102Prohibition of interactive gambling

102 Prohibition of interactive gambling (1) Application may be made to the commission for an order— (a) prohibiting a person who is resident in the ACT from participating in authorised games; or (b) revoking an order under paragraph (a). (2) An application under this section may only be made by— (a) a person who seeks a prohibition, or the revocation of a prohibition, against themself; or (b) a person who satisfies the commission of a close personal interest in the welfare of the person against whom a prohibition is sought. (3) If the application is made by a person other than the person against whom the prohibition is sought or has been imposed (the affected person), the commission must— (a) give to the affected person written notice of the application and the reasons for it; and (b) invite the affected person to make representations to the commission about the application within a reasonable period stated in the notice. (4) The commission must, after considering any representations from the applicant, and if the applicant is not the affected person, the affected person— (a) if satisfied that the order sought in the application should be made in the interest of the affected person and the public interest—make the order; or (b) if not so satisfied—refuse to make the order.

Gambling records Division 7.6 (5) If an order is made on the application, the commission must give copies of the order to— (a) all authorised providers; and (b) all participating regulators. (6) An authorised provider to whom a copy of an order imposing a prohibition has been given must not accept a wager from a person, or allow a person to participate in any other way in an authorised game, contrary to the prohibition. (7) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (6) if the defendant believed on reasonable grounds that the person who participated in the authorised game was not the person subject to the prohibition. (8) The commission may, on application in writing by an applicant for an order under subsection (1), waive any fee payable for the application for the order.