Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) In this Act:
"bet" means a bet placed on a contingency to take place in or outside the Territory.
"betting" includes the action, behaviour, conduct or performance of a person who, whether on one or more than one occasion:
(a) makes, acknowledges or receives a bet; or
(b) pays, receives, negotiates or settles a bet; or
(c) offers, agrees or otherwise negotiates to bet or to pay, receive or settle a bet.
"contingency" means an event and includes a result, outcome or condition which may never happen or be performed, or which may not happen or be performed by some uncertain time.
"document" includes a letter, circular, telegram, placard, handbill, card, writing, sign and advertisement.
"instrument of betting" includes:
(a) a book, card, coin, document, list, money, paper, record, sheet, table, ticket or other writing; and
(b) a mechanical, electrical, telephonic, telegraphic, electronic or other equipment or device; and
(c) a film, microfilm or other photographic or holographic record; and
(d) a tape, cassette, disc or other audio or visual recording or replaying device or equipment; and
(e) a board, chart or screen; and
(f) any other form or means of recording information or data,
used or capable of being used in carrying on or in connection with unlawful betting.
"lawful bookmaker" means a person licensed or registered as a bookmaker under the Racing and Betting Act .
"manager" means a person who, in respect of a place:
(a) is or appears to be the owner or occupier; or
(b) assists, acts or appears to assist or act on behalf of the owner or occupier; or
(c) has or appears to have the care or management of the place; or
(d) uses the place permanently or temporarily, with or without the consent of the owner or occupier.
"money" includes an instrument for the payment of money that may be negotiated by an ADI, coins, marketable securities, cheques and other orders, warrants, authorities or requests for the payment of money or an acknowledgement, note or other thing purporting or intending to entitle the bearer or another person to money or money's worth.
"occupier", in relation to a place, includes the owner or manager at a material time of the place, a person having at a material time the care, management, supervision or control of the place or in any manner conducting the business, if any, of the place and a person procured or employed by or acting for or on behalf of such a person.
"owner", in relation to a place, includes a lessee and sub-lessee.
"place" includes:
(a) land; and
(b) a building, structure or erection of any kind, whether wholly or partly constructed or erected or in the course of construction or erection; and
(c) a room in a building, structure or erection; and
(d) a road, street, thoroughfare, alley or right of way; and
(e) a racecourse, paceway, greyhound racing ground, athletic ground or other ground; and
(f) a vehicle, vessel or aircraft; and
(g) a tent, caravan, trailer or other conveyance.
(2) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as making unlawful that which is permitted by or under the Casino Licensing and Control Act or any other law in force in the Territory.