South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated Regulations12—Unclaimed winnings on bets made with licensed bookmaker
(1) A licensed
bookmaker must, not later than 3.00 p.m. on each Thursday, pay to the
Treasurer to be credited to the Consolidated Account the amount of any
unclaimed winnings on bets the outcome of which was determined during the 7
days commencing at the beginning of the Thursday 2 weeks before.
(2) If a payment has
been made under subregulation (1) in respect of unclaimed winnings on a
bet, the Treasurer may pay the amount of the winnings from the Consolidated
Account (which is appropriated to the necessary extent) to the
licensed bookmaker with whom the bet was made or the person entitled to be
paid the winnings if—
(a) in
the case of payment to the licensed bookmaker—the Treasurer is satisfied
that the bookmaker has, since the payment to the Treasurer in respect of the
bet, paid the amount of the winnings to the person entitled to be paid the
winnings on the bet; and
(b) in
the case of payment to the person entitled to be paid the winnings—the
Treasurer is satisfied that the person is so entitled and has not made a claim
to the licensed bookmaker for payment of the winnings or has made such a claim
but payment has been refused; and
(c) in
any case—
(i)
the Treasurer has not made payment of the amount of the
winnings to any other person; and
(ii)
the Treasurer is satisfied that no other person has a
valid claim to be paid the winnings.
(3) In this
regulation—
"licensed bookmaker" includes a person who was formerly a licensed bookmaker.