Public Lotteries Act 1996
50Verification of tickets and prizes
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50 Verification of tickets and prizes
50 Verification of tickets and prizes
(1) A licensee may record on a ticket in an instant lottery a verification code by which the licensee can determine after the sale of the ticket whether it is a valid ticket and also whether it has won a prize.
(2) A licensee may implement other tests in respect of instant lotteries for determining whether a ticket is a valid ticket and also whether it has won a prize.
(3) Those verification codes or other tests have the following purposes—
(a) to prevent forgery or fraudulent alteration of tickets,
(b) to provide a conclusive means of determining prizewinning tickets in accordance with the total amount allocated for prizes in that lottery.
(4) A prize is not payable in respect of a ticket in an instant lottery if the ticket does not satisfy any such verification code or other test.
(5) This section has effect even though the ticket may indicate that a prize has been won.
(6) The regulations may make additional provisions for or with respect to the payment of prizes in instant lotteries.