| Amount |
Action |
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$500 or less
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In the event a winner cannot be identified, or no person comes forward to claim the prize within a reasonable period after the draw is loudly proclaimed, the raffle must be drawn again or, if the method of the draw is a spinning wheel, the wheel spun again. |
| $5,000 or less |
In the event a winner does not claim a prize in a raffle and/or the person who conducted the raffle cannot, after a reasonable effort, find a winner of the prize, the person who conducted the raffle must:
- ensure the prize is retained for three months after the draw; or
- if the prize is livestock or property of a perishable nature, sell the prize in a way that brings a reasonable price and retain the proceeds (after deducting the reasonable costs of the sale) for 12 months after the draw;
- if the prize has still not been claimed after 12 months the community or charitable organisation must sell or otherwise dispose of the prize, if this has not already been done, and pay the proceeds (after deducting the reasonable costs of the sale or disposal) to the Treasurer for payment into the Consolidated Fund.
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| More than $5,000 |
In the event a winner does not claim a prize in a raffle and the person who conducted the raffle cannot, after a reasonable effort, find a winner of the prize, the community or charitable organisation to benefit from the raffle:
- must ensure the prize is retained for three months after the draw; or
- if the prize is livestock or property of a perishable nature, may sell the prize in a way that brings a reasonable price and retain the proceeds (after deducting the reasonable costs of the sale) for 12 months after the draw.
- If the prize has still not been claimed after 12 months the community or charitable organisation must sell or otherwise dispose of the prize, if this has not already been done, and pay the proceeds (after deducting the reasonable costs of the sale or disposal) to the Treasurer for payment into the Consolidated Fund.
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