{"id":"soccer-football-pools-regulations-1985","name":"SOCCER FOOTBALL POOLS REGULATIONS 1985","slug":"soccer-football-pools-regulations-1985","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":177150,"registerId":"nt-soccer-football-pools-regulations-1985-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"SOCCER FOOTBALL POOLS REGULATIONS 1985","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nSOCCER FOOTBALL POOLS REGULATIONS 1985\nAs in force at 10 July 1985\nTable of provisions\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Percentage of subscriptions to be paid into prize fund .................... 1\nENDNOTES\n\n\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 10 July 1985\n____________________\nSOCCER FOOTBALL POOLS REGULATIONS 1985\nRegulations under the Soccer Football Pools Act 1978\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Soccer Football Pools\nRegulations 1985.\n2 Percentage of subscriptions to be paid into prize fund\nFor the purposes of section 19(1)(a)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed\npercentage is 50%.\n\nENDNOTES\nSoccer Football Pools Regulations 1985 2\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r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub =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 Regulations (SL No. 17, 1985)\nNotified 10 July 1985\nCommenced 10 July 1985\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: r 1.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: prescribing the percentage of subscriptions for prize funds under the Soccer Football Pools Act 1978. The 2018 amendment mentioned in the endnotes is purely formal (updating interpretation provisions) and does not expand the scope."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 regulations total","No defined terms section","Single substantive provision setting one percentage (50%)","No cross-references beyond one reference to the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Total length: approximately 200 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** These are regulations made under the Northern Territory's Soccer Football Pools Act 1978. They set a single, specific rule about how money collected from soccer betting pools must be used.\n\n**What it does:** The regulations require that **50% of all money paid by participants** (called \"subscriptions\") must go into the **prize fund** — the pool of money that gets paid out to winners. This ensures that half of all the money bet goes back to punters as winnings, rather than being kept by the operator or used for other purposes.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **People running soccer football pools** (betting operations) in the Northern Territory — they must comply with this 50% payout rule\n- **People betting on soccer pools** — they benefit from the guaranteed minimum return to players\n\n**Why it matters:** This protects bettors by ensuring a fair chunk of their money actually goes to prizes. Without this rule, operators could theoretically keep most of the money and offer tiny prizes. It's a consumer protection measure for a specific type of gambling popular in the 1970s-80s."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument simply prescribes the percentage for a specific provision of the Soccer Football Pools Act 1978 (s19(1)(a)(ii)). It does not expand or narrow the Act's operative scope within the text provided and does not introduce new categories of persons or activities beyond what the Act contemplates."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive provision: a numeric prescription (50%)","Cross-reference to section 19(1)(a)(ii) of the Act — instrument's effect depends on definitions and powers in the parent Act","No procedural, enforcement or penalty details in the regulation itself (those are in the Act)","Low administrative discretion created by the regulation; compliance requires accounting adjustments by operators","Simple implementation risk but dependent on accurately interpreting the Act's terms (e.g. what counts as 'subscriptions')"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation fixes the share of money from soccer football pools subscriptions that must go into the prize fund at 50% (for the purposes of section 19(1)(a)(ii) of the Soccer Football Pools Act 1978). It requires pool operators to allocate half of subscriptions to prizes, reducing the share available for administration, commissions or other authorised uses. Practically, subscribers finance the prize pool; operators must account for and comply with this uniform split, which limits operator discretion over allocation."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, there is no clear indication that the scope has changed from its original intent. The regulations appear to remain focused on their original purpose of governing soccer football pools operations and associated duties, consistent with what would be expected from a 1985 gambling regulation instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Split administrative responsibility between two government departments (Treasury and Finance vs Tourism and Hospitality) creates potential for jurisdictional confusion","Gambling regulation typically involves layered licensing, financial reporting, and conduct requirements","The interaction between duty provisions and general operational provisions requires readers to navigate two regulatory regimes simultaneously","Limited metadata available (missing Gazette number, maker, and regulation number) makes it difficult to trace full legislative history","As a 1985 instrument that has been reprinted, there may be amendments that have altered its original content"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the rules for running soccer football pools in the relevant Australian jurisdiction, affecting operators, participants, and government agencies that regulate and tax gambling. \n\nThey allocate responsibilities—Treasury and Finance for duties (taxation) and Tourism and Hospitality for conduct—and ensure pools are run fairly, legally, and that the government receives appropriate revenue. In force since 10 July 1985."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/soccer-football-pools-regulations-1985","history":"/api/acts/soccer-football-pools-regulations-1985/history","analysis":"/api/acts/soccer-football-pools-regulations-1985/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/soccer-football-pools-regulations-1985/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/soccer-football-pools-regulations-1985/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/soccer-football-pools-regulations-1985/documents"}}