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Public Lotteries Act 1996
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#### 28 Payment of general duty
28 Payment of general duty
> > (1) Out of the subscriptions received by a licensee in respect of public lotteries conducted by the licensee, the licensee must pay to the Treasurer, as general duty, an amount equal to a requisite percentage of—
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> > > (a) the subscriptions for those public lotteries, or
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> > > (b) the player loss on those public lotteries,
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> > as determined by the conditions of the licence.
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> > (2) The requisite percentage is the percentage specified in the conditions of the licence.
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> > (3) A licensee must, within 7 days after the day on which entries in respect of a public lottery close, or within such other period as the Treasurer may determine, pay to the Treasurer the general duty required by this section in respect of those public lotteries.
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> > (4) In this section, a reference to subscriptions includes, if the conditions of the licence so require, a reference to commission payable in respect of those subscriptions.
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> **s 28:** Am 2000 No 44, Sch 7 \[2\].