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GAMBLING REGULATION ACT 2003 - SECT 2.5.36

Liability of occupier

    (1)     If—

S. 2.5.36(1)(a) substituted by No. 56/2014 s. 31.

        (a)     notice of the making of a declaration is served on an occupier of the declared place; and

S. 2.5.36(1)(b) substituted by No. 56/2014 s. 31.

        (b)     during the time that the declaration is in force, the place is provided for the purposes of unauthorised gambling

the occupier 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. 2.5.36(2) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 62.8).

    (2)     It is a defence to a charge for an offence against subsection (1) to prove that the accused took all reasonable steps to prevent such use.

S. 2.5.37 amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 72.10).



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