Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) The Commission must cause notice of a prohibition under this Division, and the variation or revocation of a prohibition, to be published—
(a) in the Government Gazette; and
(b) as soon as practicable after publication under paragraph (a), in a newspaper circulating generally throughout Australia, or newspapers circulating generally in each State and Territory of Australia.
(2) The Commission must cause written notice of a
prohibition under this Division, and the variation or revocation of a
prohibition, to be given, as
soon as practicable after publication under
subsection (1)(a), to each sports betting provider known to the Commission.
(3) Failure to publish a notice under subsection (1)(b) or to notify a sports betting provider under subsection (2) does not affect the validity of the prohibition, variation or revocation, but if a sports betting provider is charged with an offence against section 4.5.31(1) it is a defence if—
(a) notice was not published under subsection (1)(b); and
(b) the sports betting provider was not notified under subsection (2).
S. 4.5.30(3A) inserted by No. 64/2014 s. 20(2).
(3A) The Commission must cause to be given to a sports controlling body written notice of a prohibition under this Division, or variation or revocation of a prohibition, that is relevant to the sports controlling body, but failure to do so does not affect the validity of the prohibition, variation or revocation.
S. 4.5.30(3B) inserted by No. 64/2014 s. 20(2), amended by No. 9/2018 s. 15.
(3B) If a sports controlling body applies to the Commission to prohibit betting on a contingency relating to an event and the Commission decides not to prohibit it, the Commission must cause written notice of the decision to be given to the sports controlling body including reasons for the decision.
(4) The Commission must cause to be made available on its website, a list of all prohibitions under this Division and must update the list as soon as practicable after each publication under subsection (1)(a).
S. 4.5.31 (Heading) amended by No. 9/2018 s. 16(1).
S. 4.5.31 inserted by No. 18/2007 s. 3.