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Lotteries Act 1997
sec.188Power to require attendance of persons
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### sec.188 Power to require attendance of persons
An inspector may require a person, or an executive officer of a corporation, of whom a document production requirement has been made to attend before the inspector to answer questions or give information about the document to which the document production requirement relates.
An inspector may require any of the following persons to attend before the inspector to answer questions or give information about the operations of a primary licensee conducted under a primary licence—
the licensee or, if the licensee is a corporation, an executive officer of the licensee;
a licensed employee employed by the licensee;
if the licensee is a lottery operator—a lottery agent appointed by the lottery operator or, if the lottery agent is a corporation, an executive officer of the corporation;
an employee of a lottery agent mentioned in paragraph (c) ;
another person associated with the operations or management of—
the licensee; or
a lottery agent mentioned in paragraph (c) .
An inspector may require any of the following persons to attend before the inspector to answer questions or give information about a lottery agent’s operations for the conduct of an approved lottery by the lottery operator by whom the agent is appointed—
the lottery agent or, if the agent is a corporation, an executive officer of the agent;
an employee of the lottery agent;
the lottery operator or, if the lottery operator is a corporation, an executive officer of the corporation;
another person associated with the operations or management of—
the lottery agent; or
the lottery operator.
A requirement made of a person under this section must—
be made by written notice given to the person; and
state a reasonable time and place for the person’s attendance.
When making the requirement, the inspector must warn the person that it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
s 188 amd 2007 No. 22 ss 56 , 3 sch 1
(sec.188-ssec.1) An inspector may require a person, or an executive officer of a corporation, of whom a document production requirement has been made to attend before the inspector to answer questions or give information about the document to which the document production requirement relates.
(sec.188-ssec.2) An inspector may require any of the following persons to attend before the inspector to answer questions or give information about the operations of a primary licensee conducted under a primary licence— the licensee or, if the licensee is a corporation, an executive officer of the licensee; a licensed employee employed by the licensee; if the licensee is a lottery operator—a lottery agent appointed by the lottery operator or, if the lottery agent is a corporation, an executive officer of the corporation; an employee of a lottery agent mentioned in paragraph (c) ; another person associated with the operations or management of— the licensee; or a lottery agent mentioned in paragraph (c) .
(sec.188-ssec.3) An inspector may require any of the following persons to attend before the inspector to answer questions or give information about a lottery agent’s operations for the conduct of an approved lottery by the lottery operator by whom the agent is appointed— the lottery agent or, if the agent is a corporation, an executive officer of the agent; an employee of the lottery agent; the lottery operator or, if the lottery operator is a corporation, an executive officer of the corporation; another person associated with the operations or management of— the lottery agent; or the lottery operator.
(sec.188-ssec.4) A requirement made of a person under this section must— be made by written notice given to the person; and state a reasonable time and place for the person’s attendance.
(sec.188-ssec.5) When making the requirement, the inspector must warn the person that it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
- (a) the licensee or, if the licensee is a corporation, an executive officer of the licensee;
- (b) a licensed employee employed by the licensee;
- (c) if the licensee is a lottery operator—a lottery agent appointed by the lottery operator or, if the lottery agent is a corporation, an executive officer of the corporation;
- (d) an employee of a lottery agent mentioned in paragraph (c) ;
- (e) another person associated with the operations or management of— (i) the licensee; or (ii) a lottery agent mentioned in paragraph (c) .
- (i) the licensee; or
- (ii) a lottery agent mentioned in paragraph (c) .
- (i) the licensee; or
- (ii) a lottery agent mentioned in paragraph (c) .
- (a) the lottery agent or, if the agent is a corporation, an executive officer of the agent;
- (b) an employee of the lottery agent;
- (c) the lottery operator or, if the lottery operator is a corporation, an executive officer of the corporation;
- (d) another person associated with the operations or management of— (i) the lottery agent; or (ii) the lottery operator.
- (i) the lottery agent; or
- (ii) the lottery operator.
- (i) the lottery agent; or
- (ii) the lottery operator.
- (a) be made by written notice given to the person; and
- (b) state a reasonable time and place for the person’s attendance.