Western Australian Consolidated Acts

BETTING CONTROL ACT 1954 - SECT 30

30 .         General penalty

        (1)         A person who contravenes or attempts to contravene any provision of this Act, the regulations or the Rules of Betting prescribed is liable to the penalty expressly provided for the offence, but if no penalty is expressly provided for the offence is liable — 

            (a)         if the contravention is a continuing offence, to a penalty of a sum not exceeding $1 000, and in addition to a penalty of a sum not exceeding $50 for each day the offence continues; or

            (b)         if the contravention is not a continuing offence, to a penalty not exceeding $1 000.

        (2)         Any holder of a licence or authorisation under this Act who — 

            (a)         causes, suffers or permits any other person to contravene a provision of this Act, the regulations or Rules of Betting prescribed; or

            (b)         takes part in a betting transaction knowing that the transaction involves such a contravention,

                commits an offence and is liable to the punishment to which a person convicted of that contravention would be liable.

        [Section 30 amended by No. 11 of 1992 s. 52.]