Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Gambling Regulation Act 2003 - SECT 2.1.2.

Definitions

2.1.2. Definitions



(1) In this Chapter-

instrument of betting includes-

   (a)  a document;

   (b)  a card, list, money, paper, record, sheet, table, ticket or other
        written document;

   (c)  a mechanical, electrical, telephonic, electronic or other equipment or
        device or any access to such equipment or device;

   (d)  a board, chart or screen; or

   (e)  any form or means of recording, storing or transmitting information or
        data- used, apparently used or likely to be used in carrying on or in
        connection with betting on a sporting event (being betting that is not
        authorised by a gaming Act or any other Act);



instrument of gaming includes an instrument of betting and-

   (a)  a document;

   (b)  playing cards, dice, balls, coins, tokens or counters;

   (c)  a card, list, money, paper, record, sheet, table, ticket or other
        written document;

   (d)  a mechanical, electrical, telephonic, electronic or other equipment or
        device or any access to any such equipment or device;

   (e)  a board, chart or screen; or

   (f)  any form or means of recording, storing or transmitting information or
        data- used, apparently used or likely to be used in carrying on or in
        connection with betting or gaming that is not authorised by a gaming
        Act or any other Act;

occupier of a house or place or of any land or building or premises includes
the lessee or sub-lessee who is not the owner or named in the certificate of
title;

officer of police means a member of the police force of or above the rank of
inspector;

owner of a house, place, land, building or premises includes every person who
is, whether at law or in equity-

   (a)  entitled thereto for any estate of freehold in possession; or

   (b)  in actual receipt of or entitled to receive or if the house, place,
        land, building or premises were let to a tenant would be entitled to
        receive the rents and profits thereof and if a house, place, land,
        building or premises is sub-leased includes any lessee or sub-lessee
        from whom a sub-lessee holds; place means any place, whether or not-

   (a)  within a building; or

   (b)  on land or water; or

   (c)  defined as to area; or

   (d)  on private property;

profit includes a fee, commission, reward, payment, benefit, advantage, share
or interest;

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racecourse means land used for race meetings; race meeting means meeting for
the purpose of horse or pony or harness racing or of greyhound racing and
includes any meeting deemed to be a race meeting by section 3(4) of the
Racing Act 1958;

sporting event includes a horse race or other race, fight, game, sport or
exercise;

undertaking includes an assurance, contract, agreement or promise, whether
express or implied;

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(2) In this Chapter, a reference to a person found committing an offence
includes a reference to a person found doing or omitting to do an act in such
circumstances that the finder believes on reasonable grounds that the person
is guilty of an offence against this Chapter.