The cost of a Big Wednesday selection is the cost determined by the Commission.

The Commission may require a player to make, at any one time, a minimum number of Big Wednesday selections.

The Commission may permit a player to make a selection by any 1 or more of the following means:

If a player—

A player who marks a coupon must mark, by hand, 1 or more boxes on a board on the coupon with a line that does not extend beyond the outline of the box of the number marked.

A board on a coupon that is not marked by hand in accordance with subclause (1), but is marked by a machine or some other means, is invalid and must not be processed by the retailer.

Rules 12 to 18 apply to a ticket issued in printed form by a terminal, but only rules 12, 14(1) and (3), and 16 apply to a ticket purchased electronically.

To avoid doubt and for the purposes of rule 13, a ticket purchased electronically cannot be cancelled.

Each selection on a ticket is a separate entry for a game.

A ticket is the only proof of a selection and is accordingly the only valid basis for claiming a prize.

A coupon has no monetary or prize value and does not in any circumstances constitute evidence of the purchase of a ticket or a selection.

A ticket may be cancelled only if it is returned to the issuing retailer before the close of ticket sales on the same day that it is purchased.

A ticket purchased on the day of drawing and eligible for that drawing may be cancelled only if it is returned to the issuing retailer on that day before ticket sales for the game close.

On cancellation of a ticket, the player is entitled to a refund from the retailer equal to the cost of the ticket.

If a ticket is cancelled, all selections recorded on the ticket are cancelled.

This rule is subject to rules 14(4), 18(7), 39(2), 45(5), and 48(2).

It is the sole responsibility of a player to verify that the selections recorded or displayed on the player’s ticket correspond with those that the player made or requested and that the game number and date of drawing are correct, either, as the case may be,—

By accepting a ticket issued in printed form, the player is taken to have accepted that the selections recorded on the ticket correspond with those that the player marked or requested.

Neither the Commission nor any other retailer is in any circumstances liable for any errors or omissions in respect of the information recorded on any ticket (whether in relation to a selection, game numbers, or otherwise).

Cancellation of a ticket under rule 13 constitutes a player’s or other claimant’s only remedy if there is an error or omission on a ticket.

The Commission may, but is not required to, permit a player to make an advance selection by advising a retailer, or indicating electronically, that the player wishes to make an advance selection.

In all other respects, the selection must be made in accordance with these rules.

The Commission may, but is not required to, permit a player to make a multi-draw selection for 2 or more consecutive games by—

In all other respects, the selections must be made in accordance with these rules.

If a ticket for a multi-draw selection that is issued in printed form by a terminal entitles the bearer of the ticket to be paid a prize, the bearer of the ticket must, on surrender of the ticket, be issued with a substitute ticket for any games entered that have not been drawn at the time the ticket is surrendered.

A players agent may, at premises approved by the Commission, accept completed coupons on behalf of a player, forward the coupons to the terminal of the players agent for the issue of a ticket, and then forward the ticket to the player.

A ticket issued in accordance with subclause (1) is for the game next following the game that is current at the time the ticket is issued.

In addition to receiving from a player the cost of his or her selections, a players agent is entitled to charge the player a fee for processing his or her coupon and forwarding the ticket to the player.

The amount of the fee charged in accordance with subclause (3) is the amount approved by the Commission.

If, at the time of processing a coupon, any selection is found to be invalid or deficient, the players agent processing the coupon must,—

A player who uses a players agent must bear and accept (without recourse to either the Commission or the players agent) the consequences of any failure to win a prize or prizes because of delays, errors, or omissions on the part of a players agent in processing coupons or that arise from loss of coupons or tickets in transit.

Tickets issued to players using the services of a players agent may not be cancelled.

Drawings must be conducted in accordance with the Act at times and places, and in accordance with the methods, policies, and procedures, determined by the Commission.

Drawings must be made using electro-mechanical drawing equipment or any other equipment that the Commission may determine.

At each drawing there must be randomly selected—

The prize pool for a game must be determined by the Commission, but must be an amount not less than 60% of the turnover for the game.

The Commission may set aside, from out of the prize pool for a game, an amount up to a maximum of 10% of ticket sales for the game to be paid into the prize reserve fund under rule 32.

The available prize pool for a game therefore comprises—

The prize divisions in a game are as follows:

The available prize pool must be allocated between the prize divisions as follows:

In all prize divisions, except division 6, the allocation of the available prize pool between prize divisions is not subject to rounding off.

For the purposes of subclause (2)(a),—

For the purposes of rules 24 and 25, the Commission—

The Commission may revoke a determination made under subclause (1)(a) and make another determination under that subclause that takes effect after the division 1 or division 2 prize pool (or both) has been won or allocated under the determination being revoked.

The Commission must, as soon as reasonably practicable after making a determination or a nomination under subclause (1), give public notice of the determination or nomination in the manner that the Commission thinks fit.

This rule applies if, as a result of any drawing, there is no division 1 winning selection for a game.

The portion of the available prize pool for the game that was allocated to division 1 in that drawing must be added, subject to the restriction in subclause (3), to the division 1 allocation in the next game (jackpot).

A jackpot may not occur—

If a jackpot may not occur because of subclause (3), the division 1 allocation must be added to the prize pool allocation for the next lowest prize division with 1 or more winning selections.

This rule applies if, as a result of any drawing, there is no division 2 winning selection for a game.

The portion of the available prize pool for the game that was allocated to division 2 in that drawing must be added, subject to the restriction in subclause (3), to the division 2 allocation in the next game (jackpot).

A jackpot may not occur—

If a jackpot may not occur because of subclause (3), the division 2 allocation must be added to the prize pool allocation for the next lowest prize division with 1 or more winning selections.

This rule applies if there is no division 1 winning selection or division 2 winning selection (or both) in a game on a specified Big Wednesday date.

The prize pool allocation for division 1 or division 2 (or both) for that game (including any additions under rule 24(1) or rule 25(1)) must be added to the prize pool allocation for the next lowest prize division with 1 or more winning selections.

If, in any game, there is 1 winning selection in division 1, the player with the winning selection is entitled to receive—

If, in any game, there are 2 or more winning selections in division 1, each player with a winning selection is entitled to receive—

If, in any game, there is more than 1 winning selection in any prize division (except division 6), the prize pool allocated to that division must be shared equally between each player or other claimant with a winning selection in the division.

On sharing the prize allocation for any prize division, the amounts distributed to each player or other claimant with a winning selection must be rounded as follows:

Any money left over after the rounding process has been carried out must be paid into the prize reserve fund.

If, in any drawing, there is no winning selection in any division below division 2, then that portion of the prize pool allocated to that prize division must be added to the prize pool allocated to the next lowest prize division in the game with a winning selection.

If there is no lower prize division with a winning selection, the portion of the prize pool concerned must be added to the total available prize pool for the next game.

Each winning selection is eligible for 1 prize only.

The Commission must pay into the prize reserve fund—

The Commission may, either before or after a drawing, allocate from the prize reserve fund any sum of money that it sees fit—

The results of each drawing must be available from retailers in their sales premises as soon as practicable after each drawing and may also be published in any other manner that the Commission may determine.

The information available must include—

The Commission must maintain a record of the results of a drawing for at least 12 months after the drawing.

The Commission may publish the name of any division 1 or division 2 prize winner who, on the prize claim form, authorises the publication of his or her name as a prize winner.

The Commission may—

In subclause (1), draw means a draw that—

Any sum or sums of money for extraordinary prizes must be allocated from the prize reserve fund.

This rule is not affected by rule 31.

Prizes payable to players are payable in prize money, as non-cash prizes, or as bonus tickets.

A prize that is won through a ticket issued in printed form by a terminal and is payable to a player in accordance with these rules may be claimed from and including the day following the drawing as a result of which the prize has been won.

That prize is available for payment only when the terminal and the Commission’s online gaming computer system are operating.

In all cases, the determination of prize entitlement is subject to the ticket validation requirements set out in rule 38.

A ticket issued in printed form by a terminal must in all circumstances be regarded by the Commission and by retailers as being owned by the bearer (physical possessor) of the ticket who is determined in accordance with these rules.

The person named on a duly completed prize claim form must be treated as the bearer of the ticket issued in printed form by a terminal that accompanies the prize claim form.

For the purposes of rule 36(3), if more than 1 person is named on a prize claim form, the person first named must be treated as the bearer of the accompanying ticket.

Even though a ticket bears the name or other identification of another person or a syndicate, retailers—

The surrender of a ticket to a retailer and the receipt by the bearer of the ticket of a prize payable in respect of the ticket is a good and complete discharge of the Commission’s obligations, despite any notice the Commission may have of the alleged right, title, interest, or claim of any other person or persons to the prize.

Neither the Commission nor any other retailer is responsible or liable as a result of the payment of a prize to the bearer of any lost or stolen ticket, whether or not advice of the loss or theft has been reported or notified to the Commission before payment of the prize.

In addition to any other requirements in these rules, the requirements in subclause (2) or, as the case may be, subclause (3) apply before a ticket is regarded as a valid prize winning ticket.

For a ticket issued in printed form by a terminal,—

For a ticket purchased electronically,—

A ticket purchased by or on behalf of a commercial syndicate is void and ineligible for a prize.

Tickets purchased by or on behalf of a commercial syndicate may not be cancelled.

The Commission must not replace a ticket that is invalid under this rule.

A person does not obtain a financial gain by receiving any payment that represents the person’s proportional share (based on the amount the person paid towards the tickets purchased by or on behalf of the syndicate) of any prize.

If a ticket fails to pass all the ticket validation requirements set out in rule 38, the ticket is void and ineligible for a prize.

The Commission may replace an invalid ticket with a ticket of equivalent sales price for any subsequent game.

Despite anything in this Part, the following provisions apply to all prizes won through tickets purchased electronically:

Rule 43 does not apply to prizes won through tickets purchased electronically, but the rest of the rules in this Part apply to those prizes.

All prizes must be claimed within 12 months from the date on which the winning numbers and winning letter were drawn.

Any prize not claimed within 12 months in the manner set out in these rules is forfeited, and the unclaimed prize money or the cash value of any unclaimed non-cash prize or bonus ticket must be paid into the prize reserve fund.

If the prize (whether prize money, non-cash prizes, or bonus tickets or a combination) that may be claimed for any one ticket has a value of $1,000 or less, a claimant may either present the ticket to any retailer or submit a claim to the Commission for payment.

Retailers are authorised to pay any cash prize for up to 12 months from the date on which the winning numbers and winning letter were drawn.

Retailers must pay the bearer of a ticket winning $1,000 or less presented within that 12-month period if all the ticket validation requirements and other requirements set out in these rules have been satisfied.

If the retailer is for any reason unable to validate the claimant’s ticket, or is not authorised to pay the cash prize, or the claimant decides to submit the claim direct to the Commission, the claimant must make the claim direct to the Commission in the manner and on the basis set out in rule 43.

If the prize (whether prize money, non-cash prizes, or bonus tickets or a combination) that may be claimed on any one ticket is more than $1,000, a claimant may make a claim for payment either direct to the Commission or through another retailer.

The payment of the prize may be made only by the Commission.

Claims for prizes submitted direct to the Commission may be either—

The procedure for prize claims made through a retailer (other than the Commission) is as follows:

If a claim for a prize is submitted to the Commission without a duly completed prize claim form, the Commission, before paying any prize, may require the person making the claim to complete a prize claim form.

The Commission must pay a claimant under rule 43 in the manner set out in subclause (2) of this rule if all the ticket validation requirements set out in these rules have been satisfied.

The Commission must pay—

For the purposes of subclause (2)(a),—

A cheque posted to the claimant’s address as specified on the prize claim form must be treated as having been received by the claimant on the third day after the cheque is posted.

The Commission must pay a claimant under this rule only if all the ticket validation requirements set out in rule 38 have been met.

If a ticket is not validated by the Commission, the claim must be refused and the claimant notified promptly of the refusal.

If the ticket validation requirements and the other requirements of these rules are satisfied in respect of a division 6 prize, that prize must not be paid and satisfied monetarily, but must instead be paid and satisfied by the issue, to the bearer of the ticket or, in the case of a ticket purchased electronically, to the purchaser of the ticket, of a bonus ticket with a minimum number of selections for the game to be drawn next following the date of issue of the bonus ticket.

The bonus ticket selections must be chosen randomly by the Commission’s computer system.

If, when the bearer of a ticket claims a division 6 prize or when the bearer of a bonus ticket presents that ticket for validation, there is no game on sale (or, in the case of a ticket purchased electronically, the purchaser is eligible for a division 6 prize and there is no game on sale), then,—

The monetary value for each winning division 6 selection is the cost of the minimum number of selections for the next game.

A ticket issued in printed form by a terminal to a player in accordance with subclause (1) may not be cancelled.

The Commission may decide to withdraw Big Wednesday.

If the Commission decides to withdraw Big Wednesday it must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, announce to the public (in the manner the Commission sees fit) the date on which Big Wednesday will be withdrawn.

For a ticket issued in printed form by a terminal, if a player has made an advance selection or a multi-draw selection for a game of Big Wednesday that is withdrawn, the player may—

For a ticket issued in printed form by a terminal, if, for any reason, a drawing for Big Wednesday to which an advance selection or a multi-draw selection relates is not held, the player, despite rule 18(7), is entitled,—

If a ticket is not cancelled under subclause (2) within 12 months, the money paid to the Commission for the purchase of the ticket must be transferred into the prize reserve fund.

For a ticket purchased electronically, if, for any reason, a drawing for Big Wednesday to which a multi-draw selection relates is not held, the player is entitled to a refund equal to the cost of his or her selections for each game for which a drawing was not held.

Any prize, or the cash value of any non-cash prize, that is not won in the last game of Big Wednesday before its withdrawal must be paid into the prize reserve fund.

Neither the Commission nor any other retailer is, in any circumstances, liable for any loss (direct or indirect) suffered by a player, bearer of a ticket, or any other person—

All decisions of the Commission on questions of fact concerning Big Wednesday (including decisions as to the validity of tickets, the identity of the bearer of any ticket, the determination of prize winners, and the amount and division of prize money) are final and binding on all players and any other person or persons concerned for any reason with these matters.