Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

RACE AND SPORTS BOOKMAKING ACT 2001

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   4A.     Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--RACE BOOKMAKERS AND RACE BOOKMAKER'S AGENTS

           Division 2.1--General

   4B.     Meaning of security guarantee for a race bookmaking licence  
   5.      Unauthorised race bookmaking  

           Division 2.2--Race bookmaking licences

   6.      Application for race bookmaking licence  
   7.      Race bookmaking licence—issue or refusal  
   8.      Conditions of race bookmaking licence  
   9.      Race bookmaking licence—entry of particulars in register  
   10.     Term of race bookmaking licence  
   10A.    Race bookmaking licence—application for renewal  
   10B.    Race bookmaking licence—decision on renewal  
   11.     Surrender of race bookmaking licence  

           Division 2.3--Race bookmaker's agent licences

   12.     Application for race bookmaker's agent licence  
   13.     Race bookmaker's agent licence—issue or refusal  
   14.     Conditions of race bookmaker's agent licence  
   15.     Race bookmaker's agent licence—entry of particulars in register  
   16.     Term of race bookmaker's agent licence  
   16A.    Race bookmaker's agent licence—application for  
   16B.    Race bookmaker's agent licence—decision on renewal  
   17.     Surrender of race bookmaker's agent licence  
   18.     Effect of cancellation, surrender or suspension of race bookmaking licence on agent  

   PART 3--SPORTS BOOKMAKING

           Division 3.1--General

   19.     Engage in sports bookmaking without licence  
   20.     Determination of sports bookmaking events  
   21.     Determination of sports bookmaking venues  
   22.     Directions for operation of sports bookmaking venues  
   23.     Rules for sports bookmaking  

           Division 3.2--Sports bookmaking licences

   23A.    Prohibition of issue of licences in certain cases  
   24.     Maximum number of sports bookmaking licences etc  
   25.     Application for sports bookmaking licence  
   26.     Issue or refusal of sports bookmaking licence  
   27.     Conditions of sports bookmaking licence  
   28.     Sports bookmaking licence—entry of particulars in register  
   29.     Period for which sports bookmaking licence may be issued  
   30.     Duration of sports bookmaking licence  
   31.     Surrender of sports bookmaking licence  

           Division 3.3--Sports bookmaker's agent licences

   34.     Application for sports bookmaker's agent licence  
   35.     Issue or refusal of sports bookmaker's agent licence  
   36.     Conditions of sports bookmaker's agent licence  
   37.     Sports bookmaker's agent licence—entry of particulars in register  
   38.     Term of sports bookmaker's agent licence  
   39.     Surrender of sports bookmaker's agent licence  
   40.     Effect of cancellation, surrender or suspension of sports bookmaking licence on agent  

   PART 4--LICENCES GENERALLY

   41.     Commission's powers in considering applications  
   42.     Costs of considering and deciding applications  
   44.     Replacement of licences  
   45.     Cancellation of licence on death of licensee or dissolution etc of  
   46.     Disclosure of information by commission in some cases  

   PART 5--RACE BOOKMAKING AT SPORTS BOOKMAKING VENUES

   47.     Designation of sports bookmaking venues etc  
   48.     Application for approval for sports bookmaking venue  
   49.     Issue or refusal of approval for sports bookmaking venue  
   50.     Conditions of approval for sports bookmaking venue  
   51.     Duration of approval for sports bookmaking venue  
   52.     Surrender of approval for sports bookmaking venue  
   53.     Effect of cancellation, surrender or suspension of race bookmaking licence on  
   54.     Application of pt 4  

   PART 6--BETTING DISPUTES, DIRECTIONS AND CODES OF PRACTICE

           Division 6.1--Betting disputes generally

   55.     How disputes about bets may be resolved  

           Division 6.2--Betting disputes referred to commission

   56.     Definitions for div 6.2  
   57.     Referral of betting disputes to commission  
   58.     Backer to give information about disputed bet  
   59.     Bookmaker or agent to give information about disputed bet  
   60.     Commission's directions about disputed bets  
   61.     Compliance with direction about disputed bet  

           Division 6.3--Directions and codes of practice

   62.     Commission's directions about conduct of licensee's operations  
   63.     Codes of practice  

   PART 7--TAXATION

   64.     Tax on bookmaking  
   65.     Determination of tax rates etc  
   66.     Returns for tax  

   PART 8--DISCIPLINARY PROVISIONS

   67.     Power to hold inquiry  
   68.     Mandatory cancellation of licence  
   69.     Discretionary penalties  
   70.     Notice of disciplinary action  
   71.     Directions to remedy matter  
   72.     Ending of suspension of licence  

   PART 9--OFFENCES

   72A.    Betting by or on behalf of child  
   73.     Restrictions on race bookmakers and sports bookmakers  
   73A.    Bookmakers—unauthorised bookmaking  
   74.     Unsigned licences—race bookmakers and race bookmaker's  
   75.     Telephone betting by race bookmaker or race bookmaker's agent  
   76.     Rules about telephone betting  
   77.     Interference with prescribed equipment  
   78.     Production of licences and specimen signatures  
   79.     Racing club to give details of race bookmaking at race meetings  
   80.     Sports bookmaker to tell commission about certain changes  
   81.     Return of surrendered, cancelled or suspended licence  

   PART 10--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   82.     Definitions—pt 10  
   82A.    Internal review notices  
   82B.    Applications to commission  
   83.     Internal reviewer  
   83A.    Reconsideration by internal reviewer  
   83B.    Reviewable decision notices  
   84.     Applications to ACAT  

   PART 11--MISCELLANEOUS

   85.     Evidence of licences  
   87.     Maintenance of prescribed equipment  
   88.     Maintenance and control of telephone equipment  
   89.     Commission to keep register  
   90.     Security guarantee—determination of minimum amount  
   91.     Amendment of security guarantee  
   92.     Meaning of suitability requirements and security  
   93.     Meaning of nominated person  
   94.     Self-incrimination etc  
   96.     Commission's power to extend time  
   97.     Determination of fees  
   98.     Regulation-making power  
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           DICTIONARY
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