Lotteries Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2002 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 2002 No. 102 Lotteries Act 1997 LOTTERIES AMENDMENT RULE (No. 1) 2002 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Rule amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Insertion of new s 10A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 10A No requirement to check that ticket corresponds with entry . . . . . . . 2 4 Replacement of s 12 (Participant may request cancellation of lottery ticket) 2 12 Cancellation of lottery tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Replacement of s 13 (No cash refunds for cancelled lottery tickets) . . . . . . 3 13 Refund for a cancelled lottery ticket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Insertion of new s 16A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 16A Cancellation of a lottery ticket bought from a licensee . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Replacement of s 28 (Information to be printed on receipt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 28 Current multiweek lottery ticket to be returned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Amendment of s 31 (Gaming terminal can not read lottery ticket). . . . . . . . 4 9 Amendment of sch 1 (Wednesday gold lotto) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

s1 2 s4 Lotteries Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2002 No. 102, 2002 1 Short title This rule may be cited as the Lotteries Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2002 . 2 Rule amended This rule amends the Lotteries Rule 1998. 3 Insertion of new s 10A Part 3, before section 11— insert— ‘10A No requirement to check that ticket corresponds with entry ‘Nothing in this part or in part 4 requires a lottery licensee or a lottery agent to check that the details on a lottery ticket correspond with the details requested by a person for entering a drawing of a lottery.’. 4 Replacement of s 12 (Participant may request cancellation of lottery ticket) Section 12— omit, insert— ‘12 Cancellation of lottery tickets ‘ (1) A lottery agent must cancel a lottery ticket if— (a) the agent issued the ticket and a participant asks the agent to cancel the ticket within 10 minutes after the issue; and (b) entries have not closed for the drawing to which the ticket relates; and (c) the agent is able to identify and cancel the computer entry for the ticket. ‘ (2) A lottery agent must ask a lottery licensee to cancel a lottery ticket if— (a) a participant asks the agent to cancel the ticket more than 10 minutes after the agent issued the ticket; or (b) the agent is not able to identify or cancel the computer entry for the ticket.

s5 3 s6 Lotteries Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2002 No. 102, 2002 ‘ (3) A lottery licensee asked to cancel a lottery ticket under subsection (2), must cancel the ticket if— (a) entries have not closed for the drawing to which the ticket relates; and (b the licensee is able to identify and cancel the computer entry for the ticket; and (c) the licensee considers it is practicable to cancel the computer entry for the ticket under the licensee’s approved control system. ‘ (4) If a lottery ticket is cancelled, the agent must endorse the ticket as cancelled.’. 5 Replacement of s 13 (No cash refunds for cancelled lottery tickets) Section 13— omit, insert— ‘13 Refund for a cancelled lottery ticket ‘ (1) If a lottery licensee or a lottery agent cancels a lottery ticket, the licensee or agent must refund to the person who bought the ticket an amount equal to the amount paid for the ticket. ‘ (2) However, the licensee or agent may use the amount, or part of the amount, for another entry for a drawing of a lottery for the person if the person asks the licensee or agent to use the amount, or part of the amount, for the other entry.’. 6 Insertion of new s 16A Part 4, after section 16— insert— ‘16A Cancellation of a lottery ticket bought from a licensee ‘ (1) A lottery licensee must cancel a lottery ticket if— (a) a person who enters a drawing of a lottery under this part asks the licensee to cancel the ticket and gives the ticket to the licensee; and (b) entries have not closed for the drawing to which the ticket relates; and

s7 4 s9 Lotteries Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2002 No. 102, 2002 (c) the licensee is able to identify and cancel the computer entry for the ticket; and (d) the licensee considers it is practicable to cancel the computer entry for the ticket under the licensee’s approved control system. ‘ (2) If the licensee cancels a lottery ticket under subsection (1), the licensee must endorse the ticket as cancelled.’. 7 Replacement of s 28 (Information to be printed on receipt) Section 28— omit, insert— ‘28 Current multiweek lottery ticket to be returned ‘ (1) This section applies if a person, for payment of a prize, gives a lottery licensee or a lottery agent a lottery ticket bought on the basis of a multiweek sale and the ticket is still current for at least 1 more drawing of the lottery. ‘ (2) The licensee or agent must return the ticket to the person as soon as practicable after the prize has been paid.’. 8 Amendment of s 31 (Gaming terminal can not read lottery ticket) Section 31(4) and (5)— omit, insert— ‘ (4) If the computer system identifies the entry form number as belonging to a prize-winning lottery ticket, the agent may pay the prize only if— (a) the agency payment period has not ended; and (b) the amount of the prize is not more than the agent’s payment limit; and (c) the prize is for a division other than division 1.’. 9 Amendment of sch 1 (Wednesday gold lotto) (1) Schedule 1, section 2— insert—

s9 5 s9 Lotteries Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2002 No. 102, 2002 ‘ “malfunction” , of drawing equipment, means a failure of the equipment to function in the way it is designed to function.’. (2) Schedule 1, after section 14— insert— ‘14A Malfunction of drawing equipment ‘ (1) This section applies if— (a) the drawing equipment malfunctions during a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto; and (b) an inspector present at the drawing gives the person conducting the drawing a stop direction for the drawing equipment. ‘ (2) Any numbered ball drawn under section 14 before the malfunction time is taken to be valid for the drawing. ‘ (3) The person conducting the drawing must, as soon as practicable, complete the drawing. ‘ (4) In this section— “malfunction time” means the time when the inspector considers the drawing equipment malfunctioned.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Treasurer on 7 May 2002. 2. Notified in the gazette on 10 May 2002. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Treasury Department. © State of Queensland 2002