Arrangement or agreement without approval
179 Arrangement or agreement without approval
A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is a betting exchange licensee or sports bookmaker licensee; and
(b) the person intentionally enters into an arrangement or agreement in connection with the licence or the business operated under the licence with another person; and
(c) the arrangement or agreement requires the approval of the Commission under section 176; and
the arrangement or agreement was not approved by the Commission.
Maximum penalty: 1 000 penalty units.
Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(a), (c) and (d).
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.
Note for subsection (3)
The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to this defence (see section 43BU of the Criminal Code).
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