1Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Gaming Control (Community
Gaming) Regulations 2006.
Bills and explanatory statements from legislation.nt.gov.au; second reading speeches from the NT Parliamentary Record (Territory Stories). Links open the official source in a new tab.
These Regulations may be cited as the Gaming Control (Community
Gaming) Regulations 2006.
In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:
approval, of an association, means approval to conduct gaming granted under Part 4.
approved association means an association granted approval.
association means:
(a) an association, society, institution or body carrying on its activities entirely or partly in the Territory and formed or carried on for any of the following purposes:
religious, educational, benevolent or charitable;
providing medical treatment or attention;
(iii) promoting or encouraging literature, science, art or a cultural activity;
recreation or amusement;
beautifying or improving a community centre; or
(b) any other association, society, institution or body certified in writing by the Director to be an association for the Act.
attendance or membership lottery means a lottery in which a person is entitled by his or her presence at a place, or membership of an association, and without further charge, to be a participant included in the draw.
authorised person, for an association, means the person authorised under regulation 42(2).
calcutta means a game conducted in the following (or a substantially similar) manner:
(a) each player pays a fee for a chance to win by lot a right in respect of a participant in an event;
(b) those rights are auctioned, the holder of each right being entitled to elect:
to sell the right and receive 50% of the proceeds of the sale; or
to retain the right by making and paying 50% of the highest bid;
(c) the prize pool, comprising the entry fees and net auction proceeds less any deductions permitted by these Regulations, is distributed to the ultimate holders of the rights in respect of successful participants in the event.
constitution means the instrument comprising the objects, purposes, activities and rules of an association and includes any memorandum and articles of association.
draw, in relation to a game, means the determination of a prize-winner or prize-winners whether by actually drawing a ticket or by some other method.
free entry lottery means either of the following:
(a) a lottery in which a ticket of admission to a meeting or other function is also a ticket in the lottery;
an attendance or membership lottery.
game means any lottery or game referred to in Part 2.
governing body means the committee or board (however described) that has the management of an association.
interstate trade lottery means a trade lottery:
(a) for which a permit has been granted in a State or another Territory; and
(b) the result of which is to be determined in that State or Territory.
major lottery means a lottery in which the total value of tickets available for sale exceeds $20 000.
major trade lottery means a trade lottery in which the total value of the prizes offered exceeds $5 000.
mini-lotto means a lottery, similar in nature to Tattslotto, in which 6 winning numbers are drawn at random from a total of between 7 and 40 numbers.
minor lottery means a lottery in which the total value of tickets available for sale is $5 001 to $20 000.
minor trade lottery means a trade lottery in which the total value of the prizes offered does not exceed $5 000.
organiser means a person who promotes or conducts gaming and includes an approved association and an authorised person.
permit means a permit to conduct gaming granted under Part 3.
raffle means a lottery in which the total value of tickets available for sale or the total amount of the entry fees to be charged does not exceed $5 000.
sweepstake means a game conducted in the following (or a substantially similar) manner:
(a) each player pays a fee for a chance to win by lot a right in respect of a participant in an event;
(b) the prize pool, comprising the entry fees less deductions permitted under these Regulations, is distributed to the holders of the rights in respect of successful participants in the event.
the Act means the Gaming Control Act 1993.
ticket includes, if the type of game requires it, a right to participate in a game whether or not:
a physical record of entry into the game is issued; or
a fee is paid to enter into the game.
value means the following:
in relation to a prize of goods – the retail value;
in relation to a prize of services – the market value;
in relation to a prize of real property – the market value.
In administering these Regulations, the Director may determine that a game of chance is a lottery.
A game of chance determined to be a lottery is taken to be one of the following lotteries and the regulations relevant to the lottery apply in relation to the game:
if the total value of tickets available for sale in the game exceeds $20 000 – a major lottery;
if the total value of tickets available for sale in the game is
$5 001 to $20 000 – a minor lottery;
if the total value of tickets available for sale in the game or the total entry fee to be charged does not exceed $5 000 – a raffle.
This regulation does not apply in relation to a game that the
Minister has determined under section 53 of the Act is not a lottery.
(1) An approved association may conduct any of the following games without holding a permit to do so:
a sweepstake;
a calcutta;
bingo.
(2) The game must be conducted in accordance with the conditions of the association's approval and any rules prescribed for the game.
An approved association may conduct a free entry lottery without holding a permit to do so.
An approved association conducting an attendance or membership lottery must not offer a prize of an amount exceeding $10 000.
The free entry lottery must be conducted in accordance with the conditions of the association's approval.
An approved association may conduct a raffle without holding a permit to do so.
The raffle must be conducted in accordance with the conditions of the association's approval.
An approved association may conduct a lottery in the nature of mini-lotto or a tipping competition without holding a permit to do so.
An approved association conducting mini-lotto or a tipping competition must not offer prizes exceeding a total of $5 000 in value.
The mini-lotto or tipping competition must be conducted in accordance with the conditions of the association's approval.
(1) A person (including an approved association) carrying on a trade or business in the Territory may conduct a minor trade lottery without holding a permit to do so.
The person must not contravene these Regulations.
A person carrying on a trade or business in the Territory may conduct an interstate trade lottery without holding a permit to do so, other than the relevant interstate permit.
A person conducting an interstate trade lottery is subject to directions by the Director.
The person must not contravene the Director's directions, these
Regulations or the conditions of the interstate permit.
An approved association proposing to conduct a major lottery or minor lottery must apply under Part 3 for a permit to conduct the gaming.
A person (including an approved association) carrying on a trade or business in the Territory who is proposing to conduct a major trade lottery must apply under Part 3 for a permit to conduct the gaming.
For section 47(b) of the Act, a person (including an approved association) must not conduct, or cause or allow to be conducted, a game specified in the Schedule.
Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person who is otherwise permitted by the Act or the Gaming Machine Act 1995 to conduct, or cause or allow to be conducted, a game specified in the
Schedule.
Showing the first 12 of 50 provisions. See all provisions