Gaming Commission Amendment Regulations 1991 (WA)

5068   GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA [27 September 1991

RACING AND GAMING

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GAMING COMMISSION ACT 1987

GAMING COMMISSION AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 1991

Made by His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council.
Citation

potential value of a prize.

1. These regulations may be cited as the Gaming Commission Amendment
Regulations 1991.

Principal regulations

2. In these regulations the Gaming Commission Regulations 1988* are referred

to as the principal regulations.

[*Published in the Gazette of 29 April 1988 at pp. 1295-304. For subsequent amendments, see 1990 Index to Legislation of Western Australia, p. 253 and Gazette of 8 February 1991.]

Regulation 23A inserted
3. The principal regulations are amended by inserting after regulation 23 the

following regulation—

Advertising value of prizes prohibited
23A. (1) The permit holder, organizer, promoter or a person appointed by

the permit holder under regulation 23 (1) shall not, prior to a session—

(a) advertise or cause to be advertised; or

(b) announce or cause to be announced,

the value of a prize at that session.

Penalty: $500.

(2) For the purpose of subregulation (1) a reference to the value of any
prize includes a reference to a projected value, an estimated value or a

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Regulation 30A inserted
4. The principal regulations are amended by inserting after regulation 30 the

following regulation—

Prizes from Donor Organizations
30A. (1) Where a permit holder obtains an undertaking from a donor
organization that a prize will be offered, and prior to the drawing of the

lottery—

(a) the donor organization has not honoured its undertaking; or

in the opinion of the Commission, exceptional circumstances exist, the permit holder may, after first obtaining the written approval of the Commission, pay the equivalent cash value of the prize, or substitute the same or a similar prize of equal value, in place of the original prize.

(b)

(2) The Commission may grant approval, for the purposes of subregula-

tion (1), where an application, in writing, for that approval is received from

the permit holder prior to the drawing of the relevant lottery.

(3) For the purposes of subregulation (1), "donor organization" includes

an individual.

Schedule 2 amended

5. Schedule 2 to the principal regulations is amended by deleting the following-

85 (4) Possession of an unlawful gaming machine or

prohibited gaming equipment 200

By His Excellency's Command,

L. M. AULD, Clerk of the Council.