In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

accept a bet includes negotiate a bet;

act includes omission;

appeal means an appeal to the TRAB;

approved form means a form approved or determined by the Director;

approved sports event means an approved sports event within the meaning of the Gaming Control Act 1993 ;

Australian Rules of Racing means the national rules of racing for a code of racing, as promulgated by the code's peak national body;

authorised betting has the meaning referred to in section 86 ;

betting means betting on –

(a) contingencies relating to horse or greyhound races; or

(b) contingencies relating to approved sports events;

betting-only meeting means a meeting of a registered club (held under the authority of TOTE Tasmania on a racecourse) at which no racing takes place but during which the club may conduct totalizator betting or allow lawful bookmaking to be carried on;

betting ticket means a ticket issued by or on behalf of a bookmaker in evidence of a bet accepted by that bookmaker;

bookmaker's agent means a person who independently accepts bets for or on behalf of a bookmaker but does not mean a person who, by virtue of his or her employment and under direction, merely assists a bookmaker or bookmaker's agent to engage in bookmaking;

bookmaking has the meaning referred to in section 55 ;

chairperson means the chairperson of the TRAB;

club committee means the committee or other governing body of a registered club;

code of racing means, according to the context –

(a) thoroughbred racing; or

(b) harness racing; or

(c) greyhound racing;

control includes supervision;

controlling club, in relation to a racecourse, means the registered club for the time being in control of that racecourse;

conviction, in relation to an offence, includes a finding of guilt without the recording of a conviction for the offence;

Council means, according to the context –

(a) the Tasmanian Thoroughbred Racing Council; or

(b) Harness Racing Tasmania; or

(c) Greyhound Racing Tasmania;

deputy chairperson means the deputy chairperson of the TRAB;

direct means direct in writing;

Director means the person for the time being holding or acting in the office of Director of Racing referred to in section 5 ;

exclude, in relation to the exclusion of a person from a racecourse by a club, means –

(a) refusing permission for the person to enter the racecourse; or

(b) withdrawing consent for the person's continued presence on the racecourse;

financial year means –

(a) in the case of a club, the financial year used by the club; or

(b) in any other case, the 12-month period ending on 30 June in any year;

functions includes duties and responsibilities;

greyhound race means a race between greyhound dogs in pursuit of a mechanical lure;

inquiry means an inquiry held by the Director under this Act;

issue, in relation to a betting ticket, includes deliver;

made, in relating to any Rules of Racing, includes adopted;

minor means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years;

notice means notice in writing;

principal means the person specified in the certificate of registration of a bookmaker's agent as the registered bookmaker for or on whose behalf the bookmaker's agent may engage in bookmaking;

public place has the same meaning as in the Police Offences Act 1935 ;

racecourse means the place where a race meeting or betting-only meeting is held;

race meeting has the meaning referred to in section 35 ;

racing means horse racing or greyhound racing other than racing of that kind conducted exclusively for the purpose of training animals, drivers or riders;

racing official means a person holding an appointment under section 51(1) ;

registered means registered under this Act;

regulatory panel means a regulatory panel established under section 18 ;

respondent, in relation to an appeal to the TRAB, means the person or persons responsible for making the decision that is the subject of appeal;

Rules of Racing means the Rules of Racing made and in force under this Act for a code of racing;

secretary means the secretary to the TRAB;

statutory rule means a statutory rule for the purposes of the Rules Publication Act 1953 ;

steward means a person holding an appointment as a stipendiary steward under section 51(1) ;

telephone betting endorsement means an endorsement, on a bookmaker's certificate of registration, that authorises the bookmaker to engage in on-course telephone betting in accordance with Subdivision 2 of Division 3 of Part 7 ;

totalizator means an instrument, machine or contrivance for the distribution of money to the holders of tickets or shares in a pool or an aggregation of contributions contingently on the result of a sporting contingency, and includes a device for the distribution of money in the like manner on any contingency;

TOTE Tasmania means the company formed under section 6 of the TOTE Tasmania Act 2000 as TOTE Tasmania Pty Ltd;

TRAB means the Tasmanian Racing Appeal Board continued under section 23 ;

unauthorised betting has the meaning referred to in section 86 .