170Betting with unregistered bookmakers

170 Betting with unregistered bookmakers

(1)  A person must not place a bet with another person who is engaging in bookmaking if that other person is not registered as a bookmaker or bookmaker's agent.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 25 penalty units.

(2)  It is a defence in proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) if the defendant establishes –

(a) that, at the relevant time, the defendant reasonably believed that the person in respect of whom the offence is alleged to have been committed was registered as a bookmaker or bookmaker's agent; or

(b) that the transaction to which the charge relates was conducted pursuant to an agreement with another person to place a bet with a registered bookmaker lawfully engaged in bookmaking, or in a totalizator being lawfully conducted by a registered club, and that neither the defendant nor the other person was to receive any fee, commission or reward for placing the bet.