LOTTERIES ACT 1964 - SECT 18 Supervision of conduct of lottery

LOTTERIES ACT 1964 - SECT 18

    (1)     If it appears to the commission to be desirable for the purpose of protecting the interests of subscribers to a lottery that the conduct of the lottery should be supervised, the commission may, by written notice, authorise a person to supervise the conduct of the lottery.

    (2)     A person authorised under subsection (1) may—

        (a)     enter any place where a lottery is being, or is to be drawn; and

        (b)     give to persons who have been or become concerned in the conduct of the lottery the directions in relation to the lottery that the commission considers necessary to ensure as far as possible that the interests of the subscribers to the lottery are protected.

    (3)     A person shall not, on being shown the notice of authority given under subsection (1)—

        (a)     hinder or obstruct the person authorised by the notice in the exercise of the authorised person's powers under this section; or

        (b)     contravene a direction given to the person under subsection (2).

Maximum penalty:

        (a)     for paragraph (a)—50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both; and

        (b)     for paragraph (b)—50 penalty units.