Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Act 1998
sec.180Participation by minors as players prohibited
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sec.180 Participation by minors as players prohibited
A person involved in the conduct of an authorised game must not allow a minor to participate as a player in an authorised game. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. It is a defence to a charge against subsection (1) to prove that the defendant had no reason to believe, and did not believe, that the person to whom the charge relates was a minor. A minor must not participate as a player in an authorised game. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. A prize won by a minor by participation in an authorised game contrary to subsection (3) is forfeited to the State. (sec.180-ssec.1) A person involved in the conduct of an authorised game must not allow a minor to participate as a player in an authorised game. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.180-ssec.2) It is a defence to a charge against subsection (1) to prove that the defendant had no reason to believe, and did not believe, that the person to whom the charge relates was a minor. (sec.180-ssec.3) A minor must not participate as a player in an authorised game. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.180-ssec.4) A prize won by a minor by participation in an authorised game contrary to subsection (3) is forfeited to the State.