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Act index » Part I - Offences » Division 2B - Cheating at gambling
(b)inducing a third person to do something that results in another person suffering a financial disadvantage—
conduct means an act or omission to do an act;
conduct that corrupts or would corrupt a betting outcome of an event or an event contingency means conduct that—
(a)affects or, if engaged in, would or would be likely to affect the outcome of any type of betting on the event or event contingency; and
(b)is contrary to the standards of integrity that a reasonable person would expect of persons in a position to affect the outcome of any type of betting on the event or event contingency;
encourage includes incite, induce, persuade, urge, threaten or pressure;
engage in conduct means—
(a)do an act; or
(b)omit to do an act;
event means an event (whether it takes place in Victoria or elsewhere) on which it is lawful to bet under a law of Victoria, another State, a Territory or the Commonwealth;
event contingency means a contingency connected to an event, being a contingency on which it is lawful to bet under a law of Victoria, another State, a Territory or the Commonwealth;
obtaining a financial advantage includes— whether the financial advantage is permanent or temporary.
(b)inducing a third person to do something that results in obtaining a financial advantage for oneself or for another person; and
(c)retaining a financial advantage that one has—
(2)In a proceeding for an offence against this Division, an accused will be taken to have intended to obtain a financial advantage, or cause a financial disadvantage, if, and only if, it is proved that the accused—
(a)intended to obtain a financial advantage, or to cause a financial disadvantage, in connection with betting on an event or event contingency; or
(b)was aware that another person intended to obtain a financial advantage, or to cause a financial disadvantage, in connection with betting on an event or event contingency as a result of the conduct that is the subject of the charge.
(3)In a proceeding for an offence against this Division, it is not necessary to prove that a financial advantage was actually obtained or a financial disadvantage was actually caused.