Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A child commits an offence if—
(a) the child places a bet with another person who is a race bookmaker or sports bookmaker; and
(b) the child knows the other person is a race bookmaker or sports bookmaker.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) A child commits an offence if—
(a) the child places a bet with another person who is a race bookmaker or sports bookmaker; and
(b) the child knows the other person is a race bookmaker or sports bookmaker; and
(c) the child uses a false document of identification or someone else's document of identification for the purpose of placing the bet.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person is a race bookmaker or sports bookmaker; and
(b) the person accepts a bet placed by a child.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(4) An offence against subsection (3) is a strict liability offence.
(5) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person places a bet with another person who is a race bookmaker or sports bookmaker; and
(b) the person places the bet on behalf of a child.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(6) In this section:
"document of identification", for a person, means a document that—
(a) is a driver licence, proof of age card or passport; and
(b) contains a photograph that could reasonably be taken to be of the person; and
(c) indicates that the person to whom the document was issued is at least 18 years old.
"driver licence" means an Australian driver licence or a licence to drive a motor vehicle (however described) issued under the law of an external Territory or a foreign country.