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Lotteries Act 1997
sec.132Unclaimed prizes generally
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### sec.132 Unclaimed prizes generally
If a prize in an approved lottery is not paid to a person who is entitled to the prize under the rules, the lottery operator must identify the prize in its accounting records as unclaimed prize money for 7 years after the closure of the lottery.
After unclaimed money has been identified under subsection (1) for 1 year, the lottery operator may use the money for a prize or additional prize in an approved lottery or, with the approval of the chief executive, in another way.
This section does not affect a person’s entitlement to claim a prize in an approved lottery for 7 years after the closure of the lottery.
s 132 amd 2007 No. 22 s 3 sch 1
(sec.132-ssec.1) If a prize in an approved lottery is not paid to a person who is entitled to the prize under the rules, the lottery operator must identify the prize in its accounting records as unclaimed prize money for 7 years after the closure of the lottery.
(sec.132-ssec.2) After unclaimed money has been identified under subsection (1) for 1 year, the lottery operator may use the money for a prize or additional prize in an approved lottery or, with the approval of the chief executive, in another way.
(sec.132-ssec.3) This section does not affect a person’s entitlement to claim a prize in an approved lottery for 7 years after the closure of the lottery.