Expert LMCT Promotion Legal Advice
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Trade promotions, and in particular membership-based trade promotions, are booming, driven by the rise of platforms like LMCT+, Australia’s high-profile rewards club and online marketplace, to the point that they are now generally referred to as LMCT trade promotions (not to be confused with Licensed Motor Car Trading permits).
But operators of LMCT trade promotions often tread a fine line between operating a legal business bolstered by trade promotions and operating an illegal lottery.
Typically, they operate as trade promotions, subject to complex laws that vary across Australian states and territories. Get it wrong, and the consequences can be severe—substantial fines, regulatory action, and even criminal liability.
At Gladwin Legal, we help businesses run LMCT-style membership businesses and trade promotions with confidence, advising on structure, compliance, and risk, so your promotions meet regulatory requirements from day one.
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Legal & Compliant LMCT Promotions
LMCT giveaways aren’t just limited to luxury cars; they can include:
- Cash
- Holidays
- Vouchers
- Boats
- Real Estate
LMCT promotions can be a powerful marketing tool, but it’s important to understand the legal considerations, especially when offering such high-value prizes. This includes permit requirements, terms and conditions, privacy policies, and regulations against misleading and deceptive conduct.
At Gladwin Legal, we provide tailored advice so you can run your LMCT promotions with confidence.
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Gladwin Legal’s LMCT legal services include:
- Structuring LMCT promotions to qualify as lawful trade promotions
- Managing state and territory–specific compliance requirements
- Drafting compliant promotion terms and conditions
- Preparing and lodging trade promotion permit application
- Identifying and mitigating legal and regulatory risk
- Reviewing advertising and marketing for legal compliance
- Advising on lawful winner selection and prize distribution
- Providing ongoing support for audits, disputes, and regulators
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- FAQs
LMCT Frequently Asked Questions
LMCT Plus is a popular membership-based trade promotion.* People purchase a membership, which gives them automatic entry into competitions to win prizes and other benefits, like cars or discounts on retail goods.
Explore our legal guide to LMCT giveaways for more information.
Whether you need a permit or authority for your LMCT competition depends on whether your giveaway the prize value and location of your competition:
- New South Wales: An authority is necessary if your prize value is $10,000 or over.
- Australian Capital Territory: A permit is necessary if your prize value is $3,000 or over.
- South Australia: A permit is necessary if your prize value is $5,000 or over.
- Northern Territory: A permit is necessary if your prize value is $5,000 or over and you do not already have a permit in another state or territory.
Permits are not required when your trade promotion is conducted in Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, or Western Australia. However, you will still need to comply with the requirements of the relevant Regulators, such as specific lodgement rules or provisions in your Competition Terms and Conditions.
No. Having a charity or being affiliated with a charity is not a mandatory requirement to run an LMCT-type giveaway. LMCT giveaways are actually a type of trade promotion. A trade promotion requires you to have a legitimate business (for example, selling goods or services or memberships) and then give your customers a FREE ticket to the promotion.
If you are not selling any tickets for the giveaway, then you do not need an affiliation with a charity. Of course, it’s always an option to have one if you feel like it would bolster your brand or if you just want to do something nice and give back!
Yes, you can, but you would need to comply with the laws of the country in which you were making the offers. For example, we work with UK lawyers who have confirmed that our terms and conditions that we drafted for Australian promotions are suitable for UK promotions with only a few minor changes.
No. There is no limit to the cash prize for an LMCT giveaway. The value of the prize may change the permit requirements, but it will not be prohibited by law. It’s common for promoters to offer a physical prize or the option of taking a cash payment instead.
- Legitimate business offering goods or services
- Prizes
- Website
- Company to operate the business
- Trade mark to protect your branding
- Website terms and conditions
- Privacy Policy
- Prize supplier agreement
- Discount partner agreement
- Competition terms and conditions
- Membership Terms/Terms and conditions of sale of goods
- Permits (depending on your promotion)