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Gambling Act 2003

Institutions - New Zealand Lotteries Commission - Operation of New Zealand lotteries

250: Drawings to be open to public at discretion of Lotteries Commission

You could also call this:

"The Lotteries Commission decides if the public can watch New Zealand lottery drawings."

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The Lotteries Commission decides if you can watch the drawing of a New Zealand lottery. You can usually watch the drawing, but the Commission can choose not to let you if they want to. They think about how the drawing happens and what technology is used when making this decision.

When you can watch the drawing, the Commission tells you when and where it is happening. If the drawing is on TV or radio, they tell you what time and channel it is on. You can find out this information because the Commission announces it publicly.

The Commission's decision is also affected by rules made under section 243 and provisions specified by the Minister under section 244(1)(a). This means the Commission has to follow these rules when deciding if you can watch the drawing. The rules help the Commission make fair decisions about New Zealand lotteries.

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Part 3Institutions
New Zealand Lotteries Commission: Operation of New Zealand lotteries

250Drawings to be open to public at discretion of Lotteries Commission

  1. Except as provided in subsection (2), the drawing of every New Zealand lottery must be open to the public.

  2. The Lotteries Commission may, from time to time, determine that the drawing of a particular type of New Zealand lottery is not to be open to the public. In making such a determination, the Commission must have regard to the method and frequency of the drawing and the technology used in the drawing.

  3. Where the drawing of a New Zealand lottery is open to the public, the Lotteries Commission must publicly notify or announce, in any manner that it thinks fit,—

  4. the time and place of the drawing; and
    1. in the case of a drawing that is to be broadcast, the time and channel or station of the drawing.

      1. Subsection (2) is subject to any rules made under section 243 and to any provisions specified by the Minister under section 244(1)(a).

      Compare
      • 1977 No 84 s 97