SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1953 - SECT 16
SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1953 - SECT 16
16—Possession of instruments for gaming or cheating
(1) A person who, in a
public place, without lawful excuse, has possession of an instrument for
gaming or an instrument constructed as a means of cheating is guilty of an
offence.
Maximum penalty: $2 500 or imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) Upon the
conviction of a person for an offence against subsection (1), the court
may order that the instrument in respect of which the person was convicted be
forfeited to the Crown.
(3) In this
section—
"instrument" includes machine, device or contrivance.