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#### 6 Public lotteries not unlawful
6 Public lotteries not unlawful
> > (1) A public lottery conducted by a licensee is not unlawful, despite the provisions of any other Act or law.
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> > (2) In particular—
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> > > (a) any such public lottery is not an unlawful game for the purposes of the [Unlawful Gambling Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-113), and
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> > > (b) the [Community Gaming Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-060) does not apply to or in respect of any such public lottery.
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> **s 6:** Am 1998 No 113, Sch 2.11 \[1\] \[2\]; 2018 No 60, Sch 2.6\[1\].