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Lotteries Act 1997
sec.228Regulation-making power
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### sec.228 Regulation-making power
The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.
A regulation may—
be about fees; or
impose a penalty of no more than 20 penalty units for contravention of a regulation; or
be about—
establishing, and operating, a player account; or
cancelling a lottery ticket; or
void lottery tickets; or
drawing a lottery, and publishing results of the draw; or
claiming a prize; or
distributing a prize pool; or
withdrawing unsold lottery tickets; or
prize payouts; or
be about the methods of payment used—
with regulated lottery equipment; or
to participate in a lottery; or
for paying prizes or refunding an amount wagered on a lottery; or
for making a deposit to, or a withdrawal from, a player account.
s 228 amd 2005 No. 12 s 79 ; 2009 No. 41 s 93 ; 2022 No. 23 s 96
(sec.228-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.
(sec.228-ssec.2) A regulation may— be about fees; or impose a penalty of no more than 20 penalty units for contravention of a regulation; or be about— establishing, and operating, a player account; or cancelling a lottery ticket; or void lottery tickets; or drawing a lottery, and publishing results of the draw; or claiming a prize; or distributing a prize pool; or withdrawing unsold lottery tickets; or prize payouts; or be about the methods of payment used— with regulated lottery equipment; or to participate in a lottery; or for paying prizes or refunding an amount wagered on a lottery; or for making a deposit to, or a withdrawal from, a player account.
- (a) be about fees; or
- (b) impose a penalty of no more than 20 penalty units for contravention of a regulation; or
- (c) be about— (i) establishing, and operating, a player account; or (ii) cancelling a lottery ticket; or (iii) void lottery tickets; or (iv) drawing a lottery, and publishing results of the draw; or (v) claiming a prize; or (vi) distributing a prize pool; or (vii) withdrawing unsold lottery tickets; or (viii) prize payouts; or
- (i) establishing, and operating, a player account; or
- (ii) cancelling a lottery ticket; or
- (iii) void lottery tickets; or
- (iv) drawing a lottery, and publishing results of the draw; or
- (v) claiming a prize; or
- (vi) distributing a prize pool; or
- (vii) withdrawing unsold lottery tickets; or
- (viii) prize payouts; or
- (d) be about the methods of payment used— (i) with regulated lottery equipment; or (ii) to participate in a lottery; or (iii) for paying prizes or refunding an amount wagered on a lottery; or (iv) for making a deposit to, or a withdrawal from, a player account.
- (i) with regulated lottery equipment; or
- (ii) to participate in a lottery; or
- (iii) for paying prizes or refunding an amount wagered on a lottery; or
- (iv) for making a deposit to, or a withdrawal from, a player account.
- (i) establishing, and operating, a player account; or
- (ii) cancelling a lottery ticket; or
- (iii) void lottery tickets; or
- (iv) drawing a lottery, and publishing results of the draw; or
- (v) claiming a prize; or
- (vi) distributing a prize pool; or
- (vii) withdrawing unsold lottery tickets; or
- (viii) prize payouts; or
- (i) with regulated lottery equipment; or
- (ii) to participate in a lottery; or
- (iii) for paying prizes or refunding an amount wagered on a lottery; or
- (iv) for making a deposit to, or a withdrawal from, a player account.