Public Lotteries Amendment (Prizes Paid by Agents) (2004-223) (NSW)

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New South Wales

Public Lotteries Amendment (Prizes

Paid by Agents) Regulation 2004

under the

Public Lotteries Act 1996

His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Public Lotteries Act 1996.

GRANT McBRIDE, M.P.,

Minister for Gaming and Racing

Explanatory note

Section 39A of the Public Lotteries Act 1996 (as inserted by the Public Lotteries Legislation Amendment Act 2004) allows a public lottery licensee to make rules to authorise the licensee’s agents to pay prizes won in a public lottery conducted by the licensee so long as the prize does not exceed the amount prescribed by the regulations in relation to the lottery.

The object of this Regulation is to prescribe the amounts of $9,999 in relation to a game of keno and $1,000 in relation to a public lottery other than a game of keno for the purposes of section 39A (and to make a consequential amendment to the Public Lotteries Regulation 2002).

This Regulation is made under sections 39A and 83 (the general regulation-making power) of the Public Lotteries Act 1996.

Published in Gazette No 80 of 7 May 2004, page 2395	Page 1
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Clause 1	Public Lotteries Amendment (Prizes Paid by Agents) Regulation 2004

Public Lotteries Amendment (Prizes Paid by Agents)

Regulation 2004

under the

Public Lotteries Act 1996

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Public Lotteries Amendment (Prizes Paid by

Agents) Regulation 2004.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 7 May 2004.

3 Amendment of Public Lotteries Regulation 2002

The Public Lotteries Regulation 2002 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.

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Public Lotteries Amendment (Prizes Paid by Agents) Regulation 2004

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendments

(Clause 3)

[1]      Clause 6A

Insert after clause 6:

6A Prizes paid by agents

For the purposes of section 39A of the Act, the prescribed amount:

(a)	in relation to a game of keno is $9,999, and
(b)	in relation to a public lottery (other than a game of keno) is $1,000.

[2]      Clause 13 Payment of prize money by cheque or electronic funds transfer

Omit “or agent of the licensee” from clause 13 (2).

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