence.\nparticipating State means a State or Territory of the\nCommonwealth in which a person is authorized to promote,\nconduct or operate soccer football pools under a corresponding\nlaw.\nprize fund means the fund represented by an ADI account referred\nto in section 21.\nrules, in relation to a soccer football pool, means rules made by a\nlicensee in relation to soccer football pools promoted, conducted or\noperated by him and in force under section 12.\nsoccer football pool means a game the results of which depend\non the outcome of soccer football matches.\nPart II Licences\n4 Application\n(1) A person may apply to the Minister for a licence to promote,\nconduct and operate soccer football pools.\n(2) An application must be in a form approved by the Minister and must\nbe accompanied by the prescribed fee.\n(3) An application must contain or be accompanied by any additional\ninformation that the Minister requests.\n(4) If this section is not complied with, the Minister may refuse to\nconsider the application.\n(5) The Minister may refund the whole or part of the application fee.\n\nPart II Licences\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 3\n5 Minister may require bond or reject\n(1) The Minister may, by instrument in writing:\n(a) require a person who makes an application under section 4 to\nlodge a bond with the Minister within the time specified in the\ninstrument;\n(b) grant, either conditionally or unconditionally, a licence; or\n(c) refuse to grant an application under section 4.\n(1A) In determining whether to grant or refuse to grant a licence, the\nMinister must have regard to whether:\n(a) the person is of good repute, having regard to character,\nhonesty and integrity;\n(b) the person is of sound and stable financial background;\n(c) in respect of a corporation – it has or has arranged a\nsatisfactory ownership, trust or corporate structure;\n(d) the person has or is able to obtain financial resources that are\nadequate to ensure the financial viability of the business\nproposed to be conducted and to obtain the services of\npersons who have sufficient experience in the management\nand operation of the business;\n(e) the person has sufficient business ability to establish and\nmaintain the business proposed to be conducted;\n(f) the person or any person to be involved in the management or\noperation of the business proposed to be conducted has any\nassociation with any person, body or association who or\nwhich, in the opinion of the Minister, is not of good repute\nhaving regard to character, honesty and integrity or has\nundesirable or unsatisfactory financial resources; and\n(g) each director, partner, trustee, executive officer and secretary\nand any other officer or person determined by the Minister to\nbe associated or connected with the ownership, administration\nor management of the operations or business of the person is\na suitable person to act in that capacity.\n(2) The Minister may extend the time for lodgment of the bond under\nsubsection (1).\n\nPart II Licences\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 4\n(3) The bond referred to in subsection (1) is a bond:\n(a) in a form; and\n(b) executed by an insurer,\napproved by the Minister, binding the insurer:\n(c) to pay to the Minister any amount of duty required under\nsection 19(1)(b) that the licensee fails to pay; and\n(d) in addition, if the licence is revoked under section 11, to pay to\nthe Minister such amount as may be demanded by the\nMinister not exceeding an amount equal to the amount that\nbecame payable (whether or not it was paid) to the Minister\nunder section 19(1)(b) during the period of 2 months that last\npreceded the revocation of the licence,\nbut so that the insurer will not be required under the bond to meet a\ntotally liability in respect of the matters referred to in paragraphs (c)\nand (d) that exceeds $100,000.\n6 Duty to maintain bond\nA licensee shall not do any thing which causes a bond lodged in\naccordance with section 5 not to be in force during any period while\nhis licence is in force.\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units.\n7 Minister shall grant licence\n(1) Subject to this section, the Minister shall grant a licence to a person\nwho:\n(a) made an application under section 4;\n(b) was required under section 5(1)(a) to lodge a bond with the\nMinister; and\n(c) lodged the bond required within the time specified under\nsection 5(1)(a) or (2).\n(2) The Minister shall not, while a licence is in force, grant another\nlicence.\n8 Conditions\n(1) A licence granted under this Act shall be subject to such conditions\nas the Minister considers appropriate to control the conduct of the\nsoccer football pool.\n\nPart II Licences\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 5\n(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the conditions of a\nlicence may include conditions relating to:\n(a) the opening by the licensee of an office in the Territory and the\ndays on which and the times between which that office shall\nbe open for business;\n(b) the subsidizing by the licensee of the prize fund, to the extent\nnecessary to enable prizes to be maintained at such level as\nthe Minister specifies, for a period not exceeding 5 years from\nthe day of commencement of the period the licence is in force;\n(c) the rate of commission to be paid by the licensee to approved\nrepresentatives;\n(d) the rules in accordance with which soccer football pools shall\nbe promoted, conducted or operated by the licensee;\n(e) the maximum amount that a person may subscribe in respect\nof one entry in a soccer football pool promoted, conducted or\noperated by the licensee;\n(f) the printing in entry forms for a soccer football pool promoted,\nconducted or operated by the licensee of such of the rules, or\nextracts from the rules, as are specified in the conditions; and\n(g) the frequency with which soccer football pools shall be\npromoted, conducted or operated by the licensee.\n9 Life of licence\nSubject to this Act, a licence document is in force for 10 years from\nthe date on which it was granted or such lesser period as is\nspecified in the licence.\n10 Alteration of conditions\n(1) Subject to this section, the Minister may alter the conditions to\nwhich a licence is subject by:\n(a) imposing an additional condition on that licence;\n(b) amending a condition of that licence;\n(c) substituting one condition for another condition in that licence;\nor\n(d) revoking any condition of that licence.\n\nPart II Licences\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 6\n(2) The Minister shall, before altering the conditions of a licence under\nthis section:\n(a) give the licensee a notice in writing:\n(i) setting out the terms of the proposed alteration; and\n(ii) inviting the licensee to make representations to the\nMinister concerning the proposed alteration within the\nperiod specified in the notice; and\n(b) after the expiration of that period, consider any\nrepresentations made to him by or on behalf of the licensee.\n11 Revocation of licence\n(1) The Minister may, by notice in writing given to a licensee, revoke a\nlicence if the licensee:\n(a) fails to comply with:\n(i) this Act or a regulation;\n(ii) the rules; or\n(iii) any condition of the licence; or\n(b) applies to the Minister for the revocation of the licence; or\n(c) is a corporation and a dealing with or in respect of shares of,\nor other instruments issued by, the corporation that, in the\nopinion of the Minister, affects the control of the corporation,\ntakes place without the consent in writing of the Minister.\n(2) The revocation of a licence under subsection (1) takes effect:\n(a) subject to paragraph (b), on the day on which the notice of\nrevocation is given to the licensee; or\n(b) if a later day is specified in the notice of revocation, that later\nday.\n11A Licence not transferable\nA licence is not transferable by the licensee.\n\nPart III Conduct of pools\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 7\nPart III Conduct of pools\n12 Rules\n(1) A licensee may make rules not inconsistent with this Act for or with\nrespect to the promotion, conduct and operation by him of soccer\nfootball pools.\n(2) A rule made pursuant to subsection (1) shall be approved in writing\nby the Minister.\n(3) A rule made under subsection (1) shall:\n(a) be notified in the Gazette; and\n(b) take effect on and from:\n(i) the date of notification in the Gazette; or\n(ii) a later date specified in the rule.\n13 Persons not to conduct pools unless licensed\nA person shall not promote, conduct or operate a soccer football\npool unless he is a licensee.\nMaximum penalty: 17 penalty units.\n14 Approved representatives\n(1) The Minister may by notice in writing approve of:\n(a) a person; or\n(b) a class of persons,\nbeing appointed under subsection (2) as approved representatives\nof a licensee.\n(2) A licensee may, by instrument in writing, appoint a person:\n(a) approved under subsection (1); or\n(b) within a class of persons so approved,\nto be an approved representative of the licensee for the collection\nof entry forms for, and subscriptions in respect of, soccer football\npools promoted, conducted or operated by that licensee.\n\nPart III Conduct of pools\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 8\n15 Persons not to receive entry forms, &c.\nA person who is not an approved representative of a licensee shall\nnot receive on behalf of the licensee entry forms for, and\nsubscriptions in respect of, soccer football pools promoted,\nconducted or operated by that licensee.\n16 Commission\nA licensee shall not pay a commission to a person unless that\nperson is an approved representative of the licensee.\n17 Infants\n(1) A licensee or an approved representative of a licensee shall not\naccept from a person who is an infant an entry form for, and a\nsubscription in respect of, a soccer football pool.\n(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against\nsubsection (1) if the defendant:\n(a) had no reason to believe; and\n(b) did not believe,\nthat the person from whom he accepted an entry form and\nsubscription was an infant.\n(3) An infant shall not enter a soccer football pool.\nMaximum penalty: 0.8 penalty unit.\n18 Exculpation from other offences\n(1) A person is not guilty of an offence under any law other than this\nAct by reason only that:\n(a) he enters a soccer football pool by means of an entry form;\n(b) if he is a licensee, he promotes, conducts or operates a\nsoccer football pool in accordance with this Act and with the\nconditions of his licence;\n(c) he is concerned in the promotion, conduct or operation of a\nsoccer football pool promoted, conducted or operated by a\nlicensee in accordance with this Act and with the conditions of\nhis licence;\n(d) he prints or publishes any thing relating to a soccer football\npool promoted, conducted or operated by a licensee in\naccordance with this Act and with the conditions of his licence;\n\nPart IV Application of subscriptions\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 9\n(e) he is the owner or occupier of any house, office, room or other\nplace used for the purpose of, or in connection with, a soccer\nfootball pool promoted, conducted or operated by a licensee in\naccordance with this Act and with the conditions of his licence;\nor\n(f) he prints or publishes the results of, or information as to the\nprize money payable in respect of, a soccer football pool\npromoted, conducted or operated under a corresponding law.\nPart IV Application of subscriptions\n19 Application of subscriptions\n(1) Out of the subscriptions received by him in respect of soccer\nfootball pools promoted, conducted or operated by him, whether in\nthe Territory or elsewhere, the licensee shall:\n(a) pay into the prize fund an amount equal to:\n(i) 37 per cent; or\n(ii) if a greater percentage is prescribed, that greater\npercentage; and\n(b) subject to section 20(2), pay to the Minister as duty an amount\nequal to:\n(i) where in a financial year total subscriptions to soccer\nfootball pools held in that year are not more than\n$104,000,000 and have never been more than\n$104,000,000 in any preceding financial year and:\n(A) total subscriptions to the pool do not exceed\n$1,000,000:\n0.34 x T; or\n(B) total subscriptions to the pool exceed $1,000,000:\n0.34 x T + 0.01 x T x (N – 1,000,000); and\nN\n(ii) in all other cases – 0.35 x T,\nwhere:\nT = the amount subscribed in the Territory to the pool; and\n\nPart IV Application of subscriptions\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 10\nN = total subscriptions to the pool.\n(2) A licensee shall, within 7 days of the end of each month:\n(a) pay to the Minister the amount of duty owed under this Act by\nthat licensee in respect of subscriptions received by that\nlicensee during that month; and\n(b) forward with that payment such financial, statistical or other\nstatements relating to the soccer football pool as the Minister\ndirects, either generally or in respect of a particular soccer\nfootball pool, in a notice in writing given to the licensee.\n(3) If payment of the duty referred to in subsection (1) is not made\nwithin the time specified in subsection (2) the licensee shall, in\naddition to that duty, pay to the Minister as additional duty an\namount that is equal to 10 per cent of the amount of the unpaid duty\nin respect of each month, calculated from the expiration of the time\nreferred to in subsection (2), during which the duty remains unpaid.\n(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), the Minister may in any case in\nwhich he sees fit to do so, forgo the whole or any part of the\nadditional duty referred to in that subsection, or allow further time\nfor the payment thereof.\n20 Agreements\n(1) If a licensee proposes to promote, conduct and operate soccer\nfootball pools in the Territory and also in a participating State, the\nMinister may enter into an agreement with the appropriate Minister\nor other appropriate authority of that participating State with respect\nto:\n(a) the division between him and that appropriate Minister or\nauthority of the amount referred to in section 19(1)(b); or\n(b) the exclusion from the subscriptions by reference to which the\namount referred to in section 19(1)(b) is to be calculated of\nsuch subscriptions as are specified in the agreement.\n(2) Where an agreement referred to in subsection (1)(b) provides for\nthe exclusion of subscriptions by reference to which the amount of\nduty under section 19(1)(b) is to be calculated, the amount of duty\nto be paid by the licensee under that section shall be calculated on\nthe subscriptions that are not specified by the agreement as being\nexcluded.\n\nPart V Inspection and audit\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 11\n21 Prize fund\n(1) The part of the subscriptions referred to in section 19(1)(a) shall:\n(a) subject to paragraph (b), be paid into an ADI account kept by\nthe licensee at a bank in the Territory being an account and an\nADI approved in writing by the Minister; or\n(b) if the licensee by whom the subscriptions are received also\npromotes, conducts or operates soccer football pools in a\nparticipating State and the Minister in writing approves of that\npart of the subscriptions being paid into an ADI account kept\nby the licensee in a bank in that State, be paid into that ADI\naccount.\n(2) Any moneys kept in an ADI account referred to in subsection (1)(a)\nthat are not immediately required for the payment of prizes may be\ninvested by the licensee in such manner as the Minister in writing\napproves, and any interest accruing therefrom shall be paid into\nthat account and form part of the prize fund.\n(3) Subject to subsection (2), the moneys kept in an ADI account\nreferred to in subsection (1) may be applied only:\n(a) towards the payment by the licensee of prizes won in soccer\nfootball pools promoted, conducted and operated by him in the\nTerritory or, if a soccer football pool is promoted, conducted\nand operated by him in the Territory and in a participating\nState, in the Territory and in that participating State;\n(b) if the licence granted to the licensee contains a condition\nreferred to in section 8(2)(b), towards the reimbursement of\nthe licensee for any amount by which he subsidizes the prize\nfund; and\n(c) if the Minister so approves in writing, towards the\nreimbursement of the licensee for any amount which before\nthe commencement of this Act, he paid, under a\ncorresponding law under which he was authorized to promote,\nconduct or operate soccer football pools, as a subsidy into a\nprize fund kept under that law.\nPart V Inspection and audit\n22 Appointment of inspectors\nThe Minister may appoint an employee, as defined in the Public\nSector Employment and Management Act 1993, to be an inspector\nfor the purposes of this Act.\n\nPart V Inspection and audit\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 12\n23 Powers of inspector\n(1) For the purposes of this Act and the regulations, an inspector may,\nat any reasonable time:\n(a) enter any part of the premises of a licensee;\n(b) enter any part of the premises (other than a dwelling-house) of\nan approved representative;\n(c) enter any part of the premises (other than a dwelling-house) of\na person who is not a licensee and whom the inspector\nreasonably suspects of promoting, conducting or operating a\nsoccer football pool;\n(d) enter any part of the premises (other than a dwelling-house) of\na person:\n(i) who is not an approved representative; but\n(ii) whom the inspector reasonably suspects of receiving\nentry forms for, or subscriptions in respect of, a soccer\nfootball pool;\n(e) require any person whom the inspector reasonably suspects\nof having the custody, possession or control of any registers,\nbooks, records or documents which relate to, or which the\ninspector reasonably suspects relate to, the promotion,\nconduct or operation of a soccer football pool to:\n(i) produce to him those registers, books, records or\ndocuments; and\n(ii) answer any question with respect to those registers,\nbooks, records or documents, within such reasonable\ntime as may be specified in the requirement; or\n(f) make copies of, or take extracts from, any entries in any such\nregister, book, record or document.\n(2) A person shall not:\n(a) prevent an inspector from exercising any power conferred on\nhim by subsection (1);\n(b) hinder or obstruct an inspector in the exercise of any such\npower;\n(c) fail to comply with a requirement of an inspector under\nsubsection (1)(e); or\n\nPart V Inspection and audit\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 13\n(d) wilfully furnish to an inspector information which is false or\nmisleading in a material particular.\n(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against\nsubsection (2)(c) by reason of the failure of the defendant to answer\na question referred to in subsection (1)(e)(ii) if he proves that he did\nnot know, and could not with reasonable diligence ascertain, the\nanswer to the question.\n(4) A person is not excused from answering any question if required to\ndo so under subsection (1)(e) on the ground that the answer might\ntend to incriminate him or make him liable to a penalty but the\ninformation furnished by him shall not be admissible against him in\nany proceedings, civil or criminal, other than proceedings for an\noffence under subsection (2).\n(5) If an answer to a question referred to in subsection (1)(e)(ii), or any\ninformation whatsoever, is given to an inspector by an officer of a\ncorporation within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001, that is\nconcerned in the promotion, conduct or operation of a soccer\nfootball pool, the answer and information are, for the purposes of\nany proceedings against the corporation under this Act, binding\nupon and admissible in evidence against the corporation unless it is\nproved that the answer or information was given in relation to a\nmatter in respect of which the officer had no authority to bind the\ncorporation.\n(6) Subsection (5) is in addition to and not in derogation of any rule of\nlaw relating to the binding effect and admissibility in evidence of\nstatements made by any officer or employee of a corporation.\n24 Protection of inspectors\nAny matter or thing done by an inspector bona fide for the purpose\nor purported purpose of executing this Act shall not subject the\ninspector personally to any action, liability, claim or demand.\n25 Audit\n(1) The Minister may request the Auditor-General to audit or inspect\nsuch of the accounts of a licensee as relate to the application of\nsubscriptions and the payment of prizes and to furnish him with a\nreport thereon.\n(2) The Auditor-General may appoint some other person to carry out\nan audit or inspection referred to in subsection (1).\n(3) For the purposes of an audit or inspection referred to in\nsubsection (1), the person carrying out the audit or inspection shall\nbe deemed to be an inspector and shall have all the powers and\n\nPart VI Miscellaneous\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 14\nauthorities of an inspector except those powers and authorities that\nrelate to persons who are not licensees or approved\nrepresentatives.\nPart VI Miscellaneous\n26 Recoveries\n(1) An amount that is payable by a person to the Minister under this Act\nbut is not paid may be recovered from that person as a debt due to\nthe Territory in any court of competent jurisdiction.\n(2) For the purpose of any action to recover any such amount a\ncertificate of the Minister certifying the amount alleged to be\npayable by a person and that that amount has not been paid is\nevidence that the amount so specified is payable to the Minister in\naccordance with this Act and has not been paid.\n27 Service\nA notice or order that is required to be served on or given to a\nlicensee under this Act may:\n(a) except in the case of a notice or revocation, be served by post\non the licensee; or\n(b) be left for the licensee with some person apparently in the\nservice of the licensee and apparently over the age of\n16 years,\nat the address at which the licensee carries on business in the\nTerritory or, if the licensee carries on business at more than one\nplace in the Territory, at the address that is, in the opinion of the\nMinister, the principal place of business of the licensee in the\nTerritory.\n28 Offences\n(1) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with this Act is guilty of\nan offence.\n(2) Except where some other penalty is in this Act provided:\n(a) a licensee who is found guilty of an offence against this Act is\nliable to a penalty not exceeding 17 penalty units; and\n(b) a person, not being a licensee, who is found guilty of an\noffence against this Act is liable to a penalty not exceeding\n4 penalty units.\n\nPart VI Miscellaneous\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 15\n(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this Act\n(section 23(2) excepted) if the defendant:\n(a) was employed by a licensee or an approved representative of\na licensee; and\n(b) committed the offence in the course of his employment,\nand the licensee or approved representative is guilty of that offence.\n28A Regulatory offences\nSubject to section 28(3), an offence of contravening or failing to\ncomply with section 17(3) or 19(2) is a regulatory offence.\n28B Codes of practice\n(1) For the purpose of providing practical guidance to a licensee on any\nmatter relating to this Act, the Minister may, by notice in the\nGazette, approve a code of practice.\n(2) A code of practice may consist of a code, standard, rule,\nspecification or provision relating to matters in this Act formulated,\nprepared or adopted by the Minister and may apply, incorporate or\nrefer to a document formulated or published by a body or authority\nas in force at the time the code of practice is approved or as\namended, formulated or published from time to time.\n(3) A notice under subsection (1) must indicate where a copy of the\ncode of practice to which it relates, and all documents incorporated\nor referred to in the code, may be inspected by members of the\npublic and the times during which they may be inspected.\n(4) A licensee must not contravene or fail to comply with a code of\npractice approved under this section.\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units or imprisonment for\n2 years.\n29 Regulations\n(1) The Administrator may make regulations for or with respect to:\n(a) the displaying in those parts to which the public has access of\nthe premises of a licensee or an approved representative of\nthe rules relating to soccer football pools or of extracts from\nthose rules;\n\nPart VI Miscellaneous\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 16\n(b) the days on which and the hours between which a licensee or\nan approved representative may not accept entry forms for, or\nsubscriptions in respect of, a soccer football pool;\n(c) advertisements relating to soccer football pools; and\n(d) any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be\nprescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed\nfor carrying out or giving effect to this Act.\n(2) Regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to\nsuch factors as are specified in the regulations.\n(3) A regulation may impose a penalty not exceeding 2 penalty units for\nany breach thereof.\n\nENDNOTES\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 17\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 (Act No. 79, 1978)\nAssent date 23 August 1978\nCommenced 25 August 1978 (Gaz No. 34, 25 August 1978, p 4)\nSoccer Football Pools Amendment Act 1983 (Act No. 9, 1983)\nAssent date 27 April 1983\nCommenced 27 April 1983\nCriminal Law (Regulatory Offences) Act 1983 (Act No. 68, 1983)\nAssent date 28 November 1983\nCommenced 1 January 1984 (s 2, s 2 Criminal Code Act 1983 (Act No. 47,\n1983), Gaz G46, 18 November 1983, p 11 and Gaz G8,\n26 February 1986, p 5)\nSoccer Football Pools Amendment Act 1989 (Act No. 31, 1988)\nAssent date 14 September 1988\nCommenced s 4: 20 April 1986; rem: 19 April 1989 (Gaz S19,\n19 April 1989)\nCorporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 1990 (Act No. 59, 1990)\nAssent date 14 December 1990\nCommenced 1 January 1991 (s 2, s 2 Corporations (NT) Act 1990 (Act\nNo. 56, 1990) and Gaz S76, 21 December 1990)\nPublic Sector Employment and Management (Consequential Amendments) Act 1993\n(Act No. 28, 1993)\nAssent date 30 June 1993\nCommenced 1 July 1993 (s 2, s 2 Public Sector Employment and\nManagement Act 1993 (Act No. 11, 1993) and Gaz S53,\n29 June 1993)\n\nENDNOTES\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 18\nSentencing (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 (Act No. 17, 1996)\nAssent date 19 April 1996\nCommenced s 7: 19 April 1996; rem: 1 July 1996 (s 2, s 2 Sentencing\nAct 1995 (Act No. 39, 1995) and Gaz S15, 13 June 1996)\nCorporations Reform (Consequential Amendments NT) Act 2001 (Act No. 17, 2001)\nAssent date 29 June 2001\nCommenced 15 July 2001 (s 2, s 2 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth Act No. 50,\n2001) and Cth Gaz S285, 13 July 2001)\nStatute Law Revision (Financial Provisions) Act 2002 (Act No. 38, 2002)\nAssent date 13 September 2002\nCommenced 30 October 2002 (Gaz G43, 3 October 2002, p 3)\nSoccer Football Pools Amendment Act 2004 (Act No. 43, 2004)\nAssent date 14 July 2004\nCommenced 1 September 2004 (Gaz G35, 1 September 2004, p 8)\nPersonal Property Securities (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2010\n(Act No. 30, 2010)\nAssent date 9 September 2010\nCommenced ss 58 to 60: 30 January 2012 (Gaz, S2, 24 January 2012);\nrem: 25 November 2011 (Gaz,S68, 25 November 2011)\nPenalties Amendment (Justice and Treasury Legislation) Act 2010 (Act No. 38, 2010)\nAssent date 18 November 2010\nCommenced 1 February 2011 (Gaz S6, 1 February 2011)\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1 and 22.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\ns 2A ins No. 43, 2004, s 4\ns 3 amd No. 31, 1988, s 6; No. 38, 2002, s 6\ns 4 amd No. 43, 2004, s 5\ns 5 amd No. 43, 2004, s 6\ns 6 amd No. 38, 2010, s 3\nss 8 – 9 amd No. 31, 1988, s 6\ns 11A ins No. 30, 2010, s 48\ns 13 amd No. 38, 2010, s 3\ns 17 amd No. 38, 2010, s 3\ns 19 amd No. 9, 1983, s 2; No. 31, 1988, s 4\ns 20 amd No. 9, 1983, s 3; No. 31, 1988, ss 5 and 6\ns 21 amd No. 38, 2002, s 6\ns 22 amd No. 31, 1988, s 6; No. 28, 1993, s 3\ns 23 amd No. 31, 1988, s 6; No. 59, 1990, s 4; No. 17, 2001 s 21\ns 25 amd No. 31, 1988, s 6\ns 28 amd No. 31, 1988, s 6; No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 38, 2010, s 3\ns 28A ins No. 68, 1983, s 96\ns 28B ins No. 43, 2004, s 7\namd No. 38, 2010, s 3\ns 29 amd No. 38, 2010, s 3\n\nENDNOTES\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978 19","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act’s scope has been expanded by later amendments that add express objects addressing probity, social impact and community benefit (s 2A), introduce codes of practice (s 28B) and regulatory offence classification (s 28A), and add licensing mechanics such as non‑transferability (s 11A). These changes broadened compliance, oversight and enforcement duties on licensees and their representatives (see ss 2A, 28A, 28B, 11A)."},"complexity_factors":["Significant Ministerial discretion over grant, conditions, alteration and revocation of licences (ss 5, 7, 8, 10, 11).","Detailed financial obligations and a multi-part duty formula tied to local and total subscriptions, with monthly reporting and late‑payment penalties (s 19(1)–(3)).","Bond mechanics requiring insurer execution and a capped insurer liability, plus duty to maintain bond (ss 5(3), 6).","Prize fund custody and investment rules requiring ADI accounts and Ministerial approvals (s 21).","Broad inspection and compulsion powers, evidentiary rules for corporate officers, and protections for inspectors (ss 22–25).","Offence structure combining general penalties, regulatory offences and heavy penalties for breach of approved codes of practice (ss 28, 28A, 28B).","Ability to enter inter‑jurisdictional agreements affecting duty calculation and exclusion of subscriptions (s 20).","Requirement for ministerial approval of licensee rules and for public notification (s 12), increasing procedural steps.","Potential interaction with corresponding laws in other States/Territories (defined terms and ss 19–21, 20)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act creates a licensing regime for anyone who promotes, conducts or operates soccer football pools in the Northern Territory, and sets rules on how pools must operate, how prize funds are held, and how duties are paid. It establishes inspection, audit and enforcement powers. \n\nThe Minister decides who gets licences and may require an insurer bond or impose conditions (ss 4–11, 5). Licensees must allocate a prescribed share to a prize fund and pay monthly duty under a formula (s 19), keep prize monies in an approved ADI account (s 21) and submit to inspections and audits (ss 22–25); breaches attract penalties (s 28)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has expanded significantly beyond its original 1978 purpose of simply providing for soccer football pools. The 2004 amendments (Act No. 43) introduced section 2A with broad 'objects' clauses covering probity, integrity, fairness, social impact reduction, and community benefit — reflecting modern responsible gambling policy. Section 28B (also 2004) added codes of practice power, allowing the Minister to incorporate external standards. The duty calculation formula in section 19 has been amended multiple times (1983, 1988) to adjust revenue collection. The 2010 amendment added section 11A making licences non-transferable, tightening control. The law has evolved from a simple licensing and revenue statute into a comprehensive regulatory framework with social policy objectives."},"complexity_factors":["Nested conditional logic in duty calculation formula (section 19(1)(b)) with multiple thresholds ($104M annual turnover, $1M pool size) and variables","Cross-referencing between sections (e.g., section 19(1)(b) references section 20(2); section 22 references Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993)","Multiple defined terms in interpretation section (section 3) including technical financial terms like 'ADI account' (Authorized Deposit-taking Institution)","Complex licensing conditions in section 8(2) allowing Minister to specify operational details like commission rates, maximum bets, and frequency of pools","Interaction with 'corresponding laws' of other States/Territories creating inter-jurisdictional complexity (sections 3, 18(1)(f), 20, 21)","Defences and exceptions scattered throughout (sections 17(2), 23(3), 28(3)) creating conditional liability","Amendment history showing 12 amending Acts over 32 years, indicating evolving regulatory framework"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis is a Northern Territory law that creates a licensing system for running **soccer football pools** — a type of betting game where people try to predict the results of soccer matches to win prizes.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   **Licensees:** Companies or individuals who want to run these betting pools. They must get a licence from the Minister, meet strict \"fit and proper\" tests (checking their character, finances, and business skills), and follow detailed rules.\n*   **Players:** People who enter the pools. The law bans children (\"infants\") from playing and limits how much adults can bet.\n*   **Approved representatives:** People authorised to collect entry forms and money on behalf of the licensee.\n*   **The Government:** The Minister controls who gets licences, sets conditions, appoints inspectors to check compliance, and collects duty (a type of tax) on the betting money.\n\n**Key requirements:**\n\n*   **Only one licence at a time:** The Minister can only grant one licence, meaning only one operator can legally run these pools in the NT.\n*   **Money handling:** Licensees must put at least 37% of all bets into a protected \"prize fund\" account to pay winners. They must also pay duty to the government (calculated using a complex formula based on total betting turnover).\n*   **Strict oversight:** Government inspectors can enter business premises, demand documents, and ask questions. The Auditor-General can audit the books.\n*   **Protection from other laws:** Section 18 provides a legal shield — people involved in licensed pools (players, operators, printers, even landlords) cannot be prosecuted under other gambling laws simply for participating in the licensed activity.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis law allows soccer betting pools to operate legally while tightly controlling them to prevent fraud, protect vulnerable people (like children), ensure prize money is available, and generate government revenue. It effectively creates a government-sanctioned monopoly with heavy regulation."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/soccer-football-pools-act-1978","history":"/api/acts/soccer-football-pools-act-1978/history","analysis":"/api/acts/soccer-football-pools-act-1978/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/soccer-football-pools-act-1978/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/soccer-football-pools-act-1978/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/soccer-football-pools-act-1978/documents"}}