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.