Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 6 Offences relating to property and contractsChapter 43 Match-fixing[s 443F](2) In this section—responsible entity, for a sporting event, means an entityresponsible for the administration, conduct or management ofthe event.443FUsing or disclosing inside knowledge for betting(1) For this section, information or knowledge that a person hasabout a sporting event or sporting contingency is insideknowledge if—(a) a person possesses the information or knowledgebecause the person—(i) is or was involved in, or connected to, the conduct,management or organisation of the sporting eventor any part of the event; or(ii) has or had a connection to an entity that is, or willbe, a participant in the sporting event or any part ofthe event; and(b) the information or knowledge is not publicly availableinformation; and(c) if the information or knowledge were publicly availableinformation, would, or would be likely to, influencepersons betting on the event or contingency in decidingwhether to bet on the event or contingency; and(d) use of the information by the person to make a relevantbet would be contrary to the standards of integrity thatan ordinary person would reasonably expect of personsin possession of the knowledge or information.(2) A person who has inside knowledge in relation to a sportingevent or sporting contingency and—(a) makes a relevant bet in relation to the event orcontingency; or(b) encourages another person to make a relevant bet inrelation to the event or contingency;Current as at 1 December 2014 Page 275