Queensland Consolidated Acts

INTERACTIVE GAMBLING (PLAYER PROTECTION) ACT 1998 - SECT 96

96 Conditions for entering into agency agreement

(1) A licensed provider may only appoint a person as an agent for the licensed provider if—

(a) the person is—

(i) in the case of an individual—at least 18 years of age; and

(ii) eligible to be an agent under criteria prescribed under a regulation; and

(b) the appointment is made under an agency agreement—

(i) in a form approved by the chief executive; and

(ii) stating the agent’s place of operation; and

(iii) including any other provisions required by the chief executive.

(2) The chief executive must not require the inclusion of a provision in an agency agreement unless the chief executive believes on reasonable grounds that the inclusion of the provision is reasonably necessary to ensure—

(a) that the integrity of the conduct of interactive games is not jeopardised in a material way; or

(b) the public interest is not affected in an adverse and material way.

(3) A licensed provider must not appoint, or purport to appoint, a person as an agent otherwise than as permitted by this section.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty for subsection (3) —200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.