Gambling (Infringement Offences) Regulations 2023

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Coat of Arms of New Zealand

Gambling (Infringement Offences) Regulations 2023

Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann, Administrator of the Government

Order in Council

At Wellington this 15th day of May 2023

Present:
Her Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council

These regulations are made under sections 360 and 370A of the Gambling Act 2003 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Gambling (Infringement Offences) Regulations 2023.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notification in the Gazette.

3 Offences

A person who contravenes a provision specified in the Schedule commits an infringement offence and is liable to—

(a)

the infringement fee specified for that offence in the third column of the Schedule; or

(b)

a fine imposed by a court not exceeding $2,000.

Schedule Infringement offences and fees

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RegulationGeneral description of offenceInfringement fee ($)
Provision of Gambling (Harm Prevention and Minimisation) Regulations 2004
Regulation 9Failure of holder of class 4 licence or venue operator to comply with restrictions on jackpot advertising at class 4 venue1,000
Regulation 10Failure of holder of class 4 licence or venue operator to comply with restrictions on jackpot branding at class 4 venue1,000
Regulation 11Failure of holder of class 4 licence to provide information about problem gambling to players at class 4 venue1,000

Rachel Hayward,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notification in the Gazette, establish an infringement offence regime under the Gambling Act 2003 in relation to the Gambling (Harm Prevention and Minimisation) Regulations 2004.

Regulatory impact statement

The Department of Internal Affairs produced a regulatory impact statement on 21 September 2022 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.

A copy of this regulatory impact statement can be found at—

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 18 May 2023.

These regulations are administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.