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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1989
SENTENCES RANGED FROM $10,000 AND THREE
J MONTHS IMPRISONMENT (THE CURRENT MAXIMUM PENALTY) ON FIRST CONVICTION, TO $30,000 AND NINE MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT ON THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT CONVICTIONS.
TURNING TO OTHER
AMENDMENTS WHICH AIMED TO FACILITATE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW, MR BARNES SAID CLAUSE 2 BROADENED THE DEFINITIONS OF "BOOKMAKING" AND "BETTING SLIP" TO INCLUDE THE SETTLING OF A BET.
"THIS IS TO REMOVE THE PRESENT ANOMALY WHEREBY THE PAYMENT OF ILLEGAL WINNINGS DOES NOT OF ITSELF CONSTITUTE EVIDENCE OF BOOKMAKING OFFENCE,
A HE SAID.
CLAUSE 5 REMOVED THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CONSENT TO LAY A CHARGE OF "ASSISTING" IN BOOKMAKING, ΤΟ ALLOW PROSECUTORS MORE FLEXIBILITY IN LAYING CHARGES AGAINST PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE RUNNING OF BOOKMAKING SYNDICATES.
AND TO
CLAUSE 11 AIMED TO SAVE THE TIME OF THE COURTS, THE POLICE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, BY ALLOWING THE COURTS OF THEIR OWN MOTION ORDER DISCONNECTION OF TELEPHONE SERVICES TO PREMISES USED FOR ILLEGAL GAMBLING OR BOOKMAKING PURPOSES.
MR BARNES SAID THAT AT PRESENT APPLICATIONS HAD TO BE MADE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
BY
IS
"UNDER CLAUSE 12 OF THE BILL A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION CREATED, THAT WHERE AUTHORISED ENTRY OF A POLICE OFFICER IS DELAYED, THE DELAY IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBSTRUCTION, AND CONSTITUTES AN OFFENCE.
ILLEGAL
"THIS PROVISION IS INTENDED TO COMBAT OPERATORS OF GAMBLING ENTERPRISES WHO DELAY THE ENTRY OF THE POLICE IN ORDER ΤΟ DESTROY EVIDENCE AND CONCEAL GAMBLING MONEY WHICH WOULD LIABLE TO FORFEITURE," MR BARNES EXPLAINED.
OTHERWISE BE
CLAUSE 13
EXTENDED THE POWER TO ORDER FORFEITURE OF MONEY, ILLEGAL GAMBLING EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY FROM MAGISTRATE TO ALL COURTS.
"THIS MEASURE WILL HELP SAVE THE TIME OF THE COURTS,
MR BARNES
SAID.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
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