Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00895:reg:137
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00895
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 137
Character Range: 162620–163326

137  Prohibition of gambling at regulated airports
 (1) A person must not engage in a gambling activity on a regulated airport.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (2) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
 (3) It is a defence to a prosecution under subregulation (1) that the gambling activity was engaged in in accordance with a continued gambling authority or a gambling permission.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to whether the gambling activity was engaged in in accordance with a continued gambling authority or a gambling permission (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).