Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Gambling Regulation Act 2003 - SECT 2.5.15.

Restrictions on publication etc. of information concerning betting etc.

2.5.15. Restrictions on publication etc. of information concerning betting
etc.



(1) A person must not publish or disseminate, or cause to be published or
disseminated, any information or advice in any form or by any method of
communication-

   (a)  as to betting on an intended sporting event, whether conducted in
        Victoria or elsewhere;

   (b)  as to betting odds in connection with any such sporting event;

   (c)  as to a totalisator (other than a totalisator lawfully conducted in
        accordance with the wagering licence or an on-course wagering permit);

   (d)  except as provided in paragraph (c), as to an unlawful game; or

   (e)  wherein or whereby it is made to appear that the person or any other
        person, either in Victoria or elsewhere, will, if required-

   (i)  bet in connection with; or

   (ii) give information or advice directly or indirectly as to the betting or
        the betting odds on- an intended sporting event, or sporting events
        generally or a class of sporting event, whether conducted in Victoria
        or elsewhere. Penalty: For a first offence, 5 penalty units or
        imprisonment for 3 months or both; For a second offence, 25 penalty
        units or imprisonment for 6 months or both; For a third or subsequent
        offence, imprisonment for 12 months.

(2) A person-

   (a)  who is registered as the proprietor, printer or publisher of a
        newspaper; or

   (b)  who has the conduct, management or control of any other method of
        communication-

that contains or purports to contain any information or advice that gives rise
to an offence against to subsection (1) is taken to have published or
disseminated that information or advice unless the person proves that the
person had no reasonable grounds for suspecting that the information or advice
related to any of the matters referred to in that subsection.

(3) In the absence of proof to the contrary, a person or body named in any
information or advice referred to in subsection (1) is taken to have published
or disseminated it.