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Interactive Gambling Act 2001
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#### 61JD Bribery etc.
Offence—bribery
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is a licensed interactive wagering service provider; and
(b) the person:
(i) provides a benefit to an individual; or
(ii) causes a benefit to be provided to an individual; or
(iii) offers to provide, or promises to provide, a benefit to an individual; or
(iv) causes an offer of the provision of a benefit, or a promise of the provision of a benefit, to be made to an individual; and
(c) the person does so with the intention of influencing the individual:
(i) not to become a registered individual; or
(ii) to cease to be a registered individual.
Penalty: 120 penalty units.
Civil penalty provision—bribery
(2) A licensed interactive wagering service provider must not:
(a) provide a benefit to an individual; or
(b) cause a benefit to be provided to an individual; or
(c) offer to provide, or promise to provide, a benefit to an individual; or
(d) cause an offer of the provision of a benefit, or a promise of the provision of a benefit, to be made to an individual;
with the intention of influencing the individual:
(e) not to become a registered individual; or
(f) to cease to be a registered individual.
Civil penalty: 180 penalty units.
Offence—influence
(3) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is a licensed interactive wagering service provider; and
(b) the person does an act or thing; and
(c) the person does the act or thing with the intention of influencing an individual:
(i) not to become a registered individual; or
(ii) to cease to be a registered individual.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
Civil penalty provision—influence
(4) A licensed interactive wagering service provider must not do an act or thing with the intention of influencing an individual:
(a) not to become a registered individual; or
(b) to cease to be a registered individual.
Civil penalty: 90 penalty units.
Offence—extended geographical jurisdiction
(5) Section 15.4 of the Criminal Code (extended geographical jurisdiction—category D) applies to an offence against subsection (1) or (3).