Gambling Act 2003

Schedule 6: Infringement offences

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The Gambling Act 2003 has rules about infringement offences. You can break these rules and get a fine. The rules are about things like advertising overseas gambling, and having certain gaming machines in venues. You can be fined up to $5,000 for some offences, like advertising overseas gambling or having certain gaming machines in a casino venue. You can also be fined for things like not displaying the right information to customers, or not providing training for employees. Some offences have lower fines, like $500 for buying a ticket in an instant game if you are under 18 years old. The fines are listed in a table, with the provision, description of offence, and fee. The rules are empowered by sections 4, 356–360 of the Gambling Act 2003, which you can read by following the links to ss 4 and 356–360. Some specific rules are about sections like s 16, s 82, and s 83. You can follow the links to read more about each section.

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6Infringement offences Empowered by ss 4, 356–360

This is a large table containing 3 columns. Column 1 has the heading “Provision”. Column 2 has the heading “Description of offence”. Column 3 has the heading “Fees” with “($)” below it.
Provision Description of offence Fees
($)
s 16 Advertising overseas gambling prohibited $5,000
s 82 Certain information that must be displayed at class 4 venue $2,500
s 83 Obligation to provide information on disposal of gaming machines $2,500
s 84 Prohibition on certain gaming machines in class 4 venue $5,000
s 104 Banking and other related requirements for gaming machine profits $2,500
s 105 Banking requirements for interest, investment return, etc, on gaming machine profits $2,500
s 105A Management of bank accounts for gaming machine profits $2,500
s 110 Publication requirements for corporate societies $2,500
s 117 Failure to provide information Secretary requires for investigation and audit $2,500
s 121 Casino branding $5,000
s 172(2) Operating outside restricted hours $5,000
s 175 Information that must be displayed to customers in casino venue $2,500
s 176 Failure to provide training for employees $2,500
s 179 Obligation to provide information on disposal of gaming machine $2,500
s 180 Prohibition on certain gaming machines in casino venue $5,000
s 203(6) Licensed promoter may only be employed by society as licensed promoter $500
s 213 Requirement of licensed promoter to render an account to a society $1,000
s 251(2) Person other than broadcaster who publishes or broadcasts announced result of New Zealand lottery $100
s 267(2) Protection of name of Lotteries Commission $2,500
s 268(1) Protection of product names of Lotteries Commission $2,500
s 301(1) Restriction on purchasing a ticket in an instant game or similar game by person under 18 years $500
s 302(1) Restriction on class 4 gambling by person under 18 years $500
s 303(1) Restriction on casino gambling by person under 20 years $500
s 308(5) Requirement to display notice of policy for identifying problem gamblers $2,500
s 312(1) Breach of an exclusion order issued under section 309 or section 310 $500

Notes
  • Schedule 6: amended, on , by section 127(1) of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).
  • Schedule 6: amended, on , by section 127(2) of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).
  • Schedule 6: amended, on , by section 127(3) of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).
  • Schedule 6: amended, on , by section 127(4) of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).