Wagering Act 1998
sec.11AOffences about totalisators
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sec.11A Offences about totalisators
A person must not— operate, or take part in operating, a totalisator other than under this Act; or bet on a totalisator other than under this Act or a law of another State; or ask to be another person’s agent for betting on a totalisator; or act as agent of another person (the second person ) for betting on a totalisator if that person and the second person agree, expressly or impliedly, that the person acting as agent will receive consideration from the second person. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment. For subsection (1) (b) , a reference to a totalisator includes— a system that is substantially similar to a system mentioned in section 8 (1) ; and an instrument, machine or device under which a system mentioned in paragraph (a) is operated. s 11A ins 2002 No. 58 s 398 (1) sch 2 pt 1 amd 2018 No. 13 s 81 (sec.11A-ssec.1) A person must not— operate, or take part in operating, a totalisator other than under this Act; or bet on a totalisator other than under this Act or a law of another State; or ask to be another person’s agent for betting on a totalisator; or act as agent of another person (the second person ) for betting on a totalisator if that person and the second person agree, expressly or impliedly, that the person acting as agent will receive consideration from the second person. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment. (sec.11A-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (b) , a reference to a totalisator includes— a system that is substantially similar to a system mentioned in section 8 (1) ; and an instrument, machine or device under which a system mentioned in paragraph (a) is operated.
- (a) operate, or take part in operating, a totalisator other than under this Act; or
- (b) bet on a totalisator other than under this Act or a law of another State; or
- (c) ask to be another person’s agent for betting on a totalisator; or
- (d) act as agent of another person (the second person ) for betting on a totalisator if that person and the second person agree, expressly or impliedly, that the person acting as agent will receive consideration from the second person.
- (a) a system that is substantially similar to a system mentioned in section 8 (1) ; and
- (b) an instrument, machine or device under which a system mentioned in paragraph (a) is operated.