Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) A person involved in the conduct of an authorised game shall not allow a person who is under 18 years of age to participate as a player in an authorised game.
Penalty: 40 penalty units.
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant believed on reasonable grounds that the person in relation to whom the alleged offence relates was over 18 years of age.
(3) A person who is under 18 years of age shall not, without reasonable excuse, participate as a player in an authorised game.
Penalty: 40 penalty units.
(4) In addition to any penalty imposed under subsection (1), a court that convicts a person of an offence against that subsection shall order that the convicted person pay to the Territory a penalty equal to any amount that he or she may have won by way of prize in any game in relation to the participation in which he or she has been convicted.