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Airports (Control of On-Airport Activities) Regulations 1997
137Prohibition of gambling at regulated airports
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#### 137 Prohibition of gambling at regulated airports
(1) A person must not engage in a gambling activity on a regulated airport.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
> Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution under subregulation (1) that the gambling activity was engaged in in accordance with a continued gambling authority or a gambling permission.
> Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to whether the gambling activity was engaged in in accordance with a continued gambling authority or a gambling permission (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).