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Gambling Act 2003

Harm prevention and minimisation, enforcement, and other matters - Other matters

367: Power to make game rules

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"The government can create and change rules for games and gambling to keep things fair and safe."

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The Secretary can make rules for playing games or gambling. You need to follow these rules when you play games or gamble. The Secretary can also change or get rid of these rules.

The Secretary can make rules for things like how games are played or how gambling works. The Secretary can also make rules for things like paperwork or information that is used for games or gambling. The Secretary can tell people who run gambling places to show the rules where people can see them.

If there are no rules for a particular game, you can ask the Secretary to make some. You will need to tell the Secretary all about the game when you ask. The Secretary will make sure the rules are available for everyone to see, as required by the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 4Harm prevention and minimisation, enforcement, and other matters
Other matters

367Power to make game rules

  1. The Secretary may make rules and amend or revoke rules made—

  2. for playing or participating in particular games or classes of games, or categories, classes, or forms of gambling; and
    1. for the systems, processes, information, and documentation associated with particular games or classes of games, or categories, classes, or forms of gambling.

      1. Repealed

      2. Repealed

      3. The Secretary may require the holder of a class 4 operator’s licence or a casino operator’s licence to display game rules prominently at a place used for gambling or on or near to gambling equipment.

      4. If no game rules exist in respect of a particular gambling activity, a person may apply to the Secretary for the approval of game rules in relation to the activity.

      5. An application under subsection (5) must include a full description of the gambling activity.

      6. The following are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements):

      7. game rules:
        1. any amendment to, or revocation of, game rules.

          Notes
          • Section 367(1): replaced, on , by section 120 of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).
          • Section 367(2): repealed, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
          • Section 367(3): repealed, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
          • Section 367(7): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).