Lotteries and Art Unions Act 1901 Lotteries and Art Unions Amendment (Raffles in Registered Clubs) Regulation 1998 (1998-527) [GG No 130 of 4.9.1998, p 7243] (NSW)

New South Wales

Lotteries and Art Unions Amendment

(Raffles in Registered Clubs)

Regulation 1998

under the

Lotteries and Art Unions Act 1901

His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council,has made the following Regulation under the Lotteries and Art Unions Act 1901.

J . RICHARD FACE, M.P.,

Minister for Gaming and Racing

xplanatory note

The objects of this Regulation are:

to provide that the prescribed fee that must accompany an application for a permit for a lottery or game of chance conducted for the promotion of trade is to be $2,000 if the total prize value of the proposed lottery or game of chance exceeds $200,000, and

to exclude certain promotional raffles conducted by registered clubs from the definition of Lottery in section 4 of the Lotteries and Art

Unions Act 1901 (Certain charitable and non-profit organisations

authorised to conduct lotteries subject to conditions), so as to allow such raffles to be conducted under the less restrictive provisions of section 4C of that Act (Games of chance in registered clubs), and

registered club pursuant to section 4C of the Act, from $30 to $300.

of chance (including a raffle referred to above) conducted by a to increase the maximum value of prizes that may be given in a game

This Regulation is made under the Lotteries and Art Unions Act 1901,. including sections 4 (1). 4B (4), 4C (3) (b) and 23 (the general regulation-making power, in particular section 23 (1) ( f ) ) .

Published in Gazette No 130 of 4 September 1998, page 7243 Page 1

Clause 1	Lotteries and Art Unions Amendment (Raffles in Registered Clubs) Regulation 1998
1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Lotteries and Art Unions Amendment

(Raffles in Registered Clubs) Regulation 1998.

2 Amendment of Lotteries and Art Unions Regulation 1997

The Lotteries and Art Unions Regulation 1997 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

3 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

Lotteries and Art Unions Amendment (Raffles in Registered Clubs) Regulation 1998

Amendments Schedule 1

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(Clause 2)

[1]        Clause 102 Application fee

Omit clause 102 (d). Insert instead:

(d)	$1,000, if the total prize value of the proposed lottery or game of chance exceeds $100,000 but does not exceed $200,000, or
(e)	$2,000, if the total prize value of the proposed lottery or game of chance exceeds $200,000.

[2]        Clause 103A

Insert after clause 103:

103A Promotional raffles conducted by registered clubs not

lotteries

( 1 )

For the purposes of the definition of Lottery in section 4 of the Act, a not-for-profit promotional raffle conducted on the premises of a registered club is prescribed as a game or method of disposing of prizes that is not a lottery within the meaning of that section.

(2)

In this clause. not-for-profit promotional raffle means a
raffle conducted by a registered club:

(a)	for the purpose of attracting patronage to the club's facilities. and
(b)	the profits of which are wholly or substantially used to meet the cost of prizes in such raffles.

[3]        Clause 104 Maximum value of prizes

Omit "$30" Insert instead "$300".