Wagering Act 1998
sec.213Claims for payment of winning bets
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sec.213 Claims for payment of winning bets
A claim for payment of a winning bet made in relation to approved wagering— must be made within 1 year after the holding of the event or the happening of the contingency to which the bet relates; and must be accompanied by the ticket for the winning bet, unless the claim is made within the period allowed under the rules for making claims without production of a ticket. An amount for a winning bet not claimed within the period of 1 year mentioned in subsection (1) may be retained by the authority operator who conducted the wagering. This section has effect despite the Public Trustee Act 1978 , part 8 . s 213 amd 1999 No. 8 s 136 ; 1999 No. 38 s 85 (sec.213-ssec.1) A claim for payment of a winning bet made in relation to approved wagering— must be made within 1 year after the holding of the event or the happening of the contingency to which the bet relates; and must be accompanied by the ticket for the winning bet, unless the claim is made within the period allowed under the rules for making claims without production of a ticket. (sec.213-ssec.2) An amount for a winning bet not claimed within the period of 1 year mentioned in subsection (1) may be retained by the authority operator who conducted the wagering. (sec.213-ssec.3) This section has effect despite the Public Trustee Act 1978 , part 8 .
- (a) must be made within 1 year after the holding of the event or the happening of the contingency to which the bet relates; and
- (b) must be accompanied by the ticket for the winning bet, unless the claim is made within the period allowed under the rules for making claims without production of a ticket.