AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

POLICE OFFENCES REGULATIONS

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

No. 16 of 1979

	The purpose of the Regulations is to extend the definition of ‘Unlawful game’ in section 5 of the Police Offences Ordinance 1930 to include the games of baccarat, blackjack, craps, manila, punto-banco and roulette.  Any person who plays or bets at an unlawful game is guilty of an offence against paragraph 23(1)(k) of the Ordinance.
	Regulation 1 sets out the short title and citation of the Regulations.
	Regulation 2 prescribes the abovementioned games for the purpose of the definition of ‘Unlawful game’ in section 5 of the Police Offences Ordinance 1930.

(Authorized by the Attorney-General)