Lotteries Regulation 2007

This section applies if a lottery agent gives a person a lottery ticket and the person asks the agent to cancel the ticket.

The lottery agent must cancel the lottery ticket only if—

1 of the following applies—

for a ticket for a syndicate share—the cancellation can be made at least 10 minutes before entries close for the drawing of the lottery to which the ticket relates;

for a ticket sold by a multi-week sale—entries have not closed for the first drawing to which the ticket relates;

for a ticket sold in a lucky lotteries game or set for life—the request for cancellation is made on the day the ticket was purchased;

otherwise—entries have not closed for the drawing to which the ticket relates; and

the agent, using a gaming terminal, is able to identify and cancel the entry for the ticket on the lotteries computer system.

If the lottery agent is not able to identify or cancel the entry for the lottery ticket under subsection (2)(b), the agent must ask the lottery operator to cancel the ticket.

If the lottery ticket is cancelled under subsection (2) or section 17AR(2), the lottery agent must—

endorse the ticket as cancelled; and

refund to the person who bought the ticket an amount equal to the price of the ticket.

Subsection (3) does not apply to a ticket for a syndicate share that can not be cancelled at least 10 minutes before entries close for the drawing of the lottery to which the ticket relates.