Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

GAMING CONTROL (INTERNET GAMING) REGULATIONS

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Citation
   2.      Definitions
   3.      Financial institutions

   PART 2 - APPROVAL OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS

   4.      Approval of computer systems
   5.      Internet games must be conducted under approved computer system

   PART 3 - APPROVAL OF CONTROL SYSTEMS

   6.      Control system
   7.      Internet games must be conducted under approved control system
   8.      Submission of control system to Director for approval
   9.      Change of approved control system
   10.     Consideration of and decisions about submissions
   11.     Direction to change approved control system

   PART 4 - LICENSING OF KEY EMPLOYEES

           Division 1 - Grant of Key Employee Licence

   12.     Key duties and functions
   13.     Person performing key duties to hold internet gaming key employee licence
   14.     Application for licence
   15.     Investigation of applicant
   16.     Further information, &c., to be supplied
   17.     Grant or refusal of licence
   18.     Grant of provisional or full licence
   19.     Duration of provisional licence
   20.     Duration of full licence
   21.     Application for further licence
   22.     Person whose licence is cancelled must not apply for another licence for 12 months

           Division 2 - General

   23.     Renewal of licence
   24.     Variation of licence
   25.     Loss, &c., of licence
   26.     Surrender of licence
   27.     When licence to be returned to Director
   28.     False statements

           Division 3 - Review of Key Licensees

   29.     When review must occur
   30.     Review may occur at any time
   31.     Notice of review to be given to internet gaming licensee
   32.     Notice of review to be given to internet gaming key licensee
   33.     Review procedure
   34.     Determination of review

   PART 5 - FINANCIAL CONTROLS

           Division 1 - Accounts, Financial Statements and Reports

   35.     Keeping of accounting records
   36.     Preparation of financial statements and accounts
   37.     Submission of reports

           Division 2 - Financial Institution Accounts

   38.     Keeping of accounts
   39.     Use of accounts

           Division 3 - Audit

   40.     Audit of internet gaming licensee's operations
   41.     Completion of audit
   42.     Further information following audit

   PART 6 - INTERNET GAMING RECORDS

   43.     Notices about keeping internet gaming records
   44.     Internet gaming records to be kept at specified place
   45.     Internet Gaming records to be kept for required period

   PART 7 - PLAYER PROTECTION

           Division 1 - Registration of Players

   46.     Player registration
   47.     Procedure for registration
   48.     Certain players not to be registered
   49.     Persons cannot be registered if they have provided false information

           Division 2 - Players' Accounts

   50.     Players' accounts
   51.     Acceptance of wagers
   52.     No payments unless player's identity is verified
   53.     Funds in players' accounts to be remitted on demand
   54.     Access to players' accounts by internet gaming licensees
   55.     Inactive players' accounts

           Division 3 - Financial Protections

   56.     Internet gaming licensee not to act as credit provider
   57.     Limitation on amount wagered
   58.     Voluntary de-registration as player

           Division 4 - Protection of Minors

   59.     Prohibition of minor's participation in conduct of games
   60.     Participation by minors as players prohibited
   61.     Software limiting minor's access to be made available

   PART 8 - CONCLUSION OF GAMES

           Division 1 - Prizes

   62.     Payment or collection of prizes
   63.     Claims for prize
   64.     Entitlement to prize lapses if not claimed within 5 years

           Division 2 - Aborted Games

   65.     Aborted games
   66.     Miscarriage of game
   67.     Power to withhold prize in certain cases

   PART 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

   68.     Player to be bound by rules of game
   69.     Interference with proper conduct of internet games
   70.     Internet gaming licensee not to publish identity of player in certain cases