New South Wales Consolidated Acts

UNLAWFUL GAMBLING ACT 1998 - SECT 37

37 Declared gambling premises-offence of being on premises without lawful excuse

(1) A person who is found on, or who is found entering or leaving, declared gambling premises:

(a) after the publishing of a notice of the making of:

(i) an interim declaration in accordance with section 21 (4), or

(ii) a final declaration in accordance with section 27 (3), and

(b) while the declaration concerned is in force,

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty:

• for a first offence-50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months (or both),

• for a second or subsequent offence-100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years (or both).

(2) A person is not guilty of an offence under this section if the person proves that he or she was on, or was entering, the declared gambling premises for a lawful purpose or excuse.