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Prize Claim Form PRIZE CLAIM CONDITIONS PRIZE CLAIM FORM Claiming major lottery prizes (first division, Lucky Lotteries jackpot or Lucky Lotteries CONGRATULATIONS first prize) ON BEING A WINNER! Major lottery prizes are available for payment from the first business day two weeks following the draw. This form is required by all winners claiming a prize that Claiming other division lottery prizes cannot be paid at a Tatts Outlet. Lower division prizes are available the first business day Prizes less than $1,500 may be claimed at any Tatts following the draw. Outlet. At their discretion, some Tatts Outlets may pay prizes up to $3,999.99. Claiming prizes after more than six months Lottery prizes must be collected within six months after Tasmanian ISI claimants must use a Golden Casket Prize Claim Form for all Instant Scratch-Its Prize Claims. the draw date. Forward the Golden Casket Prize Claim Form and Instant Scratch-Its (ISI) prizes must be collected within original Instant Scratch-its ticket to: Administration six months after the relevant Instant Scratch-Its Game Locked Bag 1 Spring Hill, QLD 4004 Closure date. Please refer to the ticket type which applies to you for more information. To claim your lottery or Instant Scratch-Its prize, complete the following steps: ISI tickets marked with the Tatts logo – Complete the Prize Claim Form and send to: 1. Complete the Prize Claim Form State Revenue Office Unclaimed Moneys F Section 1: Fill in your personal details. GPO Box 1641 F Section 2: Fill in your bank details. Melbourne VIC 3001 F Section 3: Sign the Claimant Declaration. ISI tickets purchased in Tasmania and F Section 4: Provide details of lottery or Instant Northern Territory – Scratch-Its ticket/s. Please contact Tatts Customer Service prior to F Take a photocopy of the Prize Claim Form for your lodging your Prize Claim Form. records. 2. Sign ORIGINAL winning lottery or Instant Scratch-Its ticket/s For more information or enquiries F Write your name, address and signature on the please contact Tatts back of the ORIGINAL winning lottery or Instant HOW TO Scatch-Its ticket/s. Address .............................. 5 Bowen Crescent, Melbourne VIC 3004 F Take a photocopy of your winning ticket/s for your records. Office Opening Hours ....8:30am – 4:30pm, Monday to Friday LAIM YOUR Phone ..............................131 868 during business hours C 3. Submit Prize Claim Form in person or Phone Business Hours ....8am – 5pm, Monday to Saturday by post. 8am – 2pm, Sunday PRIZE F In person – Visit 5 Bowen Crescent, St Kilda, Email ...............................support.vic @thelott.com Melbourne, VIC 3004, during office hours. CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING F By post – Tatts recommends using Registered A TATTS WINNER! Post for added security. Mail Prize Claim Form and original winning ticket/s to: Gamblers Help 1800 858 858 • Administration The information in this guide is current at time of printing in March 2020 and this information is subject to the Rules of Authorised Lotteries available online at PO Box 888 thelott.com or at any Tatts Outlet. Tatts Group Limited (ABN 19 108 686 040) and/or its subsidiaries is the owner of registered trade marks ”Tattersall’s”, “Tatts”, Tatts logo, “Instant Melbourne VIC 3004 Scratch-Its” “TattsLotto”, “Powerball”, “Lucky Lotteries”, Lucky Lotteries logo, and is a joint owner of registered trademarks “The Pools”, “Oz Lotto”, and “Super 66”. by MARCH 2020 Please photocopy this form and your winning lottery or PRIZE CLAIM FORM Instant Scratch-Its ticket/s for your personal records before Complete sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 below and mail to sending the original ticket/s ADMINISTRATION, PO Box 888, Melbourne, VIC 3004 Australia and form to Tatts. 1. CLAIMANT DETAILS (please print clearly) Legal Name/s in full Date of Birth IMPORTANT NOTICE Payment made pursuant to the claim, if any, will be made by / / bank transfer to the name and Address bank account of the claimant shown. Please contact Tatts to enquire about any additional payment directives relating to Postcode multiple claimants. If the claim is rejected the claimant will be notified. Daytime Phone No. Email Address For all enquiries please phone our Contact Centre on 131 868. Tatts Card number (if applicable) NOTE: Owners or staff members of a Tatts Outlet MUST refer to Retailers Web for information on claiming a prize. 2. PAYMENT OF PRIZE CLAIM (please print clearly) Inaccurate or incomplete bank account details may lead to the payment being delayed or rejected by your financial institution. In the event that the funds transfer is rejected, a cheque may be issued in lieu. Please provide your bank details for direct deposit of your prize payment: Financial Institution Name Account Name Branch Address Branch (BSB) No. Account No. NOTE: Any changes or ORIGINAL lottery or Instant Scratch-Its ticket/s. ORIGINAL lottery ticket/s. or Instant Scratch-Its alterations including whiteout — to bank details must be initialled by the claimant. ONLY 3. PRIZE CLAIM FORM DECLARATION – CLAIMANT’S DECLARATION I hereby claim payment for any prizes associated with the attached lottery or Instant Scratch-Its ticket/s and I declare that: • To the best of my knowledge and belief all of the I understand that: information in this claim is true and correct; • It is an offence under the Rules of Authorised Lotteries to make a false or misleading claim. • I am over the age of 18 years; and • I am the rightful owner of the attached lottery or • any signature/s on the back of ticket/s should match the signature/s on this prize claim form Instant Scratch-Its ticket/s. Claimant Signature • I confirm that I am not an owner or staff member of Date a Tatts Lotteries outlet / / 4. LOTTERY TICKET/INSTANT SCRATCH-ITS TICKET DETAILS (please print clearly) Please include with this Prize Claim Form the ORIGINAL lottery or Instant Scratch-Its ticket/s as listed below in an envelope. It is important you include your name, address and signature on the back of ALL tickets. Processing may take up to 10 working days. Mail to ADMINISTRATION, PO Box 888, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia. Registered Post is recommended. Game Lottery Ticket Number or Instant Scratch-Its Ticket Validation Barcode Number Prize Amount (see below)* Draw No. (if known) Send completed Prize Claim Form to Tatts. Include Send completed Prize Claim Form to Tatts. TOTAL $ *Game: TL – TattsLotto MWL – Monday & Wednesday Lotto SPL – The Pools SJP – Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot ISI – Instant Scratch-Its Oz – Oz Lotto PBL – Powerball S66 – Super 66 MJP – Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot SFL – Set for Life Collection of personal information The personal information collected from you in this document is sought by Tattersall’s Sweeps Pty Ltd ABN 99 081 925 662, member of Tatts Group Limited. Tattersall’s Sweeps may require you to complete a statutory declaration and collect enough personal information required to prove your identity under the Rules of Authorised Lotteries (VIC). The information will be used to register, verify and pay your prize. We may not be able to process your claim unless you provide this information to us. Your information may be disclosed to third parties including your and our financial institutions, our selling outlets, our contractors (such as IT providers or mail services), our MARCH 2020 professional advisors, gaming and other regulators, legal enforcement agencies or as required by law. Our Privacy Policy, available at thelott.com, contains further information about how you may access and seek a correction of your personal information, and how you may complain about privacy related matters and how your complaint will be dealt with. For privacy related queries, please contact 131 868 or [email protected] Date Claim/ Received / No. of Lottery Tickets Received No. of Instant Scratch-Its Received Other Claim ID Number Claim Received By Signature Claim Verified By Signature Claim Entered By Processed By Date Processed/ / Payment Details Amount 1st Authoriser 2nd Authoriser Date Authorised / / OFFICE USE ONLY.
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