4Definitions

#### 4 Definitions 4 Definitions > > (1) In this Act— > > > > agent of a licensee means an agent appointed or approved in accordance with the conditions of the licence held by the licensee. > > > > commission, in relation to a public lottery, means an amount— > > > > > (a) paid to, deducted by or retained by an agent in connection with a subscription to the public lottery (whether or not in the person’s capacity as an agent of the licensee conducting the public lottery), and > > > > > (b) determined by or in accordance with, and identified as commission in, the conditions of the relevant licence or the rules of the public lottery. > > > > conduct a public lottery includes promote, organise and operate the public lottery. > > > > corresponding law means a law of another State, Territory or country under which a person is authorised to conduct a public lottery. > > > > exercise a function includes perform a duty. > > > > function includes a power, authority or duty. > > > > inspector means a person appointed under section 71. > > > > keno has the meaning set out in section 5B. > > > > key employee means a person (whether or not appointed under a contract of service) who is— > > > > > (a) employed in a managerial or supervisory capacity in relation to the conduct of a public lottery by a licensee, or > > > > > (b) authorised to make decisions, involving the exercise of his or her discretion, that regulate the operations of a licensee or an agent in relation to the conduct of a public lottery by the licensee, or > > > > > (c) concerned or engaged, in any manner prescribed by the regulations, in the conduct of a public lottery by a licensee. > > > > licence means an operator licence or product licence in force under this Act. > > > > licensee means the holder of a licence. > > > > operator licence—see section 10. > > > > outgoings for a public lottery conducted by a licensee means the amount required to be paid by the licensee in accordance with section 26 (1) into the prize fund for the lottery. > > > > player loss on a public lottery conducted by a licensee means the difference between— > > > > > (a) the subscriptions to the public lottery and, if the conditions of the licensee’s licence so require, the commission payable in respect of those subscriptions, and > > > > > (b) the outgoings for the public lottery. > > > > product licence—see section 10. > > > > public lottery has the meaning set out in section 5. > > > > rules of a public lottery means the rules relating to the conduct of the public lottery in force under Part 4. > > > > subscriptions to a public lottery means the amounts paid for entries in the public lottery, but does not include the following— > > > > > (a) amounts charged to subscribers by the licensee’s agents for providing ancillary services in connection with the subscriptions (as referred to in section 13 (1) (e1)), > > > > > (b) commission, unless this Act otherwise expressly provides. > > > > Note— > > > > See sections 26 (3), 28 (4) and 29 (6). > > > > symbol includes amount, word or picture. > > > > unclaimed prize means a prize that remains unclaimed by the prizewinner for a period of one year after the date on which the public lottery to which the prize relates was conducted. > > > > Note— > > > > The [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Act. > > > (2) Notes in the text of this Act do not form part of this Act. > > **s 4:** Am 2000 No 44, Sch 7 \[1\]; 2004 No 13, Sch 1 \[1\]–\[3\]; 2009 No 60, Sch 5.1 \[2\] \[3\]; 2016 No 18, Sch 1 \[1\]; 2018 No 7, Sch 1.11 \[1\].