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CurrentNot issuing receipt for wager
Part 6Regulation of licensees
Division 8Offences related to wagering
Subdivision 1Conduct by licensees
196 Not issuing receipt for wager
(1)
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a)
is a wagering licensee; and
(b)
accepts a wager from another person; and
(c) does not issue a receipt to the other person in accordance with section 184.
Maximum penalty: 2 500 penalty units.
(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
(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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