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Criminal Code Act 1899
sch.1-sec.443Definitions for ch 43
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### sch.1-sec.443 Definitions for ch 43
In this chapter—
bet or make a bet includes—
place, change, accept or withdraw a bet; and
cause a bet to be placed, changed, accepted or withdrawn.
encourage includes ask, counsel, incite, induce, persuade, pressure (by threats or otherwise), procure or urge.
match-fixing arrangement , in relation to a sporting event or sporting contingency, means an agreement between 2 or more persons relating to any person engaging in match-fixing conduct in relation to the event or contingency for the purpose of—
obtaining a pecuniary benefit for any person; or
causing a pecuniary detriment to any person.
match-fixing conduct , in relation to a sporting event or the happening of a sporting contingency, means conduct that—
affects, or if engaged in could reasonably be expected to affect, the outcome of the event or the happening of the contingency; and
is contrary to the standards of integrity that an ordinary person would reasonably expect of persons in a position to affect or influence the outcome of the event or the happening of the contingency.
sporting contingency means a contingency—
associated with a sporting event; and
on the happening of which a person may make a bet under a law of the Commonwealth or a State.
sporting event means a sporting competition or activity, whether taking place in Queensland or elsewhere, on the outcome of which a person may make a bet under a law of the Commonwealth or a State.
sch 1 pt 6 div 1 ch 43 s 443 prev s 443 amd 1943 7 Geo 6 No. 14 s 20(1); 1961 10 Eliz 2 No. 11 s 19; 1964 No. 14 s 12 ; 1973 No. 88 s 6 ; 1975 No. 27 s 18 ; 1976 No. 25 ss 11, 19 sch; 1986 No. 1 s 36 ; 1988 No. 88 s 5 sch 2 ; 1989 No. 17 s 41
om 1997 No. 3 s 120 sch 1
pres s 443 ins 2014 No. 39 s 30
- (a) place, change, accept or withdraw a bet; and
- (b) cause a bet to be placed, changed, accepted or withdrawn.
- (a) obtaining a pecuniary benefit for any person; or
- (b) causing a pecuniary detriment to any person.
- (a) affects, or if engaged in could reasonably be expected to affect, the outcome of the event or the happening of the contingency; and
- (b) is contrary to the standards of integrity that an ordinary person would reasonably expect of persons in a position to affect or influence the outcome of the event or the happening of the contingency.
- (a) associated with a sporting event; and
- (b) on the happening of which a person may make a bet under a law of the Commonwealth or a State.