Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

BOOKMAKERS (AMENDMENT) ACT 1994 (NO. 29 OF 1994) - SECT 4

4. After section 41 of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:

“41A. A bookmaker shall not accept a bet by telephone unless—

        (a)     the bet is equal to or greater than the prescribed amount or the amount that may be won on the bet is equal to or greater than the prescribed amount;

        (b)     the bet is placed in accordance with the prescribed procedure; and

        (c)     the bet is recorded by means of prescribed equipment.

Penalty: $3,000.

“41B. A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, tamper or interfere with prescribed equipment referred to in paragraph 41A (c).

Penalty: $5,000 or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.”.