New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC LOTTERIES ACT 1996 - SECT 83A

83A Responsible conduct of gambling activities

(1) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to requiring or encouraging the adoption of responsible practices in the conduct of public lotteries.

(2) In particular, the regulations may make provision for or with respect to the following--

(a) the standards to be observed for the conduct of responsible gambling activities,

(b) the prohibition or restriction of the offering of inducements, or inducements of a kind, specified by the regulations,

(c) the information to be provided and signs to be displayed with respect to the conduct of, entry into and subscription to public lotteries,

(d) without limiting paragraph (c), the inclusion on each entry or ticket for a public lottery of--

(i) a warning notice about gambling, and

(ii) the name and contact details of a gambling counselling service specified, or of a kind specified, by the regulations.

(3) The regulations under this section may create offences punishable by a penalty not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(4) It is the intention of Parliament that regulations under this section will be made as soon as practicable after the date of assent to the Gambling Legislation Amendment (Responsible Gambling) Act 1999 .