Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Gambling Regulation Act 2003 - SECT 2.2.3.

Advertising lotteries

2.2.3. Advertising lotteries



(1) A person must not-

   (a)  publish or exhibit; or

   (b)  cause or permit to be published or exhibited-

in a newspaper or broadcast telecast or on a notice or by electronic means or
otherwise any information relating to a lottery. Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(2) A person must not sell, dispose of, circulate, distribute or exhibit a
newspaper containing any information relating to a lottery.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(3) A person must not permit or allow the printing or publication in a
newspaper of which the person is registered as the proprietor, printer or
publisher any information relating to a lottery.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(4) A person must not permit or allow the publication in-

   (a)  a broadcast telecast; or





   (b)  an exhibition of a film-

under the management or control of the person of any information relating to a
lottery. Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(5) A person must not-

   (a)  exhibit; or

   (b)  permit or allow to be exhibited; or

   (c)  assist in exhibiting-

in, on or about any land, building or premises a document containing any
information relating to a lottery. Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(6) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section to
prove that the defendant did not know, and had reasonable grounds for not
knowing, that the information related to a lottery.