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Lotteries Act 1997
sec.151Offences by certain persons
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### sec.151 Offences by certain persons
Except as authorised under an agency agreement, a person (other than a lottery operator) must not—
for the person’s gain or reward—
induce anyone else to take part in an approved lottery; or
offer to anyone else an opportunity to take part in an approved lottery; or
distribute or supply entry forms for an approved lottery or lottery tickets, or cause entry forms for an approved lottery or lottery tickets to be distributed or supplied to persons other than lottery operators or agents; or
advertise or publicly promote subscription to, or taking part in, an approved lottery.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
A person must not, for an approved lottery, charge an amount for—
filling in an entry form; or
depositing an entry form, directly or indirectly, with a lottery operator or a lottery agent; or
submitting, or arranging for the submission of, an entry form to a lottery operator or a lottery agent; or
collecting or distributing prizes.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
A person must not hold himself or herself out, by advertisement or in another way, to be available to perform a service mentioned in subsection (2) .
Maximum penalty for subsection (3) —200 penalty units.
s 151 amd 2007 No. 22 s 3 sch 1
(sec.151-ssec.1) Except as authorised under an agency agreement, a person (other than a lottery operator) must not— for the person’s gain or reward— induce anyone else to take part in an approved lottery; or offer to anyone else an opportunity to take part in an approved lottery; or distribute or supply entry forms for an approved lottery or lottery tickets, or cause entry forms for an approved lottery or lottery tickets to be distributed or supplied to persons other than lottery operators or agents; or advertise or publicly promote subscription to, or taking part in, an approved lottery. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.151-ssec.2) A person must not, for an approved lottery, charge an amount for— filling in an entry form; or depositing an entry form, directly or indirectly, with a lottery operator or a lottery agent; or submitting, or arranging for the submission of, an entry form to a lottery operator or a lottery agent; or collecting or distributing prizes. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.151-ssec.3) A person must not hold himself or herself out, by advertisement or in another way, to be available to perform a service mentioned in subsection (2) . Maximum penalty for subsection (3) —200 penalty units.
- (a) for the person’s gain or reward— (i) induce anyone else to take part in an approved lottery; or (ii) offer to anyone else an opportunity to take part in an approved lottery; or (iii) distribute or supply entry forms for an approved lottery or lottery tickets, or cause entry forms for an approved lottery or lottery tickets to be distributed or supplied to persons other than lottery operators or agents; or
- (i) induce anyone else to take part in an approved lottery; or
- (ii) offer to anyone else an opportunity to take part in an approved lottery; or
- (iii) distribute or supply entry forms for an approved lottery or lottery tickets, or cause entry forms for an approved lottery or lottery tickets to be distributed or supplied to persons other than lottery operators or agents; or
- (b) advertise or publicly promote subscription to, or taking part in, an approved lottery.
- (i) induce anyone else to take part in an approved lottery; or
- (ii) offer to anyone else an opportunity to take part in an approved lottery; or
- (iii) distribute or supply entry forms for an approved lottery or lottery tickets, or cause entry forms for an approved lottery or lottery tickets to be distributed or supplied to persons other than lottery operators or agents; or
- (a) filling in an entry form; or
- (b) depositing an entry form, directly or indirectly, with a lottery operator or a lottery agent; or
- (c) submitting, or arranging for the submission of, an entry form to a lottery operator or a lottery agent; or
- (d) collecting or distributing prizes.