Prohibition orders
218 Prohibition orders
(1) An application may be made to the Local Court for an order to be made prohibiting a person from wagering on the grounds that the person's wagering has impoverished, or is likely to endanger the welfare of, the person or other persons.
(2) The Local Court hearing the application may do any of the following:
investigate the matters contained in the application;
hear evidence related to the application;
(c) summon the person to appear, at a time and place specified in the summons, and to show cause why an order should not be made prohibiting the person from wagering;
summon a licensee to give evidence relevant to the application.
(3) The Local Court may make an order prohibiting a person from making wagers with a licensee or entering the premises of a licensee or a racecourse if satisfied the person's wagering has impoverished, or is likely to endanger the welfare of, the person or other persons.
The order expires as may be specified in the order.
(5) All proceedings under this section must be conducted in private and not open to the public.
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