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Totalizator Act 1997
82Bet not to be accepted from minor
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#### 82 Bet not to be accepted from minor
82 Bet not to be accepted from minor
> > (1) A person who accepts a bet on a totalizator from a person who is under the age of 18 years (whether the bet is made in person, by mail, by electronic means or otherwise) is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> > (2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under this section if the defendant proves that the defendant had no reason to believe, and did not believe, that the person from whom the defendant accepted the bet was under the age of 18 years.