Queensland Numbered Acts

RACING INTEGRITY ACT 2016 - SECT 141

141 Bookmaking on particular declared sporting contingencies

(1) A control body for a code of racing may declare a sporting contingency to be a declared sporting contingency for which—

(a) racing bookmakers for the code of racing may carry on bookmaking at a licensed venue when—

(i) a race meeting is being held at the venue; and

(ii) the control body is managing the venue; and

(iii) the commission is exercising control at the venue; and

(b) racing bookmakers for the code of racing who hold an offcourse approval may carry on bookmaking at an approved place for the offcourse approval and at the times approved by the Minister.

(2) Before the control body declares a sporting contingency to be a declared sporting contingency, the control body must consider all of the following—

(a) whether declaring the sporting contingency brings, or has the potential to bring, its code of racing, or racing bookmakers licensed for the code of racing, into disrepute;

(b) whether declaring the sporting contingency will erode public confidence in the Queensland racing industry;

(c) whether a decision about the result of the sporting contingency can be relied on by the commission, control body, racing bookmakers and the public.

(3) Notice about the declaration of a sporting contingency must be given by the control body—

(a) by publication in the control body’s racing calendar under the Racing Act; or

(b) by making the notice available on its website; or

(c) by giving each racing bookmaker for the code of racing a copy of the declaration.

(4) A racing bookmaker for a code of racing must not carry on bookmaking on a sporting contingency, other than a race, unless the sporting contingency has been declared by the control body for the code of racing to be a declared sporting contingency and—

(a) the bookmaking is carried on at a licensed venue when—

(i) a race meeting is being held at the venue; and

(ii) the control body is managing the venue; and

(iii) the commission is exercising control at the venue; or

(b) if the racing bookmaker holds an offcourse approval, the bookmaking is carried on at an approved place for the offcourse approval and at the times approved by the Minister.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty for subsection (4)—400 penalty units.