Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

RACE AND SPORTS BOOKMAKING REGULATIONS 2001 (2001 NO 31) - REG 9

    The Act, part 12 (Temporary provisions) is modified by inserting the following sections after section 99:

99A     Transitional—certain existing licences

    (1)     A licence that—

        (a)     was in force under the Bookmakers Act 1985 immediately before the repeal of that Act; and

        (b)     is taken, under section 99 (3), to be an equivalent licence under this Act;

continues in force for 6 months after that repeal.

    (2)     This section expires 6 months after it commences.

99B     Transitional—review of decisions about disputed claims

    (1)     This section applies to an application under the Bookmakers Act 1985 , section 39ZI in relation to a direction of the registrar if, before the repeal of that Act—

        (a)     the application had not been rejected under that Act, section 39ZK; and

        (b)     the Sports Betting Disputes Subcommittee established under that Act, section 39ZC had not affirmed or varied the application.

    (2)     The decision to issue the direction is taken to be a decision made on internal review under section 82 (Reconsideration of decisions by commission).

    (3)     The application is taken to be an application under section 84 (AAT review of reconsideration decisions) for review of the decision to issue the direction.

    (4)     This section expires 1 year after it commences.