Wagering Act 1998
sec.228EObligation of licence operator to identify person’s location
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sec.228E Obligation of licence operator to identify person’s location
A licence operator must, when receiving a bet made from an interactive wagering account, take reasonable steps to identify the location of the person making the bet. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. For complying with subsection (1) , the licence operator may rely on either of the following addresses as being the location of the person making the bet— for an individual—an address given to the licence operator by the individual as the individual’s residential address; for a company within the meaning of the Corporations Act —an address given to the licence operator by or for the company as the company’s principal place of business. However, subsection (2) does not apply if the licence operator knows, or has reasonable grounds to suspect, that an address mentioned in subsection (2) (a) or (b) is not the location of the person when the bet is made. s 228E ins 2021 No. 7 s 68 (sec.228E-ssec.1) A licence operator must, when receiving a bet made from an interactive wagering account, take reasonable steps to identify the location of the person making the bet. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.228E-ssec.2) For complying with subsection (1) , the licence operator may rely on either of the following addresses as being the location of the person making the bet— for an individual—an address given to the licence operator by the individual as the individual’s residential address; for a company within the meaning of the Corporations Act —an address given to the licence operator by or for the company as the company’s principal place of business. (sec.228E-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) does not apply if the licence operator knows, or has reasonable grounds to suspect, that an address mentioned in subsection (2) (a) or (b) is not the location of the person when the bet is made.
- (a) for an individual—an address given to the licence operator by the individual as the individual’s residential address;
- (b) for a company within the meaning of the Corporations Act —an address given to the licence operator by or for the company as the company’s principal place of business.