Tasmanian Numbered Acts

RACING REGULATION ACT 2004 (NO. 62 OF 2004) - Act 62 of 2004 - Royal Assent 17 December 2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Application of Act

   PART 2 - Director of Racing

   5.      Director of Racing
   6.      Functions of Director
   7.      Powers of Director
   8.      Financial management and audit
   9.      Delegation by Director

   PART 3 - Councils

           Division 1 - General provisions

   10.     Racing Councils
   11.     General functions and powers of Councils
   12.     Delegation by Councils
   13.     Council returns, &c.

           Division 2 - Council membership

   14.     Membership of Tasmanian Thoroughbred Racing Council
   15.     Membership of Harness Racing Tasmania
   16.     Membership of Greyhound Racing Tasmania
   17.     Council membership: further provisions

   PART 4 - Regulatory panels

   18.     Racing regulatory panels
   19.     Membership of regulatory panels
   20.     The independent lawyer
   21.     Functions and powers of regulatory panels
   22.     Delegation by regulatory panels

   PART 5 - TRAB

   23.     Tasmanian Racing Appeal Board (TRAB)
   24.     Delegation by chairperson
   25.     Role of deputy chairperson
   26.     TRAB secretary
   27.     Persons may appeal to TRAB against decisions of Director
   28.     Persons may appeal to TRAB about disputed bets and other matters
   29.     How and when should persons appeal?
   30.     Hearing of appeals
   31.     Constitution of TRAB for appeals, &c.
   32.     Protection of TRAB members, &c.
   33.     Suspension of penalties pending appeals
   34.     Determination of appeals

   PART 6 - Regulation of racing

           Division 1 - Restrictions on holding race meetings

   35.     What is a race meeting?
   36.     Who may hold race meetings?
   37.     Where may race meetings, &c., be held?
   38.     Race meeting permits

           Division 2 - Clubs and racing by clubs

   39.     Provisions about clubs
   40.     Registration and renewal of registration
   41.     Applications for registration or renewal of registration
   42.     Features of club registration
   43.     Suspension and cancellation, &c., of registration
   44.     Substitute race meetings on suspension, &c., of registration
   45.     Club returns, &c.
   46.     Accounting records, audit, &c.
   47.     Winding-up of clubs
   48.     Merger of clubs
   49.     Prohibition of proprietary racing

           Division 3 - Officers and stewards

   50.     Appointment, &c., of Council and club officers
   51.     Appointment of stewards and other racing officials
   52.     Stewards may regulate betting in certain cases

           Division 4 - Miscellaneous

   53.     Effect of disqualification
   54.     Warning-off notices

   PART 7 - Regulation of Bookmaking

           Division 1 - Restrictions on engaging in bookmaking

   55.     What is bookmaking?
   56.     Bookmakers must be registered
   57.     Bookmakers' agents must be registered

           Division 2 - Registration

   58.     Applications for registration
   59.     Security for bookmaker registration
   60.     Features of registration
   61.     What does registration authorise?
   62.     Substitute certificates of registration
   63.     Cancellation, &c., of registration for certain convictions
   64.     Suspension or cancellation, &c., of registration for misconduct
   65.     Effect of suspension of registration
   66.     Return of cancelled certificates

           Division 3 - Business and bettingSubdivision 1 - General controls and conduct

   67.     Bookmakers and their agents may only field on racecourses, &c.
   68.     Bookmakers and their agents must not bet at totalizator odds
   69.     Bookmakers and their agents must not engage in improper procurement
   70.     Bookmakers' agents may only field if their principals field on the same day
   71.     Restrictions on power of clubs to control or charge bookmakers
   72.     Control of telephone betting
   73.     Applications for telephone betting endorsements
   74.     Security for telephone betting endorsements
   75.     Conditions of telephone betting endorsements
   76.     Features of telephone betting endorsements
   77.     Bookmakers and agents must issue tickets and record bets
   78.     Bookmakers must keep betting records
   79.     Bookmakers must keep books of account
   80.     Bookmakers must give certain records to clubs
   81.     Bookmakers must give certain returns to Director
   82.     Unclaimed winnings and their disposal
   83.     Payment of commission to Director
   84.     Payment of commission to clubs
   85.     Set-off for GST

   PART 8 - Offences

   86.     Authorised and unauthorised betting, &c.
   87.     Offences by bettors
   88.     Betting with and by minors
   89.     Betting with unregistered bookmakers
   90.     Clubs must not allow unregistered persons to field
   91.     Unlawful communication of bookmaker odds during race meetings, &c.
   92.     Betting in public places
   93.     Unlawful betting-places
   94.     False or misleading statements
   95.     Bribery of stewards and other racing officials, &c.

   PART 9 - Enforcement

   96.     Authorised persons and police officers have right to enter racecourses
   97.     Power of police and stewards to require personal information
   98.     Power of police to arrest, &c., in public places
   99.     Self-incrimination
   100.    Forfeiture and disposal of things, &c., used for unauthorised betting
   101.    Vicarious liability of bookmakers
   102.    Evidentiary provisions
   103.    Unauthorised betting agreements, &c., are void
   104.    Proceedings

   PART 10 - Miscellaneous

   105.    Replacement certificates of registration
   106.    Protection for racing administrators and officials
   107.    Conduct of inquiries
   108.    Service of notices
   109.    Regulations
   110.    Sports Betting Rules
   111.    Rules of Racing
   112.    Council elections
   113.    Administration of Act
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