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BETTING AND RACING ACT 1998 - SECT 33
Use of NSW race field information restricted
33 Use of NSW race field information restricted
(1) A betting service provider or prescribed person must not use NSW race
field information unless the betting service provider or person-- (a) is
authorised to do so by a race field information use approval and complies with
the conditions (if any) to which the approval is subject, or
(b) is
authorised to do so by or under the regulations.
Note :
"Betting service provider" is defined in section 4(1) to mean a bookmaker, a
person who operates a totalizator or a person who operates a betting exchange.
"Bookmaker" is defined in that subsection to include any person who-- (a)
carries on the business of, or who acts as, a bookmaker, bookmaker's clerk or
turf commission agent, or
(b) gains, or endeavours to gain, a livelihood
wholly or partly by betting or making wagers.
: Maximum penalty-- (a) in the
case of a corporation--500 penalty units, or
(b) in any other case-- (i) for
a first offence--50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months (or both), and
(ii) for a second or subsequent offence--100 penalty units or imprisonment for
2 years (or both).
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence
against this section if a betting service provider proves that the use of NSW
race field information-- (a) did not occur in connection with the making or
accepting of a bet (or the offer to make or accept a bet), and
(b) did not
occur in the course of the business of the betting service provider.
(3) In
this section,
"prescribed person" means a person (or a person belonging to a class of
persons) prescribed by the regulations.
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