Public Lotteries Regulation 2016
5Unclaimed public lottery prizes
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5 Unclaimed public lottery prizes
5 Unclaimed public lottery prizes
(1) An unclaimed prize may be disposed of by the licensee who conducted the public lottery in a manner and for a purpose approved by the Minister for the benefit of subscribers to public lotteries conducted by the licensee.
(2) If the Minister approves of the disposal by a licensee of an unclaimed prize under subclause (1), the licensee must dispose of the unclaimed prize in the manner and for the purpose approved—
(a) within the time, if any, specified in the approval, or
(b) if a time is not specified in the approval, within 10 days after the day on which the approval is given, or
(c) if the approval was given before the commencement of this subclause, within 10 days after that commencement.