Western Australian Current Regulations

LOTTERIES COMMISSION (AUTHORISED LOTTERIES) RULES 2016 - REG 34B

34B .         Claims for prizes: provisions relating to the COVID‑19 pandemic

        (1)         This rule applies during the emergency period.

        (2)         If the Commission is satisfied that, by reason of emergency circumstances, it is not reasonably practicable for the holder of a winning receipted ticket to claim a prize in a lotto draw by presenting a winning receipted ticket at an appropriate location in accordance with rule 34A, the holder may instead claim the prize by sending a copy or image of the ticket —

            (a)         to the Commission by email, post, facsimile or other electronic means; and

            (b)         within the payout period for the lotto draw; and

            (c)         together with —

                  (i)         evidence of the holder’s identity; and

                  (ii)         the holder’s bank account details; and

                  (iii)         a statement by the holder in a form approved by the Commission affirming that the ticket is a valid ticket and that the holder is entitled to claim the prize.

        [Rule 34B inserted: SL 2020/52 r. 5.]