RE: [DNS] Internet Registry

RE: [DNS] Internet Registry

From: Adam Todd <auda§todd.inoz.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 11:43:39 +1000
>states "Total Due" followed by a dollar amount calculated by them for
>each of the domains you don't have - but could have. I have one for a
>client to the value of $990.00.

Illegal under Section 58 of the NSW Fair Trading Act (and also the Trade 
Practices Act.)

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/fta1987117/s58.html

>But .... I (or they) could win a trip to Fiji, it says!

Is there a permit number authorised by the STATE SECRETARY for the "chance" 
to win?  It's an illegal competition otherwise.


http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/laaua1901273/s3.html

LOTTERIES AND ART UNIONS ACT 1901 - SECT 3
3 Selling or disposing of goods etc by lottery or chance prohibited

(1) No person shall under any pretence form denomination or description
whatsoever or by means of any device or contrivance whatsoever sell or dispose
of or agree or promise whether with or without consideration to sell or
dispose of any property whatsoever real or personal to or among any person or
persons whomsoever by means of any game either of skill or of chance or of any
other contrivance or device whatsoever whereby any such property is sold or
disposed of or agreed or promised to be sold or disposed of or divided or
allotted to or among any person or persons by lottery or chance whether by the
throwing or casting of any dice or the drawing of any tickets cards lots
numbers figures or by means of any wheel or otherwise howsoever.


It's a penalty of 50 units.  About $5000 if my current unit==dollar value 
is right. (Per offence)
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