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CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 144G

144G—Interpretation

        (1)         In this Part—

"agreement" includes an arrangement;

"bet" includes—

            (a)         place, accept or withdraw a bet;

            (b)         cause a bet to be placed, accepted or withdrawn;

"conduct" means an act or omission to perform an act;

"encourage" includes command, request, propose, advise, incite, induce, persuade, authorise, urge, pressure or threaten;

"engage in conduct" means—

            (a)         do an act; or

            (b)         omit to do an act;

"event" means an event (whether it takes place in this State or elsewhere) on which it is lawful to bet under a law of this State, another State, a Territory, or the Commonwealth;

"event contingency" means a contingency connected to an event, being a contingency on which it is lawful to bet under a law of this State, another State, a Territory, or the Commonwealth.

        (2)         In this Part, a reference to betting on an event includes a reference to betting on an event contingency.

        (3)         For the purposes of this Part, conduct will be taken to be conduct that corrupts a betting outcome if the conduct

            (a)         affects or, if engaged in, would or would be likely to affect the outcome of any type of betting on the event; and

            (b)         is contrary to the standards of integrity that a reasonable person would expect of persons in a position to affect the outcome of any type of betting on an event.

        (4)         For the purposes of this Part, an agreement in respect of conduct that corrupts a betting outcome of an event is an agreement between 2 or more persons under which 1 or more persons agree to engage in conduct that corrupts a betting outcome of an event.

        (5)         For the purposes of this Part, obtaining a financial advantage includes—

            (a)         obtaining a financial advantage for oneself or for another person;

            (b)         inducing a third person to do something that results in obtaining a financial advantage for oneself or for another person;

            (c)         retaining a financial advantage that one has,

whether the financial advantage is permanent or temporary.

        (6)         For the purposes of this Part, causing a financial disadvantage includes—

            (a)         causing a financial disadvantage to another person;

            (b)         inducing a third person to do something that results in another person suffering a financial disadvantage,

whether the financial disadvantage is permanent or temporary.

        (7)         In proceedings for an offence against this Part, the defendant will be taken to have intended to obtain a financial advantage, or cause a financial disadvantage, if, and only if, it is proved that the defendant—

            (a)         intended to obtain a financial advantage or to cause a financial disadvantage in connection with betting on an event; or

            (b)         was aware that another person intended to obtain a financial advantage or to cause a financial disadvantage, in connection with betting on an event, as a result of the conduct the subject of the charge.

        (8)         In proceedings under this Part, it is not necessary to prove that a financial advantage was actually obtained or a financial disadvantage was actually caused.

        (9)         In this section, the "conduct the subject of the charge" means—

            (a)         in the case of an offence against section 144H—the conduct that the defendant engaged in; or

            (b)         in the case of an offence against section 144I(1)—the conduct the defendant offered to engage in; or

            (c)         in the case of an offence against section 144I(2)—the conduct the defendant encouraged another person to engage in; or

            (d)         in the case of an offence against section 144I(3)—the conduct the subject of the agreement; or

            (e)         in the case of an offence against section 144J—the conduct, or the conduct the subject of the agreement, that the defendant encouraged another person to conceal.



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