Prevention of betting with children by bookmaker or agent
60 Prevention of betting with children by bookmaker or agent
It is a condition of a bookmaker's licence—
that the licensee must not accept or offer to accept a bet from a child; and
that the licensee must have systems and procedures approved by the
Commissioner designed to prevent bets from being made by children in the course of the licensee's betting operations; and
that the licensee must ensure that the operations under the licence conform with the systems and procedures approved under this section.
In approving systems and procedures under this section, the
Commissioner must have regard to any relevant requirements in the gambling administration guidelines for systems and procedures designed to prevent bets from being made by children in the course of betting operations conducted by telephone, Internet or other electronic means.
The Commissioner may, by written notice to a licensed bookmaker, require approved systems and procedures to be altered as set out in the notice.
Before the Commissioner makes a requirement under subsection (2), the Commissioner must, unless the
Commissioner considers it contrary to the public interest to do so—
give written notice to the licensee concerned of the proposed requirement; and
consider any representations made by the licensee about the proposed requirement within 14 days after the notice is given or a longer period allowed in the notice.
It is a condition of a bookmaker's licence that the licensee must ensure that all alterations required to be made under subsection (2) are made in accordance with the notice given under that subsection.
It is a condition of an agent's licence that, in acting as the agent of a licensed bookmaker, the licensee—
must not accept or offer to accept a bet from a child;
and
must ensure that the betting operations conform with the systems and procedures of the licensed bookmaker approved under this section.
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