59Prejudice to integrity of public lottery involving licensees or other persons

#### 59 Prejudice to integrity of public lottery involving licensees or other persons 59 Prejudice to integrity of public lottery involving licensees or other persons > > (1) The Minister may give a direction under this section if the Minister is of the opinion that the integrity or apparent integrity of a public lottery conducted by a licensee is likely to be seriously prejudiced because of— > > > > > (a) any irregularity or alleged irregularity of any kind, or > > > > > (b) the character or reputation of any person concerned in the management or supervision of the public lottery, or > > > > > (c) any other fact or circumstance reported to the Minister. > > > (2) The Minister may, for the purpose of avoiding the prejudice referred to in this section, by notice in writing, direct— > > > > > (a) the licensee, or > > > > > (b) any other person engaged, in whatever capacity, in the conduct of a public lottery on the licensee’s behalf, > > > > to take (or to refrain from taking) any action specified in the notice in relation to all or any specified public lottery conducted by the licensee. > > > (3) A person who does not comply with a direction given to the person under this section is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.