Public Lotteries Regulation 2016 (2016-519) (NSW)

Public Lotteries Regulation 2016

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Public Lotteries Regulation 2016.

2 Commencement This Regulation commences on 1 September 2016 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

Note— This Regulation replaces the Public Lotteries Regulation 2007, which is to be repealed on 1 September 2016 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

3 Definitions (1) In this Regulation— Liquor & Gaming NSW means that part of the Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade known as Liquor & Gaming NSW. Secretary means the Secretary of the Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade. the Act means the Public Lotteries Act 1996.

Note— The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation. (2) Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.

Part 2 Prizes

4 Period in which prizes may be claimed A claim for an unclaimed prize must be made— (a) on or before 1 December 2016, in the case of a prize won in a public lottery conducted on or before 30 November 2010, or (b) on or before the sixth anniversary of the date on which the public lottery to which the prize relates was conducted, in the case of a prize won in a public lottery conducted on or after 1 December 2010.

5 Unclaimed public lottery prizes (1) An unclaimed prize may be disposed of by the licensee who conducted the public lottery in a manner and for a purpose approved by the Minister for the benefit of subscribers to public lotteries conducted by the licensee. (2) If the Minister approves of the disposal by a licensee of an unclaimed prize under subclause (1), the licensee must dispose of the unclaimed prize in the manner and for the purpose approved— (a) within the time, if any, specified in the approval, or (b) if a time is not specified in the approval, within 10 days after the day on which the approval is given, or (c) if the approval was given before the commencement of this subclause, within 10 days after that commencement.