42Advertising of unauthorised betting syndicate prohibited

42 Advertising of unauthorised betting syndicate prohibited

42 Advertising of unauthorised betting syndicate prohibited

(1) A person who advertises by any means that he or she or some other person will accept money for a share in an entry to be purchased in, or a subscription to be made to, a public lottery is guilty of an offence.

(2) A person who publishes such an advertisement is guilty of an offence.

(3) This section does not apply to—

(a) any person who is authorised by the rules to so advertise, but only in relation to such advertising by the person that is in accordance with the rules, or

(b) the licensee conducting the public lottery concerned.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

s 42: Am 2004 No 13, Sch 1 [17].