New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BETTING AND RACING ACT 1998 - SECT 18A

18A Prescription of sporting events with sports controlling body

(1) This section applies to an order that prescribes a sporting event as a declared betting event (or that permits a new type of bet on a sporting event that has been prescribed as a declared betting event) but only if there is a sports controlling body for the sporting event.

(2) The Minister must not make an order to which this section applies unless the Minister is satisfied that--

(a) an integrity agreement that meets the requirements of this section is in place between the sports controlling body and the bookmaker or licensee who applied for the order (the
"applicant" ), and

(b) the applicant has consulted the sports controlling body in respect of the making of the application and the sports controlling body does not oppose the making of the order.

(3) An integrity agreement referred to in this section must--

(a) set out the measures that will be used to prevent, investigate and assist in the prosecution of any match fixing or other corrupt behaviour related to betting on the sporting event, and

(b) provide for funding to go to the sports controlling body for the purposes of implementing some or all of those measures (unless the sports controlling body does not want any such funding), and

(c) provide for the sharing of information between the sports controlling body and the applicant, and

(d) provide for a consultation process that ensures that the applicant will, if the sports controlling body is the sports controlling body for a particular sporting event, consult with the sports controlling body before making any application under section 18(4) in respect of the sporting event.