Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Act 1998
sec.94Meaning of agent
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sec.94 Meaning of agent
A person is an agent if the person carries out any of the following functions, in or outside Queensland, for a licensed provider— registering a player; establishing a player’s account; accepting deposits for, or authorising withdrawals from, a player’s account; other functions classified as agency functions under a regulation. A particular kind of promotional activity related to interactive games might be classified under a regulation as an agency function. A person is also an agent if the person carries out in Queensland any of the functions mentioned in subsection (1) for an external provider. (sec.94-ssec.1) A person is an agent if the person carries out any of the following functions, in or outside Queensland, for a licensed provider— registering a player; establishing a player’s account; accepting deposits for, or authorising withdrawals from, a player’s account; other functions classified as agency functions under a regulation. A particular kind of promotional activity related to interactive games might be classified under a regulation as an agency function. (sec.94-ssec.2) A person is also an agent if the person carries out in Queensland any of the functions mentioned in subsection (1) for an external provider.
- (a) registering a player;
- (b) establishing a player’s account;
- (c) accepting deposits for, or authorising withdrawals from, a player’s account;
- (d) other functions classified as agency functions under a regulation.