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AI Summary of 2A. Prohibition on employment of child or young person in providing relevant gambling activity

Subject to subsection (2), a licensee shall not employ, or cause another person to employ on the licensee's behalf, a child or young person to provide a relevant gambling activity. Subsection (2) provides an exception for employment by or on behalf of a licensee holding a gambling licence for a charitable or philanthropic purpose where the gambling licence expressly specifies under section 120 or 121 of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 that such employment is permitted.

A person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence. In this section, "Act of 2024" means the Gambling Regulation Act 2024; "gambling licence for a charitable or philanthropic purpose", "licensee" and "relevant gambling activity" have the same meanings as in that Act.

Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 5 February 2026 - onwards
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2A. Prohibition on employment of child or young person in providing relevant gambling activity

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a licensee shall not employ, or cause another person to employ on the licensee's behalf, a child or young person to provide a relevant gambling activity.

(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply in respect of the employment of a child or young person by or on behalf of a licensee of a gambling licence for a charitable or philanthropic purpose where it is specified in the gambling licence under section 120 or 121 of the Act of 2024 that such employment is permitted.

(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.

(4) In this section -

'Act of 2024' means the Gambling Regulation Act 2024;

'gambling licence for a charitable or philanthropic purpose' has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024;

'licensee' has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024;

'relevant gambling activity' has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024.