Queensland Numbered Acts

RACING INTEGRITY ACT 2016 - SECT 72

72 Requirement to hold licence as racing bookmaker’s clerk

(1) A person must not be employed by a racing bookmaker for a code of racing at a licensed venue in the conduct of the racing bookmaker’s business unless the person—

(a) is a racing bookmaker’s clerk for the code of racing; or

(b) if the racing bookmaker is a corporation—is a licensed executive officer of the corporation and carrying on bookmaking for the corporation.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(2) A person must not be employed by a bookmaker for a code of racing who holds an offcourse approval for carrying on bookmaking at an approved place in the conduct of the racing bookmaker’s business unless the person—

(a) is a racing bookmaker’s clerk for the code of racing; or

(b) if the racing bookmaker is a corporation—is a licensed executive officer of the corporation and carrying on bookmaking for the corporation.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(3) A racing bookmaker’s clerk at a licensed venue must have the person’s licence with the person at all times the person is employed by a racing bookmaker in the conduct of the racing bookmaker’s business at the licensed venue, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(4) Subsection (5) applies in relation to a racing bookmaker who holds an offcourse approval for carrying on bookmaking at an approved place.

(5) A person who is a racing bookmaker’s clerk at the approved place must have the person’s licence with the person at all times the person is employed by the racing bookmaker in the conduct of the racing bookmaker’s business at the approved place, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty for subsection (5)—40 penalty units.