New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LOTTERIES AND ART UNIONS ACT 1901 - SECT 2

2 Objects of Act

(1) The principal object of this Act is to ensure that, on balance, the State and the community as a whole benefit from lottery activities.

(2) This Act seeks to achieve that balance by allowing, in the public interest, the conduct of lottery activities subject to a system of regulation and control designed to protect players and the community through:

(a) restricting who may conduct and benefit from lottery activities, and

(b) ensuring the integrity and fairness of lottery activities, and

(c) ensuring the probity of those involved in the conduct of lottery activities, and

(d) minimising the potential for harm from lottery activities.

(3) Particular objects of this Act include:

(a) to set and maintain appropriate standards and levels of accountability for the conduct of lottery activities, and

(b) to ensure that the public obtains reasonable net benefits from the conduct of lottery activities, and

(c) to ensure that lottery activities are not exploited for personal gain by those conducting the lottery activities, and

(d) to maintain and protect the integrity of lottery activities, and

(e) to assist the ongoing viability of organisations conducting lottery activities that have developed in the public interest and contribute positively to the community, and

(f) to ensure that the proceeds and profits of lottery activities are applied to the particular purposes, or go to the persons or organisations, in accordance with representations made during the conduct of the lottery activities.