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UNLAWFUL GAMBLING ACT 1998 - SECT 19
Possession of unlawful gambling aids and documents connected with unlawful gambling
19 Possession of unlawful gambling aids and documents connected with unlawful
gambling
(1) A person who is in possession of an article or money that may reasonably
be suspected of being an unlawful gambling aid is guilty of an offence. :
Maximum penalty-- • for a first offence--50 penalty units or imprisonment
for 12 months (or both),
• for a second or subsequent offence--500
penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years (or both).
(2) A person is not
guilty of an offence under subsection (1) if the person proves that he or she
did not know, or could not reasonably be expected to know, that the article or
money concerned was an unlawful gambling aid.
(3) A person who is in
possession of any documents or other records, including any computer records,
devices or programs, that are kept or used in connection with, or that relate
to, any form of gambling prohibited by or under this Act is guilty of an
offence. : Maximum penalty--50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months (or
both).
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