Lotteries Rule 1996


Queensland Crest
LOTTERIES RULE 1996
Queensland Lotteries Act 1994 LOTTERIES RULE 1996 Reprinted as in force on 31 July 1998 (includes amendments up to SL No. 217 of 1998) Reprint No. 1E This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy
Information about this reprint This rule is reprinted as at 31 July 1998. The reprint shows the law as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)). The reprint includes a reference to the law by which each amendment was made—see list of legislation and list of annotations in endnotes. This page is specific to this reprint. See previous reprints for information about earlier changes made under the Reprints Act 1992. A table of earlier reprints is included in the endnotes. Also see endnotes for information about— when provisions commenced editorial changes made in earlier reprints.
Queensland LOTTERIES RULE 1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2 Conduct of, and prizes in, lotteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 3 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4 Corporation acting as own agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 5 Entering a drawing of a lottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 PART 2—PLAYER REGISTRATION 6 Players register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7 Application for player registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 8 Agent to issue registration card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 9 Registered player may have registered numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 10 Changes in information for players register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 PART 3—PROCESSING A COUPON 11 Processing a coupon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 12 Subscriber may request cancellation of subscription receipt . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 13 No cash refund for cancelled subscription receipt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 14 When subscription receipt is void . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 PART 4—ENTRY DIRECTLY WITH CORPORATION 15 Coupon may be lodged directly with the corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 16 Application for entry without coupon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 PART 5—DRAWING A LOTTERY AND PUBLISHING RESULTS 17 Each drawing to be numbered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 18 Conduct of drawing to be supervised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 19 Announcement of provisional prize pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2 Lotteries Rule 1996 20 Drawing the numbers and winning selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 21 Publication of results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 PART 6—CLAIMING A PRIZE 22 Computer system to identify prize-winning entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 23 Registered player as prize winner in division 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 24 Division 1—claim and payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 25 Claim and payment for prizes other than division 1 prizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 26 Corporation may send cheque after agency payment period . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 27 Corporation may ask for statutory declaration and proof of identity . . . . . . 23 28 Request to stop payment of prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 29 Information to be printed on prize-winning subscription receipt . . . . . . . . . 24 30 Payment of prize to 2 persons registered as a registered player . . . . . . . . . 25 31 Corporation not bound by agreement between members of group . . . . . . . . 25 32 Gaming terminal cannot read subscription receipt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 33 Restriction on release of names and addresses of prize winners . . . . . . . . . 26 PART 7—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE POOLS 34 Bonus prize reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 35 Distribution of prize pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 37 Jackpot and bonus prize reserve funds to be division 1 prize . . . . . . . . . . . 27 PART 8—MISCELLANEOUS 38 Closing time for a drawing of a lottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 39 Application of provisions of rule to instant scratch-its . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 40 Application of provisions of rule to casket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 41 Application of provisions of rule to promotional lotteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 SCHEDULE 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 POWERBALL PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Conduct of, and prizes in, powerball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 3 Agency payment period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF POWERBALL 4 How to enter a drawing of powerball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3 Lotteries Rule 1996 5 Types of entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 6 Completing a coupon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 7 Standard entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 8 System entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 9 Multiweek entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 10 Advance sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 11 Quickpick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 12 Powerpick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 12A Astropick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 PART 3—DRAWING POWERBALL 13 Drawing the numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 14 Winning selections for each prize division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 15 Only 1 prize for each entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 PART 4—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE POOLS 16 Bonus prize reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 17 Distribution of net prize pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 18 Jackpot of division 1 prize pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 19 Divisions 2–6 prize pool to be added to pool for next lower division . . . . . 37 20 Guaranteed minimum prize payout for division 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 APPENDIX 1.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF ENTRIES APPENDIX 1.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 SYSTEM PRIZE COMBINATIONS SCHEDULE 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 SUPER 66 PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Conduct of, and prizes in, super 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 3 Agency payment period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 4 Super 66 only in conjunction with another lottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF SUPER 66 5 How to enter a drawing of super 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4 Lotteries Rule 1996 6 Processing an entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 PART 3—DRAWING SUPER 66 7 Drawing the numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 8 Winning selections for each prize division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 PART 4—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE POOLS 9 Bonus prize reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 10 Distribution of net prize pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 11 Jackpot of division 1 prize pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 SCHEDULE 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 WEDNESDAY GOLD LOTTO PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Conduct of, and prizes in, Wednesday gold lotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 3 Agency payment period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF WEDNESDAY GOLD LOTTO 4 How to enter a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 5 Types of entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 6 Completing a coupon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 7 Standard entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 8 System entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 9 With-the-field entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 10 Multiweek entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 11 Advance sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 12 Quickpick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 12A Astropick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 PART 3—DRAWING WEDNESDAY GOLD LOTTO 13 Drawing the numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 14 Winning selections for each prize division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 15 Only 1 prize for each entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 PART 4—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE POOLS 16 Bonus prize reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 17 Distribution of division 1 prizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5 Lotteries Rule 1996 18 Distribution of net prize pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 19 Divisions 2–4 prize pool to be added to pool for next lower division . . . . . 54 PART 5—TRANSITIONAL 20 Transitional provision for ending Wednesday gold lotto under Lotto (On-line) Rule 1989 and introducing Wednesday gold lotto under this rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 APPENDIX 3.1 EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF ENTRIES APPENDIX 3.2 SYSTEM PRIZE COMBINATIONS SCHEDULE 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 SATURDAY GOLD LOTTO PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Conduct of, and prizes in, Saturday gold lotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 3 Agency payment period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF SATURDAY GOLD LOTTO 4 How to enter a drawing of Saturday gold lotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 5 Types of entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 6 Completing a coupon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 7 Standard entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 8 System entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 9 With-the-field entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 10 Multiweek entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 11 Advance sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 12 Quickpick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 12A Astropick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 PART 3—DRAWING SATURDAY GOLD LOTTO 13 Drawing the numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 14 Winning selections for each prize division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 15 Only 1 prize for each entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
6 Lotteries Rule 1996 PART 4—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE POOLS 16 Bonus prize reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 17 Distribution of net prize pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 18 Jackpot of division 1 prize pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 19 Divisions 2–4 prize pool to be added to pool for next lower division . . . . . 65 PART 5—TRANSITIONAL Division 1—Saturday gold lotto after 8 December 1996 20 Transitional provision for ending Saturday gold lotto under Lotto (On-line) Rule 1989 and introducing Saturday gold lotto under this rule . . 65 Division 2—Saturday gold lotto second draw 21 Saturday gold lotto second draw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 22 Drawing the numbers—s 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 23 Winning selections for each prize division—s 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 24 Only one prize for each entry—s 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 25 Distribution of net prize pool—s 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 26 Jackpot of division 1 prize pool—s 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 APPENDIX 4.1 EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF ENTRIES APPENDIX 4.2 SYSTEM PRIZE COMBINATIONS SCHEDULE 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 POOLS PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Conduct of, and prizes in, pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 3 Agency payment period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF POOLS 4 How to enter a drawing of pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 5 Types of entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 6 Completing a coupon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 7 Standard entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 8 System entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 9 With-the-field entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7 Lotteries Rule 1996 10 Multiweek entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 11 Advance sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 12 Quickpick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 12A Astropick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 13 Cancellation of a drawing of pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 PART 3—DRAWING POOLS 14 Deciding the numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 15 Void match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 16 Ranking of matches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 17 Winning selections for each prize division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 18 Only 1 prize for each entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 PART 4—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE POOLS 19 Bonus prize reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 20 Distribution of net prize pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 21 Jackpot of division 1 prize pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 22 Divisions 2–4 prize pool to be added to pool for next lower division . . . . . 80 PART 5—TRANSITIONAL 23 Transitional provision for ending pools under Pools (On-Line) Rule 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 APPENDIX 5.1 EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF ENTRIES APPENDIX 5.2 SYSTEM PRIZE COMBINATIONS SCHEDULE 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 OZ LOTTO PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Conduct of, and prizes in, oz lotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 3 Agency payment period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF OZ LOTTO 4 How to enter a drawing of oz lotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 5 Types of entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 6 Completing a coupon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
8 Lotteries Rule 1996 7 Standard entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 8 System entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 9 With-the-field entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 10 Multiweek entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 11 Advance sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 12 Quickpick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 12A Astropick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 PART 3—DRAWING OZ LOTTO 13 Drawing the numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 14 Winning selections for each prize division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 15 Only 1 prize for each entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 PART 4—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE POOLS 16 Bonus prize reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 17 Distribution of net prize pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 18 Jackpot of division 1 prize pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 19 Divisions 2–4 prize pool to be added to pool for next lower division . . . . . 90 20 Guaranteed minimum prize payout for division 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 PART 5—TRANSITIONAL 21 Transitional provision for ending oz lotto under Lotto (Oz Lotto) Rule 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 APPENDIX 6.1 EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF ENTRIES APPENDIX 6.2 SYSTEM PRIZE COMBINATIONS SCHEDULE 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 INSTANT SCRATCH-ITS PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Conduct of, and prizes in, instant scratch-its . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 3 Computer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 4 Agency payment period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 PART 2—PRINTING OF TICKETS 5 Approval of game or type of game of instant scratch-its . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
9 Lotteries Rule 1996 6 Game specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 7 Information to be printed on tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 8 Inspection of tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 PART 3—ENTERING AND DRAWING INSTANT SCRATCH-ITS 9 Entering instant scratch-its . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 10 Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 PART 4—CLAIM AND PAYMENT OF AN INSTANT PRIZE 11 Claiming an instant prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 12 Captions are taken to be part of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 13 Payment by agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 14 Agent to confirm major prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 15 VIR number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 16 Winning ticket not recognised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 17 Void tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 18 Instant prizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 PART 5—SECONDARY DRAWING 19 Selecting the winning tickets in a secondary drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 PART 6—PAYMENT OF PRIZES IN A SECONDARY DRAWING 20 Notice to prize winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 21 Payment of prizes in a secondary drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 PART 7—TRANSITIONAL 22 Transitional provision for ending instant scratch-its under Instant Casket Rule 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 SCHEDULE 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 CASKET PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Conduct of, and prizes in, casket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 3 Agency payment period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF CASKET 4 Objective in entering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 5 Completing a coupon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 6 Standard entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
10 Lotteries Rule 1996 7 Multidraw entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 8 Advance sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 9 Gift coupon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 10 Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 PART 3—PROCESSING A COUPON 11 Processing a coupon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 12 Same ticket number generated for more than one coupon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 PART 4—DRAWING CASKET 13 Drawing the numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 14 Time for drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 PART 5—PAYMENT OF PRIZES 15 Payout guaranteed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 PART 6—APPROVED SCHEDULE 16 Approval of schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 17 Contents of schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 PART 7—TRANSITIONAL 18 Golden casket lottery in progress at commencement of amending rule . . 109 SCHEDULE 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 PROMOTIONAL LOTTERIES PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Conduct of, and prizes in, promotional lotteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 2 Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 3 Agency payment period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 4 Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF A PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY 5 How to enter a drawing of a promotional lottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 PART 3—DRAWING A PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY 6 Drawing a promotional lottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 7 Time for drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 PART 4—APPROVED SCHEDULE 8 Approved schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
11 Lotteries Rule 1996 ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 5 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 6 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
s 1 13 s 3 Lotteries Rule 1996 LOTTERIES RULE 1996 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 31 July 1998] PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Short title 1. This rule may be cited as the Lotteries Rule 1996 . ˙ Conduct of, and prizes in, lotteries 2.(1) This rule provides for the conduct of, and prizes in, the lotteries mentioned in the schedules. (2) The schedules provide detail about the conduct of, and prizes in, individual lotteries. ˙ Definitions 3. In this rule— “advance sale” means the sale of an entry for a drawing of a lottery other than the first drawing after the purchase of the entry. “agent’s payment limit” means the amount the corporation and the agent have agreed is the maximum amount the agent may pay. “astropick” means a computer generated selection of numbers, for an entry in a drawing of a lottery, in which a star sign selected by the person entering the drawing, and the time of entry, are used by the computer to generate the selection of numbers. “casket” see schedule 8. “coupon” , for a lottery, means a document approved by the corporation for entering a drawing of the lottery. “division” , for a drawing of a lottery, means a prize level identified in the schedule for the lottery.
s 3 14 s 3 Lotteries Rule 1996 Example— The prize levels for powerball range from division 1 down to division 7. “gold lotto” means Wednesday gold lotto or Saturday gold lotto. “instant scratch-its” see schedule 7. “lotto” means Wednesday gold lotto, Saturday gold lotto or oz lotto. “multiweek entry” means an entry for the next 5 or 10 drawings after the purchase of the entry. “oz lotto” see schedule 6. “player registration number” , for a person who becomes a registered player, means the number the corporation allocates to the person’s registration. “players register” means the register established by the corporation under section 6. “pools” see schedule 5. “powerball” see schedule 1. “powerpick” see schedule 1, section 2. “provisional prize pool” , for a drawing of a lottery, means the estimated amount that, at the time of the drawing, is available to pay all winning entries in the drawing. “quickpick” means a computer generated selection of numbers for an entry in a drawing of a lottery. “registered numbers” , for a registered player for a lottery, means numbers registered by the player for the lottery under section 9. “registered player” means a person registered with the corporation under section 7. “Saturday gold lotto” see schedule 4. “selling point” means a place where a person may enter a drawing of a lottery. “subscription receipt” means a coupon that has printed on it the information mentioned in section 11.
s 4 15 s 7 Lotteries Rule 1996 “super 66” see schedule 2. “Wednesday gold lotto” see schedule 3. ˙ Corporation acting as own agent 4.(1) The corporation may operate a selling point as if it were an agent. (2) A reference in this rule to an agent includes a reference to the corporation in its role as operator of a selling point. ˙ Entering a drawing of a lottery 5. The procedure for entering a drawing of a lottery is set out in the schedule for the lottery. PART 2—PLAYER REGISTRATION ˙ Players register 6.(1) The corporation must establish a register containing— (a) the name and address of each registered player; and (b) if a registered player has numbers registered for entering a drawing of a lottery—the registered numbers; and (c) other information the corporation considers appropriate. (2) If a registered player asks to be told the details about the player contained in the players register, the corporation must tell the player the details. ˙ Application for player registration 7.(1) A person may apply to be registered with the corporation by— (a) completing a player registration application form; and (b) lodging the application form at a selling point.
s 8 16 s 9 Lotteries Rule 1996 (2) Two persons (but not more than 2 persons) may apply jointly to be registered in the players register as a registered player. (3) A player registration application must be accompanied by a fee of $2.00. ˙ Agent to issue registration card 8.(1) An agent who grants a person’s application to become a registered player must give the person a player registration card. (2) The person’s registration is subject to the conditions printed on the card. (3) Before giving the card to the person, the agent must activate the player registration card by passing it through a card reader attached to a gaming terminal. (4) The agent must use the terminal to print on the player registration application form— (a) the person’s player registration number; and (b) the time and date the card is activated. (5) The agent must, as soon as practicable, send the completed player registration application form to the corporation for inclusion in the players register. (6) If 2 persons apply jointly to be registered as a registered player, an agent may issue only one card for the registration. ˙ Registered player may have registered numbers 9.(1) A registered player may have numbers (or for super 66, a number) for entering a drawing of a lottery registered, for the player, in the players register. (2) To have numbers registered, or to change registered numbers, other than for super 66, a registered player must— (a) give a coupon marked with the numbers to an agent; and (b) ask the agent to register the numbers.
s 10 17 s 11 Lotteries Rule 1996 (3) To have a number registered for super 66, or to change a registered number for super 66, a registered player must ask an agent— (a) to use the agent’s gaming terminal to randomly generate a 6-digit number; and (b) to register the number generated as the person’s registered number for super 66. ˙ Changes in information for players register 10. To change the information contained in the players register about a registered player, the registered player must lodge another completed player registration application form at a selling point. PART 3—PROCESSING A COUPON ˙ Processing a coupon 11. An agent who processes a subscriber’s coupon for entry in a drawing of a lottery must use a gaming terminal to print, on the coupon, the following information— (a) the number, or if it is a multiweek entry, the numbers, allocated to identify each drawing of the lottery the person is entering; (b) the number of the gaming terminal; (c) the coupon number; (d) the amount of the subscription; (e) the date and time of purchase of the entry; (f) the prize validation bar code; (g) if the subscriber is a registered player, and enters the drawing using the subscriber’s registered numbers—the subscriber’s player registration number; (h) if the entry is a multiweek entry—whether it is for 5 weeks or 10 weeks;
s 12 18 s 13 Lotteries Rule 1996 (i) the numbers selected and— (i) if the entry is for powerball—the powerball number underlined; and (ii) if the entry is by an astropick—the star sign selected; (j) whether the entry is by a quickpick, astropick or powerpick or uses the subscriber’s registered numbers; (k) other information the corporation considers appropriate. ˙ Subscriber may request cancellation of subscription receipt 12.(1) Neither the corporation nor an agent has an obligation to ensure that a subscription receipt is in accordance with entry details requested by or on behalf of a subscriber. (2) However, a subscriber may ask an agent for a subscription receipt to be cancelled. (3) If the subscriber’s request is made within 10 minutes of the issue of the subscription receipt, the agent may cancel the receipt. (4) If the subscriber’s request is made on the day the receipt was issued, but more than 10 minutes after the issue, the corporation may cancel the receipt, but only if— (a) entries have not closed for the drawing to which the subscription receipt relates; and (b) an agent asks the corporation to cancel the receipt; and (c) the corporation is able to identify and cancel the receipt; and (d) the agent endorses the receipt as cancelled. ˙ No cash refund for cancelled subscription receipt 13.(1) If a subscription receipt is cancelled, no cash refund is to be given. (2) However, the subscription for the cancelled entry may be used for another entry.
s 14 19 s 16 Lotteries Rule 1996 ˙ When subscription receipt is void 14.(1) A subscription receipt is void if— (a) the subscription receipt is recorded in the computer system as cancelled; or (b) information forming part of the subscription receipt is changed other than with the authority of the corporation. (2) A person does not have a claim against the corporation for a prize based on a void subscription receipt. PART 4—ENTRY DIRECTLY WITH CORPORATION ˙ Coupon may be lodged directly with the corporation 15.(1) A person may enter a drawing of a lottery by lodging a completed coupon directly with the corporation and not through an agent. (2) The corporation need not accept a coupon if it is not— (a) completed in accordance with the schedule for the lottery; and (b) accompanied by the subscription. (3) The person may pay the subscription to the corporation by cheque but the corporation must not process the entry until the corporation receives the proceeds of the cheque. (4) After the corporation receives the cheque’s proceeds, the entry must be processed for the next available drawing of the lottery for which it is an entry. (5) A subscription receipt must be sent by the corporation to the person as soon as practicable after the entry has been processed. ˙ Application for entry without coupon 16. The corporation may complete a coupon for a person if— (a) the person sends a written request to the corporation to enter a
s 17 20 s 21 Lotteries Rule 1996 drawing of a lottery without enclosing a coupon; and (b) the corporation is satisfied the person has provided sufficient detail for the corporation to complete the coupon. PART 5—DRAWING A LOTTERY AND PUBLISHING RESULTS ˙ Each drawing to be numbered 17. Each drawing of a lottery is to be given a number and identified by the number. ˙ Conduct of drawing to be supervised 18. If a lottery is conducted as a scheme under section 50B 1 of the Act, each drawing to decide prize winners is to be supervised in the way agreed by the corporation and the foreign agencies who have agreed to conduct the scheme. ˙ Announcement of provisional prize pool 19. The amount of the provisional prize pool for a drawing of a lottery must be announced at the drawing. ˙ Drawing the numbers and winning selections 20. The procedure for drawing the numbers and the winning selections for each prize division in a lottery are set out in the schedule for the lottery. ˙ Publication of results 21.(1) As soon as practicable after the drawing of a lottery, the corporation must tell all agents the winning numbers. 1 Section 50B (Pooling arrangements)
s 22 21 s 24 Lotteries Rule 1996 (2) An agent must display the numbers at the agent’s selling point. (3) An agent may also display the following information— (a) the amount of the prize pool in each division; (b) the number of prize winners in each division; (c) the provisional value of a prize in division 1 and the value of a prize in each of the other divisions. PART 6—CLAIMING A PRIZE ˙ Computer system to identify prize-winning entries 22.(1) The prize-winning entries for a drawing of a lottery are the entries identified by the computer system. (2) If a person has a subscription receipt that, on the face of it, is a prize-winning entry, but the computer system does not initially identify it as a prize-winning entry, the corporation must investigate why the computer system did not identify the entry. (3) The corporation must start its investigation as soon as practicable, and must complete it within 6 months after the drawing. ˙ Registered player as prize winner in division 1 23. As soon as practicable after the drawing of a lottery, the corporation must use the computer system to find out whether a division 1 prize-winning entry is the entry of a registered player. ˙ Division 1—claim and payment 24.(1) A person may claim a division 1 prize in a drawing of a lottery by presenting the subscription receipt for the prize-winning entry to the corporation. (2) The person’s name and address must be clearly written on the subscription receipt.
s 25 22 s 25 Lotteries Rule 1996 (3) The corporation may pay a division 1 prize to a person claiming the prize who— (a) presents a subscription receipt for a division 1 prize-winning entry; or (b) is a registered player who is a subscriber for a division 1 prize-winning entry. (4) The corporation may wait 14 days after the drawing before paying division 1 prizes but must pay the prizes as soon as practicable after that time. ˙ Claim and payment for prizes other than division 1 prizes 25.(1) A person ( “person A” ) may claim a prize in a division for a drawing of a lottery, other than division 1, by presenting the subscription receipt for the prize-winning entry to an agent. (2) The agent must use a gaming terminal to find out whether the subscription receipt is the receipt for a prize-winning entry in the drawing. (3) The agent may pay the prize to person A unless— (a) the agent reasonably believes that person A is not the owner of the subscription receipt; or (b) the corporation has been asked by another person claiming to be the owner of the subscription receipt to stop payment of the prize. (4) If the subscription receipt was issued to a registered player, the agent may pay the prize without checking whether the person claiming the prize is the registered player. (5) If the computer system does not identify the subscription receipt as a receipt for a prize-winning entry— (a) the agent must not pay a prize; and (b) if the person nevertheless wishes to claim a prize—the person must claim the prize directly from the corporation. (6) The person must also claim a prize from the corporation rather than the agent if— (a) the agency payment period for the lottery has ended; or
s 26 23 s 28 Lotteries Rule 1996 (b) the amount of the prize is more than the agent’s payment limit. (7) An agent must pay a prize claimed in a division, other than division 1, as soon as practicable after it is claimed. ˙ Corporation may send cheque after agency payment period 26.(1) This section applies if— (a) the computer system indicates that the subscriber for an entry in a drawing of a lottery is a registered player; and (b) the entry wins a prize (other than a prize in division 1 of the drawing); and (c) the prize is not paid in the agency payment period for the lottery. (2) The corporation may send a cheque for the prize to the registered player. (3) However, the corporation need not send the cheque under subsection (2) if it appears to the corporation that the name or address in the players register for the registered player is incorrect, or is not sufficient for the safe delivery of the cheque. ˙ Corporation may ask for statutory declaration and proof of identity 27. Before the corporation pays a prize, the corporation may ask the person claiming the prize to— (a) complete a statutory declaration to the effect that the person is the owner of the subscription receipt for the prize-winning entry; and (b) provide proof of the person’s identity. ˙ Request to stop payment of prize 28.(1) A person may ask the corporation to stop payment of a prize for a prize-winning entry on the basis that the subscription receipt for the entry has been lost, stolen or destroyed. (2) The request to stop payment must— (a) be on the form supplied by the corporation; and
s 29 24 s 29 Lotteries Rule 1996 (b) contain enough information for the corporation to properly identify the subscription receipt; and (c) be accompanied by a search fee of $5.00. (3) The corporation may stop payment of the prize. (4) If the prize is paid before the corporation is able to stop payment, the corporation— (a) must tell the person who made the request that the payment has already been made; and (b) if the request was made on the basis that the subscription receipt has been lost or stolen— (i) must help in any police investigation; and (ii) if the corporation knows the name and address of the person to whom the prize was paid—may tell an investigating police officer the name and address. (5) Subsection (4)(b)(ii) applies despite anything else in this rule. (6) If the corporation stops payment of a prize under subsection (3), the corporation must not pay the prize until it investigates the ownership of the subscription receipt for the prize-winning entry. ˙ Information to be printed on prize-winning subscription receipt 29.(1) If the computer system identifies a subscription receipt as the receipt for a prize-winning entry for a division, other than division 1, for a drawing of a lottery, and the agent pays the prize, the agent must use the gaming terminal to print the following information on the receipt— (a) the date the agent paid the prize; (b) the number of the drawing in which the prize was won; (c) the amount paid to the subscriber. (2) The agent must keep the subscription receipt for 3 months after paying the prize. (3) However, if the subscription receipt is for a multiweek entry that is still current for at least 1 more drawing, the agent must—
s 30 25 s 32 Lotteries Rule 1996 (a) print the information mentioned in subsection (1) on the receipt; and (b) also print the information on a new coupon; and (c) return the subscription receipt to the person. (4) If an agent prints information on a new coupon under subsection (3)(b), the agent must keep the new coupon for 3 months after paying the prize. ˙ Payment of prize to 2 persons registered as a registered player 30.(1) If an entry from 2 persons registered as a registered player is a prize-winning entry, the prize is paid in the way directed by the 2 persons acting together, but only to 1 or both of the persons. (2) If an agent enters a drawing of a lottery on behalf of a group of persons, and the entry is a prize-winning entry in division 1 of the lottery, the corporation may pay prize money to individual members of the group in the way directed by the agent. ˙ Corporation not bound by agreement between members of group 31. The corporation is not bound by an agreement made between the members of a group of persons on whose behalf a subscriber enters a drawing of a lottery. ˙ Gaming terminal cannot read subscription receipt 32.(1) This section applies if— (a) a person presents a subscription receipt at an agent’s selling point; and (b) the gaming terminal at the selling point cannot read the receipt. (2) If the coupon number is not legible, but the person claims a prize— (a) the agent must not pay the prize; and (b) the person must claim the prize directly from the corporation. (3) If the coupon number is legible, the agent must use the keyboard
s 33 26 s 33 Lotteries Rule 1996 attached to the gaming terminal to enter the coupon number on the computer system. (4) If the computer system identifies the coupon number as belonging to a subscription receipt for a prize-winning entry, the agent— (a) may pay the prize; and (b) if the agent pays the prize—must print the following information on a new coupon— (i) the date the agent paid the prize; (ii) the number of the drawing in which the prize was won; (iii) the amount paid. (5) The agent may pay a prize under subsection (4) only if— (a) the agency payment period has not ended; and (b) the amount of the prize is not more than the agent’s payment limit; and (c) the prize is for a division other than division 1. ˙ Restriction on release of names and addresses of prize winners 33.(1) Unless otherwise authorised under this rule, the corporation must not release the name or address of a prize winner if the person is a registered player who has placed an ‘X’ in the ‘not for publication’ (NFP) square on the person’s player registration application form. (2) However, the corporation may publish the name of the suburb or town shown in the players register as the person’s address.
s 34 27 s 38 Lotteries Rule 1996 PART 7—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE POOLS ˙ Bonus prize reserve 34. If a lottery is conducted as a scheme under section 50B 2 of the Act, bonus prize money accumulated as a bonus prize reserve is distributed as additional prize money in a drawing of the lottery in the way agreed between the corporation and the foreign agencies who have agreed to conduct the scheme. ˙ Distribution of prize pools 35. The distribution of the prize pool for a lottery is set out in the schedule for the lottery. ˙ Jackpot and bonus prize reserve funds to be division 1 prize 37.(1) This section applies if— (a) a jackpot prize pool is available for a drawing of a lottery; and (b) the corporation is to distribute an amount from the bonus prize reserve for the division 1 prize in the same drawing. (2) The jackpot prize pool and the amount from the bonus prize reserve are a single prize pool for the drawing and, for the purpose of making a claim, must be treated as a division 1 prize. PART 8—MISCELLANEOUS ˙ Closing time for a drawing of a lottery 38. The closing time for a drawing of a lottery must be displayed at each selling point. 2 Section 50B (Pooling arrangements)
s 39 28 s 41 Lotteries Rule 1996 ˙ Application of provisions of rule to instant scratch-its 39.(1) The provisions of this rule apply to instant scratch-its only to the extent that they can be sensibly applied having regard to the provisions of schedule 7. (2) In particular— (a) part 2 does not apply, as a registered player cannot use a player registration card to enter instant scratch-its; and (b) parts 3 and 4 do not apply, as a person who wishes to enter instant scratch-its merely asks for an entry and does not complete a coupon; and (c) part 6, other than sections 27 and 31, does not apply; and (d) there are no prize divisions or prize pools for divisions in instant scratch-its; and (e) section 38 does not apply. ˙ Application of provisions of rule to casket 40.(1) The provisions of this rule apply to casket only to the extent that they can be sensibly applied having regard to the provisions of schedule 8. (2) In particular, a reference in this rule to a division in a lottery is taken to be a reference to an equivalent prize level for casket. Examples— 1. A reference to a division 1 prize is taken to be a reference to a prize in the highest category of prizes in a drawing of casket. 2. A reference to a division 3 prize is taken to be a reference to a prize in the third highest category of prizes in a drawing of casket. ˙ Application of provisions of rule to promotional lotteries 41. The provisions of this rule apply to promotional lotteries only to the extent that they can be sensibly applied having regard to the provisions of schedule 9.
29 Lotteries Rule 1996 ¡ SCHEDULE 1 POWERBALL section 2(2) PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Conduct of, and prizes in, powerball 1. This schedule provides more detail about the conduct of, and prizes in, the lottery known as powerball. ˙ Definitions 2. In this schedule— “drawing equipment” means 2 electronically operated machines— (a) used to select, at random and one at a time, the winning numbers in a drawing of powerball; and (b) each containing 45 balls numbered from 1 to 45. “net prize pool” , for a drawing of powerball, means 60% of the total subscriptions for the drawing less any amount put aside as a bonus prize reserve. “powerball number” see section 7. “powerpick” means the way of entering powerball described in section 12. “standard entry” means the type of entry explained in section 7. “system entry” means the type of entry explained in section 8. ˙ Agency payment period 3. The agency payment period for powerball is the first 13 weeks after a drawing.
30 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 1 (continued) PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF POWERBALL ˙ How to enter a drawing of powerball 4. A person may enter a drawing of powerball by— (a) using a completed coupon; or (b) asking for any type of entry by quickpick; or (ba) asking for any type of entry, other than a system entry, by astropick; or (c) asking for the person’s registered numbers to be used; or (d) asking for a powerpick. ˙ Types of entries 5. A person may choose one of the following types of entries— (a) a standard entry; (b) a system entry; (c) a multiweek entry; (d) a combination of paragraphs (a) and (c); (e) for a system entry with no more than 15 numbers—a combination of paragraphs (b) and (c). ˙ Completing a coupon 6.(1) A coupon is completed by marking— (a) a selection of numbers; and (b) if the entry is a system entry or multiweek entry—the type of entry. (2) A coupon may be used for more than 1 type of entry. Example—
31 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 1 (continued) A person may mark some panels on a coupon for standard entries and mark other panels on the coupon for system entries. (4) Each selected square in a panel should be legibly and clearly marked with an ‘X’ within the boundaries of the square. (5) A mark made on a coupon to enter a drawing— (a) must be made in dark blue or black non-erasable ink; and (b) must not be made by mechanical or electronic means without the approval of the corporation; and (c) must not be made for a purpose other than to complete the coupon. (6) An agent may refuse to accept— (a) an entry that has not been made on a coupon; or (b) a coupon that has not been properly completed. (7) If a coupon has not been properly completed, the agent may ask the person submitting it— (a) to properly complete the coupon; or (b) to identify the number or numbers to be added to or removed from the selection; or (c) to complete a new coupon. ˙ Standard entry 7.(1) A person completes a standard entry in a drawing of powerball by selecting 5 numbers from the first panel for the entry and 1 number (the “powerball number” ) from the second panel for the entry. (2) However, a coupon may only be completed in multiples of 2 standard entries.
32 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 1 (continued) ˙ System entry 8.(1) A person completes a system entry in a drawing of powerball by— (a) selecting between 7 and 20 numbers (the “system numbers” ) from the first panel for the entry and 1 number (again, the “powerball number” ) from the second panel for the entry; and (b) marking the system square with an ‘X’. (2) The computer system forms all possible combinations of 5 numbers from the system numbers selected for the first panel without the person specifying the individual combinations. (3) The equivalent number of standard entries of 5 numbers formed by a system entry is specified in appendix 1.1. Example— If a person selects 8 numbers in the first panel for an entry, a powerball number and the system square, the person has the equivalent of 56 standard entries. (4) The number of times that a particular type of system entry wins a division if the winning numbers and powerball number are selected is specified in appendix 1.2. (5) The maximum number of system entries with more than 13 numbers for which a coupon may be completed is 4. ˙ Multiweek entry 9.(1) A person completes a multiweek entry in a drawing of powerball by— (a) selecting numbers as for a standard or system entry; and (b) marking the multiweek ‘5’ or ‘10’ square with an ‘X’. (2) A multiweek entry cannot be used for a system entry with more than 15 numbers. ˙ Advance sale 10.(1) To enter a drawing of powerball by an advance sale, a person
33 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 1 (continued) must nominate the number of the drawing for which the entry is required and— (a) complete a coupon; or (b) ask for an entry by quickpick, astropick or powerpick; or (c) ask for the person’s registered numbers to be used for the entry. (2) The drawing nominated must not be more than 11 drawings after the date of purchase of the entry. (3) An advance sale cannot be used for a multiweek entry. ˙ Quickpick 11.(1) To enter a drawing of powerball by a quickpick, a person— (a) must ask for a quickpick; and (b) must specify whether the entry required is the equivalent of a standard, system or multiweek entry; and (c) need not complete a coupon. (2) Subsections (3) to (5) set out the types of quickpick. (3) A standard quickpick contains 12 entries. (4) A super quickpick contains 18 entries. (5) A system quickpick is a system entry by quickpick. ˙ Powerpick 12.(1) To enter a drawing of powerball by a powerpick, a person must— (a) ask for an entry by powerpick; and (b) specify whether the entry required is the equivalent of a standard, system or multiweek entry; and (c) mark with an ‘X’ the powerpick square on a gold lotto coupon, or ask for the person’s numbers registered for lotto to be used for the entry.
34 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 1 (continued) (2) For a standard entry by powerpick, the computer system, from the person’s numbers registered for lotto or numbers marked on the gold lotto coupon— (a) randomly chooses 1 number as the powerball number for the second panel for the entry; and (b) uses the remaining 5 numbers for the first panel. (3) For a system entry by powerpick, the computer system— (a) uses the person’s numbers registered for a system entry for lotto, or numbers marked on the gold lotto coupon, for the first panel for the entry; and (b) randomly chooses 1 number between 1 and 45 as the powerball number for the second panel for the entry. (4) A powerpick may be used for a multiweek entry. ˙ Astropick 12A.(1) To enter a drawing of powerball by astropick, a person— (a) must ask for an astropick; and (b) must select a star sign; and (c) must specify whether the entry required is the equivalent of a standard or multiweek entry; and (d) need not complete a coupon. (2) An astropick for powerball contains 18 entries. PART 3—DRAWING POWERBALL ˙ Drawing the numbers 13.(1) A person who conducts a drawing of powerball must, in 2 draws,
35 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 1 (continued) cause to be drawn from the drawing equipment— (a) in the first draw—5 winning numbers from 1 of the 2 machines comprising the drawing equipment; and (b) in the second draw—1 winning number (that is, the powerball number) from the other of the 2 machines. (2) A numbered ball is taken to be drawn from the drawing equipment when the ball rests in the display section of the drawing equipment. ˙ Winning selections for each prize division 14.(1) There are 7 prize divisions in each drawing of powerball. (2) The prize winners in a division are the subscribers whose selections of numbers match the winning selection for the division. (3) The following are the winning selections for each division— (a) division 1—all 5 numbers in the first draw and the powerball number; (b) division 2—all 5 numbers in the first draw and no powerball number; (c) division 3—any 4 numbers in the first draw and the powerball number; (d) division 4—any 3 numbers in the first draw and the powerball number; (e) division 5—any 4 numbers in the first draw and no powerball number; (f) division 6—any 2 numbers in the first draw and the powerball number; (g) division 7—any 3 numbers in the first draw and no powerball number. (4) Division 1 is the highest division and division 7 is the lowest division.
36 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 1 (continued) ˙ Only 1 prize for each entry 15. A standard entry in a drawing of powerball cannot win a prize in more than 1 division. Example— If a person has the 6 (ie 5 + 1) winning numbers for division 1, the person has not won division 2 merely because 5 winning numbers needed for a division 2 prize are included in the 6 winning numbers for division 1. PART 4—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE POOLS ˙ Bonus prize reserve 16. Not more than 2.5% of the total subscriptions for a drawing of powerball may be put aside to accumulate as part of a bonus prize reserve. ˙ Distribution of net prize pool 17.(1) The net prize pool for a drawing of powerball must be distributed as follows— division 1—37.5% division 2—14% division 3—6.4% division 4—5% division 5—2.8% division 6—12.5% division 7—21.8%. (2) The prize pool for a division for a drawing must be divided in equal shares amongst the winners in the division. (3) Despite subsection (1), the amount of a prize distributed, other than in division 1, may be rounded to the nearest sum consisting of a multiple
37 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 1 (continued) of 5 cents. (4) Amounts deducted from, or added to, prizes in rounding under subsection (3) must be added to, or deducted from, the division 1 prize pool. ˙ Jackpot of division 1 prize pool 18.(1) If there is no division 1 prize winner for a drawing, the amount of the prize pool available for distribution to division 1 winners jackpots by the addition of the amount to the division 1 prize pool in the next drawing. (2) The division 1 prize pool may jackpot under subsection (1) 25 times. (3) If there is no division 1 prize winner in the 26th drawing, the total of the jackpot prize pool and the division 1 prize payable for the 26th drawing must be added to the prize pool available for distribution to winners in division 2 in the 26th drawing. (4) If subsection (3) applies, the prize pool must be treated as division 1 prize money for the purpose of making a claim. ˙ Divisions 2–6 prize pool to be added to pool for next lower division 19.(1) If there is no winner in division 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 in a drawing, the amount of the prize pool available for distribution to winners in the division must be added to the prize pool available for distribution to winners in the next lower division. (2) If there is no winner in division 7 in a drawing, the prize pool available for distribution to winners of division 7 must be added to the bonus prize reserve. ˙ Guaranteed minimum prize payout for division 1 20.(1) This section applies if— (a) a minimum prize payout in division 1 in a drawing has been guaranteed; and (b) there is not enough money in the division 1 share of the prize
38 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 1 (continued) pool and the bonus prize reserve for the payout. (2) The corporation must make available the shortfall for the payout from the corporation’s own funds. (3) However, if there is no winner in division 1, the amount made available from the bonus prize reserve or by the corporation under subsection (2) must not be used to decide the amount of a jackpot prize pool for a subsequent drawing. (4) The corporation may reimburse itself from the bonus prize reserve for money made available by it under subsection (2).
39 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 1 (continued) ¡ APPENDIX 1.1 EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF ENTRIES section 8(3)
40 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 1 (continued) ¡ APPENDIX 1.2 SYSTEM PRIZE COMBINATIONS section 8(4)
41 Lotteries Rule 1996 ¡ SCHEDULE 2 SUPER 66 section 2(2) PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Conduct of, and prizes in, super 66 1. This schedule provides more detail about the conduct of, and prizes in, the lottery known as super 66. ˙ Definitions 2. In this schedule— “drawing equipment” means an electronically operated machine designed and used— (a) to select, at random, the winning number in a drawing of super 66; and (b) to display the winning number in a display section forming part of the equipment. “multiple entry” means between 2 and 12 entries, on a single coupon, in a drawing. “net prize pool” , for a drawing of super 66, means 60% of the total subscriptions for the drawing less any amount put aside as a bonus prize reserve. “single entry” means a single entry in a drawing. ˙ Agency payment period 3. The agency payment period for super 66 is the first 13 weeks after a drawing.
42 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 2 (continued) ˙ Super 66 only in conjunction with another lottery 4. A person may enter a drawing of super 66 only in conjunction with an entry for a drawing of gold lotto, pools or powerball. PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF SUPER 66 ˙ How to enter a drawing of super 66 5. A person may enter a drawing of super 66 by— (a) entering a drawing of gold lotto, pools or powerball; and (b) if the person— (i) has completed a coupon—marking with an ‘X’ the super 66 square for either a single entry or a multiple entry; or (ii) has not completed a coupon—asking for a super 66 entry. ˙ Processing an entry 6.(1) If a coupon has the super 66 square for a single entry marked, the agent must use the gaming terminal to randomly generate and print a 6-digit number on the coupon. (2) If the square for a multiple entry is marked— (a) the person must tell the agent the number of entries the person requires; and (b) the agent must use the gaming terminal to randomly generate and print a 6-digit number for each entry. (3) A multiple entry may not consist of more than 12 entries. PART 3—DRAWING SUPER 66
43 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 2 (continued) ˙ Drawing the numbers 7.(1) A person who conducts a drawing of super 66 must cause to be drawn from the drawing equipment, at random, 6 single-digit numbered balls. (2) The number formed by the numbered balls, in the display section, is the winning number for the drawing. (3) A numbered ball is taken to be drawn from the drawing equipment when the ball rests in the display section of the drawing equipment. ˙ Winning selections for each prize division 8.(1) There are 5 prize divisions in each drawing of super 66. (2) The prize winners in a division are the subscribers whose selections of numbers form a number that matches the winning number for the division. (3) The following are the winning numbers for each division— division 1—NNNNNN division 2—NNNNNn or nNNNNN division 3—NNNNnn or nnNNNN division 4—NNNnnn or nnnNNN division 5—NNnnnn or nnnnNN. (4) In subsection (3)— “N” means a winning number. “n” means a number other than a winning number. Example for subsections (3) and (4)— If the winning number is 436297, a person is a winner in division 3 if the person’s number is 436266 or 896297. (5) Division 1 is the highest division and division 5 is the lowest division.
44 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 2 (continued) PART 4—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE POOLS ˙ Bonus prize reserve 9. Not more than 5% of the total subscriptions for a drawing of super 66 may be put aside to accumulate as part of a bonus prize reserve. ˙ Distribution of net prize pool 10.(1) The net prize pool for a drawing of super 66 must be distributed to winners in the divisions as follows— division 5—$6.60 for each winning entry division 4—$66.00 for each winning entry division 3—$666.00 for each winning entry division 2—$6 666.00 for each winning entry division 1—the balance of the prize pool divided in equal shares amongst the winners. (2) The corporation must pay the shortfall from the bonus prize reserve if the amount in the net prize pool for a drawing is not enough to pay— (a) the amounts specified in subsection (1) for divisions 2 to 5; and (b) $16 666.00 to each winner of division 1. ˙ Jackpot of division 1 prize pool 11.(1) If there is no division 1 prize winner in a drawing of super 66, the amount of the prize pool available for distribution to division 1 winners in the drawing jackpots by the addition of the amount to the division 1 prize pool in the next drawing. (2) The division 1 prize pool may jackpot under subsection (1) 4 times. (3) If there is no division 1 prize winner in the fifth drawing, the total of the jackpot prize pool and the division 1 prize payable for the fifth drawing is available for distribution as additional prize money for winners in
45 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 2 (continued) division 2 in the fifth drawing. (4) If subsection (3) applies, the additional prize money must be— (a) divided equally amongst the winners in division 2; and (b) for the purpose of making a claim—treated as division 1 prize money. (5) However, if there is no winner in division 2, or in divisions 2 and 3, or in divisions 2, 3 and 4, in a drawing mentioned in subsection (3), the additional prize money available under subsection (3) for distribution to winners in division 2 is available for distribution, in equal shares, to winners in the highest division in which there is a winner. (6) If prize money is available for distribution under subsection (5) but there is no prize winner in any division, the additional prize money must be added to the bonus prize reserve.
46 Lotteries Rule 1996 ¡ SCHEDULE 3 WEDNESDAY GOLD LOTTO section 2(2) PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Conduct of, and prizes in, Wednesday gold lotto 1. This schedule provides more detail about the conduct of, and prizes in, the lottery known as Wednesday gold lotto. ˙ Definitions 2. In this schedule— “drawing equipment” means an electronically operated machine, containing 45 balls numbered from 1 to 45, designed and used— (a) to select, at random and one at a time, the winning numbers in a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto; and (b) to display the winning numbers in a display section forming part of the equipment. “net prize pool” , for a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto, means 60% of the total subscriptions for the drawing less any amount put aside as a bonus prize reserve. “standard entry” means the type of entry explained in section 7. “system entry” means the type of entry explained in section 8. “with-the-field entry” means the type of entry explained in section 9. ˙ Agency payment period 3. The agency payment period for Wednesday gold lotto is the first 13 weeks after a drawing.
47 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 3 (continued) PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF WEDNESDAY GOLD LOTTO ˙ How to enter a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto 4. A person may enter a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto by— (a) using a completed coupon; or (b) asking for any type of entry by quickpick; or (ba) asking for any type of entry, other than a system entry, by astropick; or (c) asking for the person’s registered numbers to be used. ˙ Types of entries 5. A person may choose one of the following types of entries— (a) a standard entry; (b) a system entry; (c) a multiweek entry; (d) a with-the-field entry; (e) a combination of paragraphs (a) and (c), (b) and (c), or (c) and (d). ˙ Completing a coupon 6.(1) A coupon is completed by marking— (a) a selection of numbers; and (b) if the entry is a system, multiweek or with-the-field entry—the type of entry. (2) A coupon may be used for more than 1 type of entry. Example— A person may mark some panels on a coupon for standard entries and mark other
48 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 3 (continued) panels on the coupon for system entries. (4) Each selected square in a panel should be legibly and clearly marked with an ‘X’ within the boundaries of the square. (5) A mark made on a coupon to enter a drawing— (a) must be made in dark blue or black non-erasable ink; and (b) must not be made by mechanical or electronic means without the approval of the corporation; and (c) must not be made for a purpose other than to complete the coupon. (6) An agent may refuse to accept— (a) an entry that has not been made on a coupon; or (b) a coupon that has not been properly completed. (7) If a coupon has not been properly completed, the agent may ask the person submitting it— (a) to properly complete the coupon; or (b) to identify the number or numbers to be added to or removed from the selection; or (c) to complete a new coupon. ˙ Standard entry 7.(1) A person completes a standard entry in a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto by selecting 6 numbers from one of the panels. (2) However, a coupon may only be completed in multiples of 2 standard entries. ˙ System entry 8.(1) A person completes a system entry in a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto by— (a) selecting between 7 and 20 numbers (the “system numbers” )
49 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 3 (continued) from at least one of the panels; and (b) marking the system square with an ‘X’. (2) The computer system forms all possible combinations of 6 numbers from the system numbers selected without the person specifying the individual combinations. (3) The equivalent number of standard entries of 6 numbers formed by a system entry is specified in appendix 3.1. Example— If a person selects 8 numbers in a panel for an entry and the system square, the person has the equivalent of 28 standard entries. (4) The number of times that a particular type of system entry wins a division if the winning and supplementary numbers are selected is specified in appendix 3.2. (5) The maximum number of system entries with more than 13 numbers for which a coupon may be completed is 4. ˙ With-the-field entry 9.(1) A person completes a with-the-field entry in a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto by— (a) selecting 4 or 5 numbers from at least one of the panels; and (b) marking the with-the-field ‘4’ or ‘5’ square with an ‘X’. (2) The 4 or 5 numbers selected combine with the remaining numbers in the panel to form combinations of 6 numbers. (3) The equivalent number of standard entries of 6 numbers formed by a with-the-field entry is specified in appendix 3.1. Example If a person selects 5 numbers in a panel for an entry and marks the 5 with-the-field square, the person has the equivalent of 40 standard entries. (4) The number of times that a particular type of with-the-field entry wins a division if the winning and supplementary numbers are selected is specified in appendix 3.2.
50 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 3 (continued) ˙ Multiweek entry 10.(1) A person completes a multiweek entry in a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto by— (a) selecting numbers as for a standard, system or with-the-field entry; and (b) marking the multiweek ‘5’ or ‘10’ square with an ‘X’. (2) A multiweek entry cannot be used for a system entry with more than 15 numbers. ˙ Advance sale 11.(1) To enter a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto by an advance sale, a person must nominate the number of the drawing for which the entry is required and— (a) complete a coupon; or (b) ask for an entry by quickpick or astropick; or (c) ask for the person’s registered numbers to be used for the entry. (2) The drawing nominated must not be more than 11 drawings after the date of purchase of the entry. (3) An advance sale cannot be used for a multiweek entry. ˙ Quickpick 12.(1) To enter a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto by a quickpick, a person— (a) must ask for a quickpick; and (b) must specify whether the entry required is the equivalent of a standard, system or multiweek entry; and (c) need not complete a coupon. (2) Subsections (3) to (6) set out the types of quickpick. (3) A standard quickpick contains 12 entries.
51 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 3 (continued) (4) A super quickpick contains 18 entries. (5) A system quickpick is a system entry by quickpick. (6) A twinpick contains an entry in the next drawing of Wednesday gold lotto and the next drawing of Saturday gold lotto. (7) The minimum number of entries for which a coupon may be completed for a system 7 entry by quickpick is 2. ˙ Astropick 12A.(1) To enter a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto by astropick, a person— (a) must ask for an astropick; and (b) must select a star sign; and (c) must specify whether the entry required is the equivalent of a standard or multiweek entry; and (d) need not complete a coupon. (2) An astropick for Wednesday gold lotto contains 18 entries. PART 3—DRAWING WEDNESDAY GOLD LOTTO ˙ Drawing the numbers 13.(1) A person who conducts a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto must cause to be drawn from the drawing equipment 8 numbered balls consisting of— (a) the first 6 balls—the winning numbers; and (b) the other 2 balls—the supplementary numbers. (2) A numbered ball is taken to be drawn from the drawing equipment when the ball rests in the display section of the drawing equipment.
52 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 3 (continued) ˙ Winning selections for each prize division 14.(1) There are 5 prize divisions in each drawing of Wednesday gold lotto. (2) The prize winners in a division are the subscribers whose selections of numbers match the winning selection for the division. (3) The following are the winning selections for each division— (a) division 1—all 6 winning numbers; (b) division 2—any 5 winning numbers and 1 supplementary number; (c) division 3—any 5 winning numbers; (d) division 4—any 4 winning numbers; (e) division 5—any 3 winning numbers and 1 supplementary number. (4) Division 1 is the highest division and division 5 is the lowest division. ˙ Only 1 prize for each entry 15. A standard entry in a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto cannot win a prize in more than 1 division. Example If a person has the 6 winning numbers for division 1, the person has not won division 3 merely because 5 winning numbers needed for a division 3 prize are included in the 6 winning numbers for division 1.
53 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 3 (continued) PART 4—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE POOLS ˙ Bonus prize reserve 16. Not more than 50% of the total subscriptions for a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto may be put aside to accumulate as part of a bonus prize reserve. ˙ Distribution of division 1 prizes 17.(1) The corporation must pay from the bonus prize reserve 3 (a) if there are no more than 3 division 1 winners—$1 000 000 to each division 1 winner; or (b) if there are more than 3 division 1 winners—$3 000 000 divided equally amongst the division 1 winners. (2) If there is not enough money in the bonus prize reserve to pay the prizes mentioned in subsection (1), the corporation must make available the shortfall in prize money from the corporation’s own funds. (3) The corporation may reimburse itself from the bonus prize reserve for money made available by it under subsection (2). ˙ Distribution of net prize pool 18.(1) The net prize pool for a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto must be distributed as follows— division 2—10% division 3—18% division 4—32% division 5—40%. 3 Because the division 1 prize money is paid from the bonus prize reserve and not from the net prize pool, the net prize pool does not contain any money to jackpot if there is no division 1 prize winner.
54 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 3 (continued) (2) The prize pool for a division of a drawing, other than division 1, must be divided in equal shares amongst the winners in the division. (3) Despite subsection (1), the amount of a prize distributed may be rounded to the nearest sum consisting of a multiple of 5 cents. (4) Amounts deducted from, or added to, prizes in rounding under subsection (3) must be added to, or deducted from, the bonus prize reserve. ˙ Divisions 2–4 prize pool to be added to pool for next lower division 19.(1) If there is no winner in division 2, 3 or 4 in a drawing, the amount of the prize pool available for distribution to winners in the division must be added to the prize pool available for distribution to winners in the next lower division. (2) If there is no winner in division 5 in a drawing, the prize pool available for distribution to winners of division 5 must be added to the bonus prize reserve. PART 5—TRANSITIONAL ˙ Transitional provision for ending Wednesday gold lotto under Lotto (On-line) Rule 1989 and introducing Wednesday gold lotto under this rule 20. An entry purchased under the Lotto (On-line) Rule 1989 before 8 December 1996 for a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto happening after 8 December 1996 is taken to be an entry purchased under this rule for a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto under this rule for the drawing date for which the entry was purchased.
55 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 3 (continued) APPENDIX 3.1 EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF ENTRIES sections 8(3) and 9(3)
56 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 3 (continued) APPENDIX 3.2 SYSTEM PRIZE COMBINATIONS sections 8(4) and 9(4)
57 Lotteries Rule 1996 ¡ SCHEDULE 4 SATURDAY GOLD LOTTO section 2(2) PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Conduct of, and prizes in, Saturday gold lotto 1. This schedule provides more detail about the conduct of, and prizes in, the lottery known as Saturday gold lotto. ˙ Definitions 2. In this schedule— “drawing equipment” means an electronically operated machine, containing 45 balls numbered from 1 to 45, designed and used— (a) to select, at random and one at a time, the winning numbers in a drawing of Saturday gold lotto; and (b) to display the winning numbers in a display section forming part of the equipment. “net prize pool” , for a drawing of Saturday gold lotto, means 60% of the total subscriptions for the drawing less any amount put aside as a bonus prize reserve. “standard entry” means the type of entry explained in section 7. “system entry” means the type of entry explained in section 8. “with-the-field entry” means the type of entry explained in section 9. ˙ Agency payment period 3. The agency payment period for Saturday gold lotto is the first 13 weeks after a drawing.
58 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 4 (continued) PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF SATURDAY GOLD LOTTO ˙ How to enter a drawing of Saturday gold lotto 4. A person may enter a drawing of Saturday gold lotto by— (a) using a completed coupon; or (b) asking for any type of entry by quickpick; or (ba) asking for any type of entry, other than a system entry, by astropick; or (c) asking for the person’s registered numbers to be used. ˙ Types of entries 5. A person may choose one of the following types of entries— (a) a standard entry; (b) a system entry; (c) a multiweek entry; (d) a with-the-field entry; (e) a combination of paragraphs (a) and (c), (b) and (c), or (c) and (d). ˙ Completing a coupon 6.(1) A coupon is completed by marking— (a) a selection of numbers; and (b) if the entry is a system, multiweek or with-the-field entry—the type of entry. (2) A coupon may be used for more than 1 type of entry. Example— A person may mark some panels on a coupon for standard entries and mark other
59 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 4 (continued) panels on the coupon for system entries. (4) Each selected square in a panel should be legibly and clearly marked with an ‘X’ within the boundaries of the square. (5) A mark made on a coupon to enter a drawing— (a) must be made in dark blue or black non-erasable ink; and (b) must not be made by mechanical or electronic means without the approval of the corporation; and (c) must not be made for a purpose other than to complete the coupon. (6) An agent may refuse to accept— (a) an entry that has not been made on a coupon; or (b) a coupon that has not been properly completed. (7) If a coupon has not been properly completed, the agent may ask the person submitting it— (a) to properly complete the coupon; or (b) to identify the number or numbers to be added to or removed from the selection; or (c) to complete a new coupon. ˙ Standard entry 7.(1) A person completes a standard entry in a drawing of Saturday gold lotto by selecting 6 numbers from one of the panels. (2) However, a coupon may only be completed in multiples of 2 standard entries, but with a minimum of 4 standard entries. ˙ System entry 8.(1) A person completes a system entry in a drawing of Saturday gold lotto by— (a) selecting between 7 and 20 numbers (the “system numbers” )
60 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 4 (continued) from at least one of the panels; and (b) marking the system square with an ‘X’. (2) The computer system forms all possible combinations of 6 numbers from the system numbers selected without the person specifying the individual combinations. (3) The equivalent number of standard entries of 6 numbers formed by a system entry is specified in appendix 4.1. Example— If a person selects 8 numbers in a panel for an entry and the system square, the person has the equivalent of 28 standard entries. (4) The number of times that a particular type of system entry wins a division if the winning and supplementary numbers are selected is specified in appendix 4.2. (5) The maximum number of system entries with more than 13 numbers for which a coupon may be completed is 4. ˙ With-the-field entry 9.(1) A person completes a with-the-field entry in a drawing of Saturday gold lotto by— (a) selecting 4 or 5 numbers from at least one of the panels; and (b) marking the with-the-field ‘4’ or ‘5’ square with an ‘X’. (2) The 4 or 5 numbers selected combine with the remaining numbers in the panel to form combinations of 6 numbers. (3) The equivalent number of standard entries of 6 numbers formed by a with-the-field entry is specified in appendix 4.1. Example If a person selects 5 numbers in a panel for an entry and marks the 5 with-the-field square, the person has the equivalent of 40 standard entries. (4) The number of times that a particular type of with-the-field entry wins a division if the winning and supplementary numbers are selected is specified in appendix 4.2.
61 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 4 (continued) ˙ Multiweek entry 10.(1) A person completes a multiweek entry in a drawing of Saturday gold lotto by— (a) selecting numbers as for a standard, system or with-the-field entry; and (b) marking the multiweek ‘5’ or ‘10’ square with an ‘X’. (2) A multiweek entry cannot be used for a system entry with more than 15 numbers. ˙ Advance sale 11.(1) To enter a drawing of Saturday gold lotto by an advance sale, a person must nominate the number of the drawing for which the entry is required and— (a) complete a coupon; or (b) ask for an entry by quickpick or astropick; or (c) ask for the person’s registered numbers to be used for the entry. (2) The drawing nominated must not be more than 11 drawings after the date of purchase of the entry. (3) An advance sale cannot be used for a multiweek entry. ˙ Quickpick 12.(1) To enter a drawing of Saturday gold lotto by a quickpick, a person— (a) must ask for a quickpick; and (b) must specify whether the entry required is the equivalent of a standard, system or multiweek entry; and (c) need not complete a coupon. (2) Subsections (3) to (6) set out the types of quickpick. (3) A standard quickpick contains 12 entries.
62 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 4 (continued) (4) A super quickpick contains 18 entries. (5) A system quickpick is a system entry by quickpick. (6) A twinpick contains an entry in the next drawing of Saturday gold lotto and the next drawing of Wednesday gold lotto. (7) The minimum number of entries for which a coupon may be completed for a system 7 entry by quickpick is 2. ˙ Astropick 12A.(1) To enter a drawing of Saturday gold lotto by astropick, a person— (a) must ask for an astropick; and (b) must select a star sign; and (c) must specify whether the entry required is the equivalent of a standard or multiweek entry; and (d) need not complete a coupon. (2) An astropick for Saturday gold lotto contains 18 entries. PART 3—DRAWING SATURDAY GOLD LOTTO ˙ Drawing the numbers 13.(1) A person who conducts a drawing of Saturday gold lotto must cause to be drawn from the drawing equipment 8 numbered balls consisting of— (a) the first 6 balls—the winning numbers; and (b) the other 2 balls—the supplementary numbers. (2) A numbered ball is taken to be drawn from the drawing equipment when the ball rests in the display section of the drawing equipment.
63 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 4 (continued) ˙ Winning selections for each prize division 14.(1) There are 5 prize divisions in each drawing of Saturday gold lotto. (2) The prize winners in a division are the subscribers whose selections of numbers match the winning selection for the division. (3) The following are the winning selections for each division— (a) division 1—all 6 winning numbers; (b) division 2—any 5 winning numbers and 1 supplementary number; (c) division 3—any 5 winning numbers; (d) division 4—any 4 winning numbers; (e) division 5—any 3 winning numbers and 1 supplementary number. (4) Division 1 is the highest division and division 5 is the lowest division. ˙ Only 1 prize for each entry 15. A standard entry in a drawing of Saturday gold lotto cannot win a prize in more than 1 division. Example If a person has the 6 winning numbers for division 1, the person has not won division 3 merely because 5 winning numbers needed for a division 3 prize are included in the 6 winning numbers for division 1. PART 4—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE POOLS ˙ Bonus prize reserve 16. Not more than 5% of the total subscriptions for a drawing of
64 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 4 (continued) Saturday gold lotto may be put aside to accumulate as part of a bonus prize reserve. ˙ Distribution of net prize pool 17.(1) The net prize pool for a drawing of Saturday gold lotto must be distributed as follows— division 1—26.2% division 2—6.7% division 3—12.4% division 4—21.1% division 5—33.6%. (2) The prize pool for a division of a drawing must be divided in equal shares amongst the winners in the division. (3) Despite subsection (1), the amount of a prize distributed, other than in division 1, may be rounded to the nearest sum consisting of a multiple of 5 cents. (4) Amounts deducted from, or added to, prizes in rounding under subsection (3) must be added to, or deducted from, the division 1 prize pool. ˙ Jackpot of division 1 prize pool 18.(1) If there is no division 1 prize winner for a drawing, the amount of the prize pool available for distribution to division 1 winners jackpots by the addition of the amount to the division 1 prize pool in the next drawing. (2) The division 1 prize pool in a drawing may jackpot under subsection (1) 4 times. (3) If there is no division 1 prize winner in the 5th drawing, the total of the jackpot prize pool and the division 1 prize payable for the 5th drawing must be added to the prize pool available for distribution to winners in division 2 in the 5th drawing.
65 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 4 (continued) (4) If subsection (3) applies, the prize pool must be treated as division 1 prize money for the purpose of making a claim. ˙ Divisions 2–4 prize pool to be added to pool for next lower division 19.(1) If there is no winner in division 2, 3 or 4 in a drawing, the amount of the prize pool available for distribution to winners in the division must be added to the prize pool available for distribution to winners in the next lower division. (2) If there is no winner in division 5 in a drawing, the prize pool available for distribution to winners of division 5 must be added to the bonus prize reserve. PART 5—TRANSITIONAL Division 1—Saturday gold lotto after 8 December 1996 ˙ Transitional provision for ending Saturday gold lotto under Lotto (On-line) Rule 1989 and introducing Saturday gold lotto under this rule 20. An entry purchased under the Lotto (On-line) Rule 1989 before 8 December 1996 for a drawing of Saturday gold lotto happening after 8 December 1996 is taken to be an entry purchased under this rule for a drawing of Saturday gold lotto under this rule for the drawing date for which the entry was purchased. Division 2—Saturday gold lotto second draw ˙ Saturday gold lotto second draw 21.(1) Until 25 January 1997, there is a second draw for Saturday gold
66 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 4 (continued) lotto. (2) This division provides details about the way in which the drawing of, and the distribution of the prize pool for, the 2 draws differs from the drawing and distribution for the single draw provided for in parts 3 and 4. ˙ Drawing the numbers—s 13 22. A person who conducts the second draw in a drawing of Saturday gold lotto must cause to be drawn from the drawing equipment 6 numbered balls that are the winning numbers for the draw. ˙ Winning selections for each prize division—s 14 23. In the second draw of a drawing of Saturday gold lotto— (a) division 1 is the only prize division; and (b) the winning selection for division 1 is all 6 winning numbers. ˙ Only one prize for each entry—s 15 24. Despite section 15, a single entry may win a prize in both the first draw and the second draw of a drawing of Saturday gold lotto. ˙ Distribution of net prize pool—s 17 25. Until 25 January 1997, the net prize pool for a drawing of Saturday gold lotto must be distributed as follows— division 1—22.5% for both the first draw and the second draw division 2—5.5% division 3—10% division 4—17.5% division 5—22%.
67 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 4 (continued) ˙ Jackpot of division 1 prize pool—s 18 26.(1) There is no limit to the number of times the division 1 prize pool for the second draw in a drawing may jackpot under section 18(1). (2) However, if there is no prize winner for the division 1 prize pool for the second draw of Saturday gold lotto on 25 January 1997, the amount of the prize pool available for distribution must be added to the prize pool available for distribution to winners in division 1 in the next drawing of Saturday gold lotto.
68 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 4 (continued) APPENDIX 4.1 EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF ENTRIES sections 8(3) and 9(3)
69 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 4 (continued) APPENDIX 4.2 SYSTEM PRIZE COMBINATIONS sections 8(4) and 9(4)
70 Lotteries Rule 1996 ¡ SCHEDULE 5 POOLS section 2(2) PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Conduct of, and prizes in, pools 1. This schedule provides more detail about the conduct of, and prizes in, the lottery known as pools. ˙ Definitions 2. In this schedule— “away win” means the result for a match in which the team whose name is printed in the right hand column on the match list scores, or is taken to score, more goals than the team whose name is printed opposite in the left hand column. “drawing” of pools means the publication of the 6 winning numbers and the supplementary number. “home win” means the result for a match in which the team whose name is printed in the left hand column on the match list scores, or is taken to score, more goals than the team whose name is printed opposite in the right hand column. “match” means a soccer match. “match list” , for a drawing of pools, means the list of at least 38 sequentially numbered matches, used for the drawing by the corporation and the foreign agencies who have agreed to conduct the drawing. “match number” means the number of the match on the match list. “net prize pool” , for a drawing of pools, means 50% of the total
71 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 5 (continued) subscriptions for the drawing less any amount put aside as a bonus prize reserve. “standard entry” means the type of entry explained in section 7. “system entry” means the type of entry explained in section 8. “total number of goals” means the total number of goals scored by both teams. “void match” is a match declared void, for the purposes of the match list, by the corporation and the foreign agencies conducting the drawing. “with-the-field entry” means the type of entry explained in section 9. ˙ Agency payment period 3. The agency payment period for pools is the first 13 weeks after a drawing. PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF POOLS ˙ How to enter a drawing of pools 4. A person may enter a drawing of pools by— (a) using a completed coupon; or (b) asking for any type of entry by quickpick; or (ba) asking for any type of entry, other than a system entry, by astropick; or (c) asking for the person’s registered numbers to be used. ˙ Types of entries 5. A person may choose one of the following types of entries— (a) a standard entry;
72 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 5 (continued) (b) a system entry; (c) a multiweek entry; (d) a with-the-field entry; (e) a combination of paragraphs (a) and (c), (b) and (c), or (c) and (d). ˙ Completing a coupon 6.(1) A coupon is completed by marking— (a) a selection of numbers; and (b) if the entry is a system, multiweek or with-the-field entry—the type of entry. (2) A coupon may be used for more than 1 type of entry. Example— A person may mark some panels on a coupon for standard entries and mark other panels on the coupon for system entries. (3) Each selected square in a panel should be legibly and clearly marked with an ‘X’ within the boundaries of the square. (4) A mark made on a coupon to enter a drawing— (a) must be made in dark blue or black non-erasable ink; and (b) must not be made by mechanical or electronic means without the approval of the corporation; and (c) must not be made for a purpose other than to complete the coupon. (5) An agent may refuse to accept— (a) an entry that has not been made on a coupon; or (b) a coupon that has not been properly completed. (6) If a coupon has not been properly completed, the agent may ask the person submitting it— (a) to properly complete the coupon; or
73 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 5 (continued) (b) to identify the number or numbers to be added to or removed from the selection; or (c) to complete a new coupon. ˙ Standard entry 7.(1) A person completes a standard entry in a drawing of pools by selecting 6 numbers from one of the panels. (2) However, a coupon may only be completed in multiples of 2 standard entries. ˙ System entry 8.(1) A person completes a system entry in a drawing of pools by— (a) selecting between 7 and 20 numbers (the “system numbers” ) from at least one of the panels; and (b) marking the system square with an ‘X’. (2) The computer system forms all possible combinations of 6 numbers from the system numbers selected without the person specifying the individual combinations. (3) The equivalent number of standard entries of 6 numbers formed by a system entry is specified in appendix 5.1. Example— If a person selects 8 numbers in a panel for an entry and the system square, the person has the equivalent of 28 standard entries. (4) The number of times that a particular type of system entry wins a division if the winning and supplementary numbers are selected is specified in appendix 5.2. (5) The maximum number of system entries with more than 13 numbers for which a coupon may be completed is 4.
74 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 5 (continued) ˙ With-the-field entry 9.(1) A person completes a with-the-field entry in a drawing of pools by— (a) selecting 4 or 5 numbers from at least one of the panels; and (b) marking the with-the-field ‘4’ or ‘5’ square with an ‘X’. (2) The 4 or 5 numbers selected combine with the remaining numbers in the panel to form combinations of 6 numbers. (3) The equivalent number of standard entries of 6 numbers formed by a with-the-field entry is specified in appendix 5.1. Example If a person selects 5 numbers in a panel for an entry and marks the 5 with-the-field square, the person has the equivalent of 33 standard entries. (4) The number of times that a particular type of with-the-field entry wins a division if the winning and supplementary numbers are selected is specified in appendix 5.2. ˙ Multiweek entry 10.(1) A person completes a multiweek entry in a drawing of pools by— (a) selecting numbers as for a standard, system or with-the-field entry; and (b) marking the multiweek ‘5’ or ‘10’ square with an ‘X’. (2) A multiweek entry cannot be used for a system entry with more than 15 numbers. ˙ Advance sale 11.(1) To enter a drawing of pools by an advance sale, a person must nominate the number of the drawing for which the entry is required and— (a) complete a coupon; or (b) ask for an entry by quickpick or astropick; or
75 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 5 (continued) (c) ask for the person’s registered numbers to be used for the entry. (2) The drawing nominated must not be more than 11 drawings after the date of purchase of the entry. (3) An advance sale cannot be used for a multiweek entry. ˙ Quickpick 12.(1) To enter a drawing of pools by a quickpick, a person— (a) must ask for a quickpick; and (b) must specify whether the entry required is the equivalent of a standard, system or multiweek entry; and (c) need not complete a coupon. (2) Subsections (3) to (5) set out the types of quickpick. (3) A standard quickpick contains 12 entries. (4) A super quickpick contains 18 entries. (5) A system quickpick is a system entry by quickpick. (6) The minimum number of entries for which a coupon may be completed for a system 7 entry by quickpick is 2. ˙ Astropick 12A.(1) To enter a drawing of pools by astropick, a person— (a) must ask for an astropick; and (b) must select a star sign; and (c) must specify whether the entry required is the equivalent of a standard or multiweek entry; and (d) need not complete a coupon. (2) An astropick for pools contains 18 entries.
76 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 5 (continued) ˙ Cancellation of a drawing of pools 13.(1) If a drawing of pools is cancelled, all entries in the drawing are taken to be entries in the next drawing of pools. (2) A drawing of pools is cancelled if— (a) the match list is for Australian matches; and (b) a result is decided for fewer than 38 matches on the match list. PART 3—DRAWING POOLS ˙ Deciding the numbers 14.(1) Six winning numbers and a supplementary number are decided by ranking the matches numbered between 1 and 38 on the match list in order of their results from the highest ranked match to the lowest ranked match. (2) The match numbers for the 6 highest ranked matches are the 6 winning numbers. (3) The match number for the 7th highest ranked match is the supplementary number. (4) This section is subject to section 15. ˙ Void match 15.(1) If a match that is numbered between 1 and 38 on the match list is a void match, the result of the next numbered match on the match list, after number 38 (that is not a void match), is taken to be the result of the void match. Example— If match number 33 is a void match, the result of match number 39 is taken to be the result for match number 33. However, if match number 39 is also a void match, the result of match number 40 is taken to be the result for match number 33. (2) However, if the match list relates to the English soccer season, the
77 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 5 (continued) result, for the purposes of ranking the match, is taken to be— (a) for a score draw—a goal score of 1–1; and (b) for an away win—a goal score of 0–2; and (c) for a home win—a goal score of 2–0. ˙ Ranking of matches 16.(1) Results of matches are ranked into categories in the following descending order— (a) score draws; (b) nil score draws; (c) away wins; (d) home wins. (2) A score draw with a greater total number of goals ranks higher than a score draw with a smaller total number of goals. (3) All nil score draws (score draws in which no goals are scored) are ranked equally. (4) For away wins— (a) an away win with the smallest goal difference ranks highest; and (b) if 2 or more away wins have the same goal difference—an away win with a greater total number of goals ranks higher than an away win with a smaller total number of goals. (5) For home wins— (a) a home win with the smallest goal difference ranks highest; and (b) if 2 or more home wins have the same goal difference—a home win with a greater total number of goals ranks higher than a home win with a smaller total number of goals. (6) If 2 or more matches are ranked equally under subsection (2), (3), (4) or (5), the match with the highest match number is ranked highest. Example—
78 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 5 (continued) If match number 12 and match number 16 each have a score of 2–2, they would rank equally under subsection (2). However, under subsection 6, match number 16 is ranked higher than match number 12. ˙ Winning selections for each prize division 17.(1) There are 5 prize divisions in each drawing of pools. (2) The prize winners in a division are the subscribers whose selections of numbers match the winning selection for the division. (3) The following are the winning selections for each division— (a) division 1—all 6 winning numbers; (b) division 2—any 5 winning numbers and the supplementary number; (c) division 3—any 5 winning numbers; (d) division 4—any 4 winning numbers; (e) division 5—any 3 winning numbers and the supplementary number. (4) Division 1 is the highest division and division 5 is the lowest division. ˙ Only 1 prize for each entry 18. A standard entry in a drawing of pools cannot win a prize in more than 1 division. Example If a person has the 6 winning numbers for division 1, the person has not won division 3 merely because 5 winning numbers needed for a division 3 prize are included in the 6 winning numbers for division 1.
79 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 5 (continued) PART 4—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE POOLS ˙ Bonus prize reserve 19. Not more than 2% of the total subscriptions for a drawing of pools may be put aside to accumulate as part of a bonus prize reserve. ˙ Distribution of net prize pool 20.(1) The net prize pool for a drawing of pools must be distributed as follows— division 1—65% division 2—2% division 3—6% division 4—15% division 5—12%. (2) The prize pool for a division for a drawing must be divided in equal shares amongst the winners in the division. (3) However, if the amount payable to a winner in a division ( “division A” ) is less than the amount payable to a winner in a lower division, the amount of the prize pool available for distribution to winners of division A and all lower divisions is to be combined and divided in equal shares amongst the winners of division A and all lower divisions. (4) If the amount payable to a winner under subsections (1) to (3) is less than $1.00, the corporation must make available the shortfall from the bonus prize reserve for a payout of at least $1.00 to each winner. (5) Despite subsection (1), the amount of a prize distributed, other than in division 1, may be rounded to the nearest sum consisting of a multiple of 5 cents. (6) Amounts deducted from, or added to, prizes in rounding under subsection (5) must be added to, or deducted from, the division 1 prize pool.
80 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 5 (continued) ˙ Jackpot of division 1 prize pool 21.(1) If there is no division 1 prize winner for a drawing, the amount of the prize pool available for distribution to division 1 winners jackpots by the addition of the amount to the division 1 prize pool in the next drawing. (2) There is no limit to the number of times the division 1 prize pool may jackpot under subsection (1). ˙ Divisions 2–4 prize pool to be added to pool for next lower division 22.(1) If there is no winner in division 2, 3 or 4 in a drawing, the amount of the prize pool available for distribution to winners in the division must be added to the prize pool available for distribution to winners in the next lower division. (2) If there is no winner in division 5 in a drawing, the prize pool available for distribution to winners of division 5 must be added to the bonus prize reserve. PART 5—TRANSITIONAL ˙ Transitional provision for ending pools under Pools (On-Line) Rule 1990 23. An entry purchased under the Pools (On-Line) Rule 1990 before the commencement for a drawing of pools happening after the commencement is taken to be an entry purchased under this rule for a drawing of pools under this rule for the drawing date for which the entry was purchased.
81 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 5 (continued) APPENDIX 5.1 EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF ENTRIES sections 8(3) and 9(3)
82 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 5 (continued) APPENDIX 5.2 SYSTEM PRIZE COMBINATIONS sections 8(4) and 9(4)
83 Lotteries Rule 1996 ¡ SCHEDULE 6 OZ LOTTO section 2(2) PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Conduct of, and prizes in, oz lotto 1. This schedule provides more detail about the conduct of, and prizes in, the lottery known as oz lotto. ˙ Definitions 2. In this schedule— “drawing equipment” means an electronically operated machine, containing 45 balls numbered from 1 to 45, designed and used— (a) to select, at random and one at a time, the winning numbers in a drawing of oz lotto; and (b) to display the winning numbers in a display section forming part of the equipment. “net prize pool” , for a drawing of oz lotto, means 60% of the total subscriptions for the drawing less any amount put aside as a bonus prize reserve. “standard entry” means the type of entry explained in section 7. “system entry” means the type of entry explained in section 8. “with-the-field entry” means the type of entry explained in section 9. ˙ Agency payment period 3. The agency payment period for oz lotto is the first 13 weeks after a drawing.
84 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 6 (continued) PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF OZ LOTTO ˙ How to enter a drawing of oz lotto 4. A person may enter a drawing of oz lotto by— (a) using a completed coupon; or (b) asking for any type of entry by quickpick; or (ba) asking for any type of entry, other than a system entry, by astropick; or (c) asking for the person’s registered numbers to be used. ˙ Types of entries 5. A person may choose one of the following types of entries— (a) a standard entry; (b) a system entry; (c) a multiweek entry; (d) a with-the-field entry; (e) a combination of paragraphs (a) and (c), (b) and (c), or (c) and (d). ˙ Completing a coupon 6.(1) A coupon is completed by marking— (a) a selection of numbers; and (b) if the entry is a system, multiweek or with-the-field entry—the type of entry. (2) A coupon may be used for more than 1 type of entry. Example— A person may mark some panels on a coupon for standard entries and mark other panels on the coupon for system entries.
85 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 6 (continued) (3) Each selected square in a panel should be legibly and clearly marked with an ‘X’ within the boundaries of the square. (4) A mark made on a coupon to enter a drawing— (a) must be made in dark blue or black non-erasable ink; and (b) must not be made by mechanical or electronic means without the approval of the corporation; and (c) must not be made for a purpose other than to complete the coupon. (5) An agent may refuse to accept— (a) an entry that has not been made on a coupon; or (b) a coupon that has not been properly completed. (6) If a coupon has not been properly completed, the agent may ask the person submitting it— (a) to properly complete the coupon; or (b) to identify the number or numbers to be added to or removed from the selection; or (c) to complete a new coupon. ˙ Standard entry 7. A person completes a standard entry in a drawing of oz lotto by selecting 6 numbers from one of the panels. ˙ System entry 8.(1) A person completes a system entry in a drawing of oz lotto by— (a) selecting between 7 and 20 numbers (the “system numbers” ) from at least one of the panels; and (b) marking the system square with an ‘X’. (2) The computer system forms all possible combinations of 6 numbers from the system numbers selected without the person specifying the
86 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 6 (continued) individual combinations. (3) The equivalent number of standard entries of 6 numbers formed by a system entry is specified in appendix 6.1. Example— If a person selects 8 numbers in a panel for an entry and the system square, the person has the equivalent of 28 standard entries. (4) The number of times that a particular type of system entry wins a division if the winning and supplementary numbers are selected is specified in appendix 6.2. (5) The maximum number of system entries with more than 13 numbers for which a coupon may be completed is 4. ˙ With-the-field entry 9.(1) A person completes a with-the-field entry in a drawing of oz lotto by— (a) selecting 4 or 5 numbers from at least one of the panels; and (b) marking the with-the-field ‘4’ or ‘5’ square with an ‘X’. (2) The 4 or 5 numbers selected combine with the remaining numbers in the panel to form combinations of 6 numbers. (3) The equivalent number of standard entries of 6 numbers formed by a with-the-field entry is specified in appendix 6.1. Example If a person selects 5 numbers in a panel for an entry and marks the 5 with-the-field square, the person has the equivalent of 40 standard entries. (4) The number of times that a particular type of with-the-field entry wins a division if the winning and supplementary numbers are selected is specified in appendix 6.2. ˙ Multiweek entry 10.(1) A person completes a multiweek entry in a drawing of oz lotto
87 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 6 (continued) by— (a) selecting numbers as for a standard, system or with-the-field entry; and (b) marking the multiweek ‘5’ or ‘10’ square with an ‘X’. (2) A multiweek entry cannot be used for a system entry with more than 15 numbers. ˙ Advance sale 11.(1) To enter a drawing of oz lotto by an advance sale, a person must nominate the number of the drawing for which the entry is required and— (a) complete a coupon; or (b) ask for an entry by quickpick or astropick; or (c) ask for the person’s registered numbers to be used for the entry. (2) The drawing nominated must not be more than 11 drawings after the date of purchase of the entry. (3) An advance sale cannot be used for a multiweek entry. ˙ Quickpick 12.(1) To enter a drawing of oz lotto by a quickpick, a person— (a) must ask for a quickpick; and (b) must specify whether the entry required is the equivalent of a standard, system or multiweek entry; and (c) need not complete a coupon. (2) Subsections (3) to (6) set out the types of quickpick. (3) A mini quickpick contains 6 entries. (4) A standard quickpick contains 12 entries. (5) A super quickpick contains 18 entries. (6) A system quickpick is a system entry by quickpick.
88 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 6 (continued) (7) The minimum number of entries for which a coupon may be completed for a system 7 entry by quickpick is 2. ˙ Astropick 12A.(1) To enter a drawing of oz lotto by astropick, a person— (a) must ask for an astropick; and (b) must select a star sign; and (c) must specify whether the entry required is the equivalent of a standard or multiweek entry; and (d) need not complete a coupon. (2) An astropick for oz lotto may contain 12 or 18 entries. PART 3—DRAWING OZ LOTTO ˙ Drawing the numbers 13.(1) A person who conducts a drawing of oz lotto must cause to be drawn from the drawing equipment 8 numbered balls consisting of— (a) the first 6 balls—the winning numbers; and (b) the other 2 balls—the supplementary numbers. (2) A numbered ball is taken to be drawn from the drawing equipment when the ball rests in the display section of the drawing equipment. ˙ Winning selections for each prize division 14.(1) There are 5 prize divisions in each drawing of oz lotto. (2) The prize winners in a division are the subscribers whose selections of numbers match the winning selection for the division. (3) The following are the winning selections for each division—
89 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 6 (continued) (a) division 1—all 6 winning numbers; (b) division 2—any 5 winning numbers and 1 supplementary number; (c) division 3—any 5 winning numbers; (d) division 4—any 4 winning numbers; (e) division 5—any 3 winning numbers and 1 supplementary number. (4) Division 1 is the highest division and division 5 is the lowest division. ˙ Only 1 prize for each entry 15. A standard entry in a drawing of oz lotto cannot win a prize in more than 1 division. Example If a person has the 6 winning numbers for division 1, the person has not won division 3 merely because 5 winning numbers needed for a division 3 prize are included in the 6 winning numbers for division 1. PART 4—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE POOLS ˙ Bonus prize reserve 16. Not more than 3.5% of the total subscriptions for a drawing of oz lotto may be put aside to accumulate as part of a bonus prize reserve. ˙ Distribution of net prize pool 17.(1) The net prize pool for a drawing of oz lotto must be distributed as follows— division 1—40%
90 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 6 (continued) division 2—6% division 3—11% division 4—19% division 5—24%. (2) The prize pool for a division of a drawing must be divided in equal shares amongst the winners in the division. (3) Despite subsection (1), the amount of a prize distributed, other than in division 1, may be rounded to the nearest sum consisting of a multiple of 5 cents. (4) Amounts deducted from, or added to, prizes in rounding under subsection (3) must be added to, or deducted from, the division 1 prize pool. (5) Despite subsection (1), the corporation may guarantee a minimum prize payout for division 1 in a drawing. ˙ Jackpot of division 1 prize pool 18.(1) If there is no division 1 prize winner for a drawing, the amount of the prize pool available for distribution to division 1 winners jackpots by the addition of the amount to the division 1 prize pool in the next drawing. (2) The division 1 prize pool in a drawing may jackpot under subsection (1) 24 times. (3) If there is no division 1 prize winner in the 25th drawing, the total of the jackpot prize pool and the division 1 prize payable for the 25th drawing must be added to the prize pool available for distribution to winners in division 2 in the 25th drawing. (4) If subsection (3) applies, the prize pool must be treated as division 1 prize money for the purpose of making a claim. ˙ Divisions 2–4 prize pool to be added to pool for next lower division 19.(1) If there is no winner in division 2, 3 or 4 in a drawing, the amount of the prize pool available for distribution to winners in the division must be
91 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 6 (continued) added to the prize pool available for distribution to winners in the next lower division. (2) If there is no winner in division 5 in a drawing, the prize pool available for distribution to winners of division 5 must be added to the bonus prize reserve. ˙ Guaranteed minimum prize payout for division 1 20.(1) This section applies if— (a) a minimum prize payout in division 1 in a drawing has been guaranteed; and (b) there is not enough money in the division 1 share of the prize pool and the bonus prize reserve for the payout. (2) The corporation must make available the shortfall for the payout from the corporation’s own funds. (3) However, if there is no winner in division 1, the amount made available from the bonus prize reserve or by the corporation under subsection (2) must not be used to decide the amount of a jackpot prize pool for a subsequent drawing. (4) The corporation may reimburse itself from the bonus prize reserve for money made available by it under subsection (2). PART 5—TRANSITIONAL ˙ Transitional provision for ending oz lotto under Lotto (Oz Lotto) Rule 1994 21. An entry purchased under the Lotto (Oz Lotto) Rule 1994 before the commencement for a drawing of oz lotto happening after the commencement is taken to be an entry purchased under this rule for a drawing of oz lotto under this rule for the drawing date for which the entry was purchased.
92 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 6 (continued) APPENDIX 6.1 EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF ENTRIES sections 8(3) and 9(3)
93 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 6 (continued)
94 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 6 (continued) APPENDIX 6.2 SYSTEM PRIZE COMBINATIONS sections 8(4) and 9(4)
95 Lotteries Rule 1996 ¡ SCHEDULE 7 INSTANT SCRATCH-ITS section 2(2) PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Conduct of, and prizes in, instant scratch-its 1. This schedule provides more detail about the conduct of, and prizes in, the lottery known as instant scratch-its. ˙ Definitions 2. In this schedule— “advertised” means advertised by notice published in a newspaper circulating generally in the State. “game specifications” means matters approved by the Minister under section 5(2) and matters approved by the corporation under section 5(3). “instant drawing” means a drawing described in section 10(1). “instant prize” means a prize that is known to be won when the matter printed in a game panel or panels on the ticket is exposed. “instant scratch-its” means a lottery in which— (a) instant prizes are decided; and (b) additional prizes may be decided in a secondary drawing or in another way decided by the Minister. “major prize” is a prize of a value equal to or greater than the amount stated in the game specifications to be a major prize. “secondary drawing” , for a game, means a drawing— (a) that uses tickets or parts of tickets from the instant drawing for
96 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 7 (continued) the game; and (b) for which a ticket holder in the instant drawing becomes eligible. “ticket” means a ticket that is an entry in instant scratch-its. “VIR number” is the number that is exposed on a ticket when the panel marked ‘VOID IF REMOVED’ is scratched. ˙ Computer system 3. The computer system may be used to confirm that the VIR number on a ticket that appears to be a winning ticket is the VIR number for a winning ticket for the prize claimed. ˙ Agency payment period 4. The agency payment period for an instant prize is 1 year after closure of the instant scratch-its. PART 2—PRINTING OF TICKETS ˙ Approval of game or type of game of instant scratch-its 5.(1) The Minister may approve a game or type of game of instant scratch-its. (2) The Minister’s approval may include the following— (a) the number of tickets to be printed; (b) the selling price of the tickets; (c) the number and value of cash prizes that may be won; (d) the number and type of other prizes that may be won; (e) whether the game or type of game includes a secondary drawing or another means of deciding prize winners.
97 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 7 (continued) (3) Additionally, the corporation may approve— (a) the number of winning tickets to be printed; and (b) the value of a major prize; and (c) the security codes for the tickets. ˙ Game specifications 6. The corporation may enter into an agreement with a ticket printer for the printing of tickets for a game according to the game specifications. ˙ Information to be printed on tickets 7.(1) The following information must be printed on each ticket— (a) the VIR number for the ticket; (b) the selling price of the ticket; (c) the way in which a ticket holder may decide whether an instant prize has been won. (2) Additionally, the following information may be printed on each ticket— (a) the procedure for claiming an instant prize; (b) the value of instant prizes that may be paid by an agent; (c) if the game includes a secondary drawing—the way in which the ticket holder becomes eligible for the secondary drawing. (3) A ticket must be printed so that it is not possible to decide whether a prize has been won until the matter printed in a game panel or panels on the ticket is exposed. ˙ Inspection of tickets 8. The corporation must ensure that every contract for printing tickets for instant scratch-its provides that the corporation and the auditor-general may, at any reasonable time—
98 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 7 (continued) (a) inspect any tickets printed; or (b) inspect and test procedures, including security procedures, devices or aids used for printing tickets. PART 3—ENTERING AND DRAWING INSTANT SCRATCH-ITS ˙ Entering instant scratch-its 9.(1) A person enters instant scratch-its by asking for a ticket. (2) An entry in instant scratch-its is subject to the conditions printed on the ticket. ˙ Drawings 10.(1) An instant drawing for a game of instant scratch-its happens when the tickets for the game are printed in accordance with the game specifications. (2) If there is a secondary drawing for the game, the drawing takes place after the instant drawing and in accordance with the game specifications. PART 4—CLAIM AND PAYMENT OF AN INSTANT PRIZE ˙ Claiming an instant prize 11.(1) A person claims an instant prize by— (a) writing the person’s name and address and any other information required and signing in the space provided on the back of a
99 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 7 (continued) winning ticket; and (b) presenting the ticket to an agent. (2) A person claiming an instant prize must not write more than one name on the ticket. (3) If there is no name and address on a ticket presented to an agent to claim an instant prize, the person who presented the ticket cannot become eligible to be considered for a prize other than the instant prize. ˙ Captions are taken to be part of symbols 12. For deciding whether a ticket is a winning ticket, a caption to a symbol is taken to be part of the symbol and not a separate symbol. Example of winning ticket— 1. Statement on ticket— SCRATCH THE PANEL. FIND 3 IDENTICAL NUMERICAL SYMBOLS AND WIN THE PRIZE. 2. Panel on ticket— 7 SEVEN 1 ONE 3 THREE 7 SEVEN 4 FOUR 7 SEVEN The ticket is a winning ticket because, and only because, the numerical symbol ‘7’ appears on the panel 3 times, and not because the caption ‘SEVEN’ appears on the panel. Example of non-winning ticket— 1. Statement on ticket— SCRATCH THE PANEL. FIND 3 IDENTICAL NUMERICAL SYMBOLS AND WIN THE PRIZE.
100 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 7 (continued) 2. Panel on ticket— 7 SEVEN 1 ONE 3 THREE 6 SIX 46 FOUR SIX The caption ‘SIX’ merely provides confirmation of the numerical symbol appearing immediately above it. The caption is taken to be part of the representation of the numerical symbol ‘6’. The ticket is not a winning ticket because ‘6’ appears only twice, rather than the 3 times necessary to make the ticket a winning ticket. ˙ Payment by agent 13. An agent may pay a prize for a winning ticket only if the amount of the prize is— (a) not more than the agent’s payment limit; and (b) if the amount payable at an agency is stated on the back of the ticket—not more than the amount stated. ˙ Agent to confirm major prize 14. An agent must not pay a major prize unless the agent has confirmed with the corporation that the ticket is a winning ticket and the value of the prize won. ˙ VIR number 15.(1) The corporation may use the VIR number to find out if a ticket is a winning ticket and the value of the prize won. (2) The corporation must use the VIR number to find out if a ticket is a major prize winning ticket.
101 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 7 (continued) ˙ Winning ticket not recognised 16.(1) If a person claiming a prize has a ticket that, on the face of it, is a winning ticket but the computer system does not initially recognise it as a winning ticket, the corporation must investigate why the computer system did not identify the ticket. (2) The corporation must start its investigation as soon as practicable and must complete it within 6 months after the claim. ˙ Void tickets 17.(1) A ticket is void and no prize is payable— (a) if the ticket is stolen, unissued, defective, altered or damaged, produced in error or is a duplicate of a ticket already produced, or if any part of the matter printed in the ‘VOID IF REMOVED’ panel on the ticket is exposed; or (b) in any other circumstances printed on the ticket or advertised by the corporation. (2) Despite subsection (1), a prize may be paid if the corporation, having regard to all the circumstances, is satisfied that it is reasonable and appropriate to pay. ˙ Instant prizes 18.(1) An instant prize may be 1 or more of the following— (a) cash; (b) a thing of value awarded as a prize; (c) an instant scratch-its ticket; (d) an entry in another lottery; (e) the right to be considered for another cash prize or thing of value awarded as a prize. (2) A person with the right mentioned in subsection (1)(e) is entitled to be included in either—
102 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 7 (continued) (a) a secondary drawing; or (b) another means of deciding prizewinners, approved by the Minister. PART 5—SECONDARY DRAWING ˙ Selecting the winning tickets in a secondary drawing 19.(1) A person who conducts a secondary drawing must select the winning tickets at random. (2) The selection method may consist of or include the use of mechanical, electronic or other types of devices or aids. PART 6—PAYMENT OF PRIZES IN A SECONDARY DRAWING ˙ Notice to prize winners 20.(1) The corporation must give written notice to the person whose name and address are written on a winning ticket. (2) The notice may require the person to complete a claim form to claim the prize. ˙ Payment of prizes in a secondary drawing 21.(1) The corporation may send a cheque for a prize in a secondary drawing to the address shown on the winning ticket or the claim form for the winning ticket. (2) A cheque drawn in payment of a prize may be made payable only to
103 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 7 (continued) the person whose name is written on the ticket. (3) The corporation may wait 14 days after the secondary drawing before paying prizes but must pay the prizes as soon as practicable after that time. PART 7—TRANSITIONAL ˙ Transitional provision for ending instant scratch-its under Instant Casket Rule 1984 22. An entry purchased under the Instant Casket Rule 1984 before the commencement for an instant prize decided or a secondary drawing happening after the commencement is, after the commencement, taken to be an entry purchased under this rule for an instant prize decided or a secondary drawing under this rule.
104 Lotteries Rule 1996 ¡ SCHEDULE 8 CASKET section 2(2) PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Conduct of, and prizes in, casket 1. This schedule provides more detail about the conduct of, and prizes in, the lottery known as casket. ˙ Definitions 2. In this schedule— “approved schedule” , for a drawing of casket, means the schedule approved for the drawing by the Minister under section 16. “drawing equipment” means— (a) the regulated lottery equipment known as the casket winning number generator; or (b) a mechanical, electronic or other type of device or aid approved by the chief executive. “gift coupon” means a coupon that allows for a prize to be claimed by a person other than the person who entered the drawing. “multidraw entry” means an entry for 2 or more consecutive drawings starting with the next drawing after the purchase of the entry. “share” means one of at least 2 parts into which a ticket may be divided. “standard entry” means the type of entry explained in section 6. “ticket” means a ticket that is an entry in casket. “ticket number” means the number generated and printed in accordance with section 11(1)(b).
105 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 8 (continued) ˙ Agency payment period 3. The agency payment period for casket is the first 8 weeks after a drawing. PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF CASKET ˙ Objective in entering 4. The objective in entering a drawing of casket is to match the ticket number on the person’s subscription receipt with a winning number generated by the drawing equipment. ˙ Completing a coupon 5. A mark made on a coupon to enter a drawing must be made in dark blue or black non-erasable ink. ˙ Standard entry 6. A person completes a standard entry in a drawing of casket by asking for an entry. ˙ Multidraw entry 7. A person completes a multidraw entry in a drawing of casket by asking for a multidraw entry for a specified number of drawings. ˙ Advance sale 8.(1) To enter a drawing of casket by an advance sale, a person must nominate the number of the drawing for which the entry is required. (2) The drawing nominated must not be more than 11 drawings after the date of purchase of the entry.
106 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 8 (continued) (3) An advance sale cannot be used for a multidraw entry. ˙ Gift coupon 9.(1) A person completes a gift coupon for an entry in casket by marking the gift purchase square on the coupon with an ‘X’. (2) A person who completes a gift coupon for an entry must pay the gift coupon fee, of not more than 50 cents, decided by the corporation. (3) A player registration card cannot be used to enter a drawing by completing a gift coupon. ˙ Shares 10.(1) The corporation may decide the number of shares into which a ticket may be divided. (2) A person may enter a drawing of casket by purchasing a full ticket or a share in a ticket. PART 3—PROCESSING A COUPON ˙ Processing a coupon 11.(1) An agent who processes a subscriber’s coupon for an entry in a drawing of casket must use a gaming terminal to— (a) print, on the coupon, the following information— (i) the prize structure for the drawing; (ii) if the entry is not for a full ticket—the share; and (b) generate and print a number on the coupon. (2) A person who enters a drawing of casket may choose whether the ticket number generated in accordance with subsection (1)(b) is—
107 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 8 (continued) (a) the next available ticket number for the drawing; or (b) a number chosen by the person from the numbers available for the drawing. (3) The information required under subsection (1) is in addition to the information required under section 11 of the rule to be printed on the coupon. ˙ Same ticket number generated for more than one coupon 12.(1) If a particular ticket number is generated for more than one coupon in a drawing, the corporation must— (a) cancel the ticket number for each coupon other than the first coupon processed; and (b) generate, by using a gaming terminal, a replacement ticket number, for the same drawing or a future drawing, for each coupon for which the ticket number has been cancelled. (2) If the corporation is unable to advise the ticket holder of the cancellation and replacement ticket number, the corporation must still generate the replacement ticket number and hold it for the ticket holder. PART 4—DRAWING CASKET ˙ Drawing the numbers 13. A person who conducts a drawing of casket must cause the drawing equipment used for the drawing to generate the winning numbers required for the approved schedule for the drawing. ˙ Time for drawing 14. A drawing of casket must be conducted—
108 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 8 (continued) (a) on the day stated for the drawing in the approved schedule for the drawing; or (b) on a day that accords with the timing for the drawing stated in the approved schedule for the drawing. PART 5—PAYMENT OF PRIZES ˙ Payout guaranteed 15. If the proceeds from the sale of tickets for a drawing of casket are not enough to pay the prizes stated in the approved schedule for the drawing, the corporation must make available the shortfall from the corporation’s own funds. PART 6—APPROVED SCHEDULE ˙ Approval of schedule 16. The Minister may approve a schedule for a drawing of casket. ˙ Contents of schedule 17. The approved schedule for a drawing must contain details of the following— (a) the prize structure for the drawing, including details of— (i) the number of tickets available for sale for the drawing; and (ii) the selling price of the tickets; (b) the timing of the drawing.
109 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 8 (continued) PART 7—TRANSITIONAL ˙ Golden casket lottery in progress at commencement of amending rule 18.(1) Anything done, or anything in existence, under this rule before the commencement of this section for a drawing of golden casket that is not completed before the commencement is, after the commencement, taken to have been done, or to be in existence, for casket. (2) However, if a current drawing of golden casket has not been completed before the commencement of this section, it must be continued and completed under this rule as if this rule had not been amended by the amending rule. (3) Despite subsection (2), if, immediately before the commencement of this section, a promotional lottery was being conducted in association with a current drawing of golden casket, after the commencement of this section— (a) the promotional lottery may be discontinued; and (b) the prize money for the promotional lottery may be included as part of a prize for the current drawing. (4) Section 13(1) 4 of this rule does not apply to a subscription receipt if the receipt — (a) was obtained before the commencement of this section; and (b) relates to a drawing of golden casket to be completed after the commencement of this section. (5) In this section— “amending rule” means the instrument that amended this rule by inserting this section. “current drawing” , of golden casket, means— (a) for a drawing of golden casket with tickets having a purchase price of $5—drawing No. 132; or 4 Section 13 (No cash refund for cancelled subscription receipt)
110 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 8 (continued) (b) for a drawing of golden casket with tickets having a purchase price of $2—drawing No. 180. “golden casket” means the lottery known under this rule, as in force immediately before the commencement of this section, as golden casket.
111 Lotteries Rule 1996 ¡ SCHEDULE 9 PROMOTIONAL LOTTERIES section 2(2) PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Conduct of, and prizes in, promotional lotteries 1. This schedule provides more detail about the conduct of, and prizes in, lotteries known as promotional lotteries. ˙ Definition 2. In this schedule— “approved schedule” , for a drawing of a promotional lottery, means the schedule approved for the drawing by the Minister under section 8. ˙ Agency payment period 3. Unless a condition of entry in a drawing of a promotional lottery is that a claim for a prize must be made in a specified way, at a specified place or within a specified period, the agency payment period for a drawing of a promotional lottery is 13 weeks after the drawing. ˙ Advertising 4.(1) Before the corporation conducts a drawing of a promotional lottery, the corporation must advertise the following information— (a) how to enter the drawing; (b) how the drawing will be conducted; (c) the prize structure approved by the Minister under section 20(1)(b) of the Act.
112 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 9 (continued) (2) Advertising under subsection (1) must be carried out in the way the corporation considers most appropriate for the particular drawing but may include any of the following— (a) television, radio, or newspaper advertising; (b) notices displayed at selling points; (c) information on the entry forms for the drawing. PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF A PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY ˙ How to enter a drawing of a promotional lottery 5.(1) A person enters a drawing of a promotional lottery in the way— (a) stated in the approved schedule for the drawing; and (b) advertised for the drawing. (2) The following ways, and reasonable variations of the ways, of entering a drawing of a promotional lottery may be approved— (a) entering a drawing of another lottery, including entering a specified number of drawings of the other lottery; (b) spending a specified amount on entries in a drawing of another lottery; (c) entering a drawing of another lottery for a specified number of weeks; (d) entering drawings of a specified number or type of lotteries in 1 week; (e) entering a drawing of instant scratch-its; (f) completing and returning to the corporation an entry form that has been sent to a registered player; (g) being, or becoming, a registered player and entering another
113 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 9 (continued) lottery; (h) asking an agent about a specified lottery; (i) entering a drawing of another lottery, watching a specified television channel or listening to a specified radio station and ringing a specified telephone number after a specified event happens, for example, the gold lotto jingle is played on the television channel or radio station; (j) entering a drawing of another lottery, watching the television channel on which the drawing is shown, having the extra number drawn for the promotional lottery by the drawing equipment and ringing a specified telephone number within a specified time; (k) a combination of 2 or more of the ways mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (j). PART 3—DRAWING A PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY ˙ Drawing a promotional lottery 6.(1) The drawing of a promotional lottery must be conducted in the way— (a) stated in the approved schedule for the drawing; and (b) advertised for the drawing. (2) The way of drawing a promotional lottery may consist of, or include, the use of mechanical, electronic or other types of devices or aids. (3) The following ways, and reasonable variations of the ways, of drawing a promotional lottery may be approved— (a) causing the drawing equipment for another lottery to generate a winning number matching a player’s registration number, a number representing a player’s registration number, a player’s entry number or a number representing a player’s entry number;
114 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 9 (continued) (b) causing to be drawn from the drawing equipment for another lottery a series of winning numbers matching players’ entry numbers; (c) revealing a prize when the printed matter is exposed in a bonus game panel on an instant scratch-its ticket; (d) revealing a prize when the printed matter is exposed in a panel on a special scratch-its ticket; (e) drawing 1 or more entry forms from a barrel; (f) being the first person to ring a specified telephone number after a specified event happens, for example, the gold lotto jingle is played on a television channel or radio station; (g) being the first person with a winning number to ring a specified telephone number if an extra number is drawn before or after the numbers are drawn for another lottery; (h) drawing a set of winning numbers for the promotional lottery before or after the winning numbers are drawn in another lottery; (i) a combination of any of the above ways. ˙ Time for drawing 7. The drawing of a promotional lottery must be conducted within 1 year after the drawing is first advertised. PART 4—APPROVED SCHEDULE ˙ Approved schedule 8.(1) The Minister may approve a schedule for a drawing of a promotional lottery. (2) The approved schedule must contain—
115 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 9 (continued) (a) how to enter the drawing; and (b) how the drawing will be conducted.
116 Lotteries Rule 1996 ENDNOTES ´ 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 4 Table of earlier reprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 5 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 6 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 ´ 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). Accordingly, this reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 31 July 1998. Future amendments of the Lotteries Rule 1996 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49. 3 ´ AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd o in c om p para prec pres = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Acts Interpretation Act 1954 amended amendment chapter definition division expires/expired gazette heading inserted lapsed notified order in council omitted page paragraph preceding present prev (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep s sch sdiv SIA SL sub unnum = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = previous previously proclamation provision part published Reprint No.[X] Reprints Act 1992 relocated renumbered repealed section schedule subdivision Statutory Instruments Act 1992 subordinate legislation substituted unnumbered
117 Lotteries Rule 1996 ´ 4 Table of earlier reprints TABLE OF EARLIER REPRINTS [If a reprint number includes a roman letter, the reprint was released in unauthorised, electronic form only.] Reprint No. Amendments included Reprint date 1 none 1 November 1996 1A to SL No. 334 of 1996 18 November 1996 1B to SL No. 373 of 1996 9 December 1996 1C to SL No. 81 of 1997 14 April 1997 1D to SL No. 38 of 1998 12 May 1998 ´ 5 List of legislation Lotteries Rule 1996 SL No. 93 made by the Golden Casket Lottery Corporation on 9 May 1996 notfd gaz 10 May 1996 pp 533–4 commenced on date of notification Note— The Lotteries Rule 1996 in force under the repealed Lotteries Act 1994 remains in force until the earlier of the following— (a) the end of the period of 1 year from the commencement day 1 August 1998 (see 1997 SL No. 230) (b) the commencement of rules made under the Lotteries Act 1997 superseding the relevant former rules (see s 241(1)). as amended by— Lotteries Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1996 SL No. 334 notfd gaz 15 November 1996 pp 1055–7 commenced on date of notification Lotteries Amendment Rule (No. 2) 1996 SL No. 373 notfd gaz 6 December 1996 pp 1354–6 commenced on date of notification Lotteries Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1997 SL No. 40 notfd gaz 28 February 1997 pp 827–8 commenced on date of notification Lotteries Amendment Rule (No. 2) 1997 SL No. 81 notfd gaz 27 March 1997 pp 1333–6 commenced on date of notification Lotteries Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1998 SL No. 38 notfd gaz 13 March 1998 pp 1117–18 commenced on date of notification
118 Lotteries Rule 1996 Lotteries Amendment Rule (No. 2) 1998 SL No. 217 notfd gaz 24 July 1998 pp 1491–2 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 26 July 1998 (see s 2) ´ 6 List of annotations Definitions s 3 def “agent’s payment limit” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 3(2) def “astropick” ins 1998 SL No. 38 s 3 def “casket” ins 1998 SL No. 217 s 3 sch def “gold lotto” ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 3(2) def “golden casket” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 3(2) om 1998 SL No. 217 s 3 sch def “instant scratch-its” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 3(2) def “lotto” sub 1996 SL No. 334 s 3 def “oz lotto” ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 3(2) sub 1996 SL No. 373 s 3 def “pools” sub 1996 SL No. 373 s 3 def “Saturday gold lotto” ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 3(2) def “super 66” ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 3(2) def “Wednesday gold lotto” ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 3(2) Processing a coupon s 11 amd 1998 SL No. 38 s 4 Claim and payment for prizes other than division 1 prizes s 25 amd 1996 SL No. 373 s 4 Gaming terminal cannot read subscription receipt s 32 amd 1996 SL No. 373 s 5 Guaranteed minimum prize payout for division 1 s 36 om 1996 SL No. 334 s 4 PART 9—AMENDMENT OF LOTTO (ON-LINE) RULE 1989 pt hdg om 1996 SL No. 334 s 5 Application of provisions of rule to instant scratch-its s 39 prev s 39 om 1996 SL No. 334 s 5 pres s 39 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 6 Application of provisions of rule to casket prov hdg amd 1998 SL No. 217 s 3 sch s 40 prev s 40 om 1996 SL No. 334 s 5 pres s 40 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 6 amd 1998 SL No. 217 s 3 sch Application of provisions of rule to promotional lotteries s 41 ins 1997 SL No. 81 s 3
119 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 1—POWERBALL Definitions s 2 def “net prize pool” amd 1996 SL No. 334 s 6 sch def “ordinary entry” om 1996 SL No. 334 s 6 sch def “standard entry” ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 6 sch def “system entry” sub 1996 SL No. 334 s 6 sch How to enter a drawing of powerball s 4 amd 1996 SL No. 373 s 7(1); 1998 SL No. 38 s 5(1) Types of entries s 5 amd 1996 SL No. 334 s 6 sch Completing a coupon s 6 amd 1996 SL No. 334 s 6 sch; 1996 SL No. 373 s 7(2)-(3) Standard entry s 7 sub 1996 SL No. 334 s 6 sch System entry s 8 sub 1996 SL No. 334 s 6 sch; 1996 SL No. 373 s 7(4) Multiweek entry s 9 amd 1996 SL No. 334 s 6 sch Advance sale s 10 amd 1996 SL No. 334 s 6 sch; 1998 SL No. 38 s 5(2) Quickpick s 11 amd 1996 SL No. 334 s 6 sch Powerpick s 12 amd 1996 SL No. 334 s 6 sch Astropick s 12A ins 1998 SL No. 38 s 5(3) Drawing of numbers s 13 amd 1997 SL No. 40 s 3 Only 1 prize for each entry s 15 amd 1996 SL No. 334 s 6 sch Guaranteed minimum prize payout for division 1 s 20 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 7(5) SCHEDULE 2—SUPER 66 Definitions s 2 def “drawing equipment” amd 1997 SL No. 40 s 4(1) def “net prize pool” amd 1996 SL No. 334 s 7(1) Super 66 only in conjunction with another lottery s 4 amd 1996 SL No. 334 s 7(2) How to enter a drawing of super 66 s 5 amd 1996 SL No. 334 s 7(3)
120 Lotteries Rule 1996 Drawing the numbers s 7 amd 1997 SL No. 40 s 4(2) PART 5—TRANSITIONAL pt 5 (s 12) om 1996 SL No. 334 s 7(4) SCHEDULE 3—WEDNESDAY GOLD LOTTO sch hdg ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 PART 1—PRELIMINARY pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Conduct of, and prizes in, Wednesday gold lotto s 1 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Definitions s 2 def “drawing equipment” ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 amd 1997 SL No. 40 s 5(1) def “net prize pool” ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 def “standard entry” ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 def “system entry” ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 def “with-the-field entry” ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Agency payment period s 3 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF WEDNESDAY GOLD LOTTO pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 How to enter a drawing of Wednesday gold lotto s 4 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 amd 1996 SL No. 373 s 8(1); 1998 SL No. 38 s 6(1) Types of entries s 5 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Completing a coupon s 6 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 amd 1996 SL No. 373 s 8(2)-(3) Standard entry s 7 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 System entry s 8 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 amd 1996 SL No. 373 s 8(4) With-the-field entry s 9 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Multiweek entry s 10 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Advance sale s 11 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 amd 1998 SL No. 38 s 6(2)
121 Lotteries Rule 1996 Quickpick s 12 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Astropick s 12A ins 1998 SL No. 38 s 6(3) PART 3—DRAWING WEDNESDAY GOLD LOTTO pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Drawing the numbers s 13 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 amd 1997 SL No. 40 s 5(2) Winning selections for each prize division s 14 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Only 1 prize for each entry s 15 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 PART 4—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE POOLS pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Bonus prize reserve s 16 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Distribution of division 1 prizes s 17 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Distribution of net prize pool s 18 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Divisions 2–4 prize pool to be added to pool for next lower division s 19 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 PART 5—TRANSITIONAL pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Transitional provision for ending Wednesday gold lotto under Lotto (On-line) Rule 1989 and introducing Wednesday gold lotto under this rule s 20 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 APPENDIX 3.1—EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF ENTRIES ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 APPENDIX 3.2—SYSTEM PRIZE COMBINATIONS ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 SCHEDULE 4—SATURDAY GOLD LOTTO sch hdg ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 PART 1—PRELIMINARY pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Conduct of, and prizes in, Saturday gold lotto s 1 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8
122 Lotteries Rule 1996 Definitions s 2 def “drawing equipment” ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 amd 1997 SL No. 40 s 6(1) def “net prize pool” ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 def “standard entry” ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 def “system entry” ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 def “with-the-field entry” ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Agency payment period s 3 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF SATURDAY GOLD LOTTO pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 How to enter a drawing of Saturday gold lotto s 4 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 amd 1996 SL No. 373 s 9(1); 1998 SL No. 38 s 7(1) Types of entries s 5 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Completing a coupon s 6 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 amd 1996 SL No. 373 s 9(2)-(3) Standard entry s 7 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 System entry s 8 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 amd 1996 SL No. 373 s 9(4) With-the-field entry s 9 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Multiweek entry s 10 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Advance sale s 11 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 amd 1998 SL No. 38 s 7(2) Quickpick s 12 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Astropick s 12A ins 1998 SL No. 38 s 7(3) PART 3—DRAWING SATURDAY GOLD LOTTO pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Drawing the numbers s 13 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 amd 1997 SL No. 40 s 6(2)
123 Lotteries Rule 1996 Winning selections for each prize division s 14 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Only 1 prize for each entry s 15 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 PART 4—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE POOLS pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Bonus prize reserve s 16 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Distribution of net prize pool s 17 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Jackpot of division 1 prize pool s 18 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Divisions 2–4 prize pool to be added to pool for next lower division s 19 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 PART 5—TRANSITIONAL pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Division 1—Saturday gold lotto after 8 December 1996 div hdg ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Transitional provision for ending Saturday gold lotto under Lotto (On–line) Rule 1989 and introducing Saturday gold lotto under this rule s 20 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Division 2—Saturday gold lotto second draw div hdg ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Saturday gold lotto second draw s 21 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Drawing the numbers—s 13 s 22 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Winning selections for each prize division—s 14 s 23 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Only one prize for each entry—s 15 s 24 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Distribution of net prize pool—s 17 s 25 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 Jackpot of division 1 prize pool—s 18 s 26 ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 APPENDIX 4.1—EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF ENTRIES ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8 APPENDIX 4.2—SYSTEM PRIZE COMBINATIONS ins 1996 SL No. 334 s 8
124 Lotteries Rule 1996 SCHEDULE 5—POOLS sch hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 PART 1—PRELIMINARY pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Conduct of, and prizes in, pools s 1 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Definitions s 2 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “away win” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “drawing” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “home win” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “match” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “match list” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “match number” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “net prize pool” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “standard entry” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “system entry” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “total number of goals” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “void match” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “with-the-field entry” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Agency payment period s 3 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF POOLS pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 How to enter a drawing of pools s 4 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 amd 1998 SL No. 38 s 8(1) Types of entries s 5 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Completing a coupon s 6 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Standard entry s 7 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 System entry s 8 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 With-the-field entry s 9 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Multiweek entry s 10 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Advance sale s 11 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 amd 1998 SL No. 38 s 8(2)
125 Lotteries Rule 1996 Quickpick s 12 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Astropick s 12A ins 1998 SL No. 38 s 8(3) Cancellation of a drawing of pools s 13 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 PART 3—DRAWING OF POOLS pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Deciding the numbers s 14 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Void match s 15 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Ranking of matches s 16 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Winning selections for each prize division s 17 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Only 1 prize for each entry s 18 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 PART 4—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE POOLS pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Bonus prize reserve s 19 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Distribution of net prize pool s 20 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Jackpot of division 1 prize pool s 21 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Divisions 2–4 prize pool to be added to pool for next lower division s 22 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 PART 5—TRANSITIONAL pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Transitional provision for ending pools under Pools (On-Line) Rule 1990 s 23 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 APPENDIX 5.1—EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF ENTRIES ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 APPENDIX 5.2—SYSTEM PRIZE COMBINATIONS ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 SCHEDULE 6—OZ LOTTO sch hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10
126 Lotteries Rule 1996 PART 1—PRELIMINARY pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Conduct of, and prizes in, oz lotto s 1 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Definitions s 2 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “drawing equipment” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 amd 1997 SL No. 40 s 7(1) def “net prize pool” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “standard entry” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “system entry” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “with-the-field entry” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Agency payment period s 3 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF OZ LOTTO pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 How to enter a drawing of oz lotto s 4 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 amd 1998 SL No. 38 s 9(1) Types of entries s 5 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Completing a coupon s 6 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Standard entry s 7 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 System entry s 8 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 With-the-field entry s 9 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Multiweek entry s 10 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Advance sale s 11 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 amd 1998 SL No. 38 s 9(2) Quickpick s 12 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Astropick s 12A ins 1998 SL No. 38 s 9(3) PART 3—DRAWING OZ LOTTO pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10
127 Lotteries Rule 1996 Drawing the numbers s 13 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 amd 1997 SL No. 40 s 7(2) Winning selections for each prize division s 14 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Only 1 prize for each entry s 15 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 PART 4—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE POOLS pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Bonus prize reserve s 16 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Distribution of net prize pool s 17 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Jackpot of division 1 prize pool s 18 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Divisions 2–4 prize pool to be added to pool for next lower division s 19 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Guaranteed minimum prize payout for division 1 s 20 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 PART 5—TRANSITIONAL pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Transitional provision for ending oz lotto under Lotto (Oz Lotto) Rule 1994 s 21 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 APPENDIX 6.1—EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF ENTRIES ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 APPENDIX 6.2—SYSTEM PRIZE COMBINATIONS ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 SCHEDULE 7—INSTANT SCRATCH-ITS sch hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 PART 1—PRELIMINARY pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Conduct of, and prizes in, instant scratch-its s 1 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Definitions s 2 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “advertised” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “game specifications” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “instant drawing” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “instant prize” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “instant scratch-its” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “major prize” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10
128 Lotteries Rule 1996 def “secondary drawing” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “ticket” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “VIR number” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Computer system s 3 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Agency payment period s 4 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 PART 2—PRINTING OF TICKETS pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Approval of game or type of game of instant scratch-its s 5 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Game specifications s 6 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Information to be printed on tickets s 7 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Inspection of tickets s 8 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 PART 3—ENTERING AND DRAWING OF INSTANT SCRATCH-ITS pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Entering instant scratch-its s 9 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Drawings s 10 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 PART 4—CLAIM AND PAYMENT OF AN INSTANT PRIZE pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Claiming an instant prize s 11 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Captions are taken to be part of symbols s 12 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Payment by agent s 13 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Agent to confirm major prize s 14 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 VIR number s 15 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Winning ticket not recognised s 16 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Void tickets s 17 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10
129 Lotteries Rule 1996 Instant prizes s 18 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 PART 5—SECONDARY DRAWING pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Selecting the winning tickets in a secondary drawing s 19 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 PART 6—PAYMENT OF PRIZES IN A SECONDARY DRAWING pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Notice to prize winners s 20 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Payment of prizes in a secondary drawing s 21 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 PART 7—TRANSITIONAL pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Transitional provision for ending instant scratch-its under Instant Casket Rule 1984 s 22 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 SCHEDULE 8—CASKET sch hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 sub 1998 SL No. 217 s 3 sch PART 1—PRELIMINARY pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Conduct of, and prizes in, casket prov hdg amd 1998 SL No. 217 s 3 sch s 1 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 amd 1998 SL No. 217 s 3 sch Definitions s 2 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “approved schedule” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 sub 1998 SL No. 217 s 4(1)–(2) def “drawing equipment” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 sub 1998 SL No. 217 s 4(1)–(2) def “gift coupon” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “multidraw entry” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “net prize pool” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 om 1998 SL No. 217 s 4(1) def “share” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “standard entry” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 def “ticket” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 amd 1998 SL No. 217 s 3 sch def “ticket number” ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10
130 Lotteries Rule 1996 Agency payment period s 3 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 amd 1998 SL No. 217 s 3 sch PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF CASKET pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 amd 1998 SL No. 217 s 3 sch Objective in entering s 4 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 amd 1998 SL No. 217 s 3 sch Completing a coupon s 5 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Standard entry s 6 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 amd 1998 SL No. 217 s 3 sch Multidraw entry s 7 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 amd 1998 SL No. 217 s 3 sch Advance sale s 8 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 amd 1998 SL No. 217 s 3 sch Gift coupon s 9 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 amd 1998 SL No. 217 s 3 sch Shares s 10 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 amd 1998 SL No. 217 s 3 sch PART 3—PROCESSING A COUPON pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 Processing a coupon s 11 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 amd 1998 SL No. 217 s 3 sch Same ticket number generated for more than one coupon s 12 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 PART 4—DRAWING CASKET pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 sub 1998 SL No. 217 s 4(3) Drawing the numbers s 13 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 sub 1998 SL No. 217 s 4(3) Time for drawing s 14 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 sub 1998 SL No. 217 s 4(3)
131 Lotteries Rule 1996 PART 5—PAYMENT OF PRIZES pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 sub 1998 SL No. 217 s 4(3) Payout guaranteed s 15 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 sub 1998 SL No. 217 s 4(3) PART 6—APPROVED SCHEDULE pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 sub 1998 SL No. 217 s 4(3) Approval of schedule s 16 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 sub 1998 SL No. 217 s 4(3) Contents of schedule s 17 ins 1996 SL No. 373 s 10 sub 1998 SL No. 217 s 4(3) PART 7—TRANSITIONAL pt hdg ins 1998 SL No. 217 s 4(3) Golden casket lottery in progress at commencement of amending rule s 18 ins 1998 SL No. 217 s 4(3) SCHEDULE 9—PROMOTIONAL LOTTERIES sch hdg ins 1997 SL No. 81 s 4 PART 1—PRELIMINARY pt hdg ins 1997 SL No. 81 s 4 Conduct of, and prizes in, promotional lotteries s 1 ins 1997 SL No. 81 s 4 Definition s 2 def “approved schedule” ins 1997 SL No. 81 s 4 Agency payment period s 3 ins 1997 SL No. 81 s 4 Advertising s 4 ins 1997 SL No. 81 s 4 PART 2—ENTERING A DRAWING OF A PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY pt hdg ins 1997 SL No. 81 s 4 How to enter a drawing of a promotional lottery s 5 ins 1997 SL No. 81 s 4 PART 3—DRAWING A PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY pt hdg ins 1997 SL No. 81 s 4 Drawing a promotional lottery s 6 ins 1997 SL No. 81 s 4
132 Lotteries Rule 1996 Time for drawing s 7 ins 1997 SL No. 81 s 4 PART 4—APPROVED SCHEDULE pt hdg ins 1997 SL No. 81 s 4 Approved schedule s 8 ins 1997 SL No. 81 s 4 © State of Queensland 1998