Queensland Numbered Acts

RACING INTEGRITY ACT 2016 - SECT 142

142 Racing bookmaker’s agent during particular periods

(1) This section applies if a racing bookmaker applies to the commission in the approved form to authorise a person to act as the racing bookmaker’s agent by carrying on bookmaking as the racing bookmaker for a period.

(2) The commission may authorise the person to act as the racing bookmaker’s agent and carry on bookmaking as the racing bookmaker for the period only if—

(a) the racing bookmaker—

(i) is temporarily incapacitated through illness or accident; or

(ii) is on vacation for a period that, together with any previous period in which the racing bookmaker was on vacation, does not exceed 12 weeks in any year; or

(iii) is temporarily unable, for reasons acceptable to the commission, to carry on bookmaking for a period not exceeding 12 weeks; and

(b) the person nominated in the application as the racing bookmaker’s agent is a racing bookmaker’s clerk.

(3) The application must be signed by the racing bookmaker.

(4) However, if a racing bookmaker is unable to carry on bookmaking for a period due to incapacity caused by illness or accident, the commission may waive the requirement that the application be signed by the racing bookmaker if it is satisfied the person who signed and lodged the application is acting for the racing bookmaker.

(5) For this Act, the person authorised as the racing bookmaker’s agent is taken to be the racing bookmaker during the period stated in the authority and this Act applies to the racing bookmaker’s agent as if the agent were the racing bookmaker.

(6) Subsection (7) applies if—

(a) the racing bookmaker holds an offcourse approval; and

(b) the commission authorises a person to act as the racing bookmaker’s agent under this section.

(7) Despite subsection (5), the person authorised as the racing bookmaker’s agent may carry on bookmaking as the racing bookmaker at—

(a) an approved place for the offcourse approval; or

(b) another place approved by the Minister.