180
In forceParticipation by minors as players prohibited
Part 7Compliance requirements
Division 17Gambling offences
180 Participation by minors as players prohibited
(1)
A person involved in the conduct of an authorised game must not allow a minor to participate as a player in an authorised game.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(2)
It is a defence to a charge against subsection (1) to prove that the defendant had no reason to believe, and did not believe, that the person to whom the charge relates was a minor.
(3)
A minor must not participate as a player in an authorised game.Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(4)
A prize won by a minor by participation in an authorised game contrary to subsection (3) is forfeited to the State.
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