Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) If—
S. 2.5.35(1)(a) substituted by No. 56/2014 s. 30(1).
(a) notice of the making of a declaration under section 2.5.27 is served on an owner of the declared place; and
S. 2.5.35(1)(b) substituted by No. 56/2014 s. 30(1).
(b) during the time that the declaration is in force, the declared place is provided for the purposes of unauthorised gambling—
the owner is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: For a first offence, 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months or both;
For a second or subsequent offence, 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or both.
S. 2.5.35(2) amended by Nos 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 62.7), 56/2014 s. 30(2).
(2) It is a defence to a charge for an offence against subsection (1) to prove that the accused took all reasonable steps to evict the occupier from the declared place.