EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ORDINANCE NO 7, OF 1996
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government
Christmas Island Act 1958
Lotteries Commission Act 1990 (WA) (Cl) (Amendment) Ordinance 1996 The Ordinance will make two minor amendments to amendments made to the
Lotteries Commission Act 1990 (WA)(CI), which were made by the Lotteries Commission Act 1990 (WA)(Cl) (Amendment) Ordinance1995, namely:
• to ensure that a reference in section 24A to the percentage of the stake money, which the promoter must pay as a levy to the Commonwealth, is calculated on the amount of stake money less the agent's commission; and
• to correct an error in sub paragraph 24A(l)(b)(ii) to ensure the levy is 50% of the defined "relevant amount", not 50% of the stake money.
The following sets out the details of the Ordinance:
Section 1 provides that the name of the Ordinance is the Lotteries Commission Act 1990 (WA) (CI) (Amendment) Ordinance 1996.
Section 2 provides that the Lotteries Commission Act 1990 (WA)(Cl) is amended as set out in the Ordinance.
Section 3 amends section 24A.
Subsection 3.1 omits and replaces paragraphs 24A(l)(a) and (b) which provide that the levy the promoter must pay to the Commonwealth in the case of a soccer football pool is the defined "relevant amount"; inserts a formula for the calculation of the levy determined by the Minister in any other case (ie lotteries or lotto); and if the Minister does not make a determination provides that the levy is 50% of the "relevant amount".
Subsection 3.2 omits and replaces subsection 24A(2) to define "relevant amount" to mean the amount of levy paid under the law of the participating State or if the law of the participating State reduces the amount because the levy is paid to the Commonwealth, the amount that would be payable but for that law.