Queensland Numbered Acts

RACING INTEGRITY ACT 2016 - SECT 73

73 Requirement to produce licence or approval

(1) A racing bookmaker who is an individual and who is, or appears to be, carrying on bookmaking at a licensed venue must produce the person’s licence to an official of the commission or of the control body that is managing the venue if asked to do so by the official, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (3) applies to a racing bookmaker who—

(a) is an individual; and

(b) holds an offcourse approval for carrying on bookmaking at an approved place; and

(c) is, or appears to be, carrying on bookmaking at the approved place.

(3) The racing bookmaker must produce the person’s offcourse approval to an official of the commission if asked to do so by the official, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(4) A licensed executive officer of a corporation that is a racing bookmaker and who is, or appears to be, carrying on bookmaking for the corporation at a licensed venue must produce the corporation’s licence, or a certified copy of the corporation’s licence, to an official of the commission or of the control body that is managing the venue if asked to do so by the official, unless the officer has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(5) Subsection (6) applies to a licensed executive officer of a corporation that is a racing bookmaker and holds an offcourse approval for carrying on bookmaking at an approved place and who is, or appears to be, carrying on bookmaking for the corporation at the approved place.

(6) The executive officer must produce the corporation’s approval, or a certified copy of the corporation’s approval, to an official of the commission if asked to do so by the official, unless the officer has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(7) A racing bookmaker’s clerk who is, or appears to be, employed in the conduct of a racing bookmaker’s business at a licensed venue must produce the person’s licence to an official of the commission or of the control body that is managing the venue if asked to do so by the official, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(8) Subsection (9) applies in relation to a racing bookmaker who holds an offcourse approval for carrying on bookmaking at an approved place.

(9) A racing bookmaker’s clerk who is, or appears to be, employed in the conduct of the racing bookmaker’s business at the approved place must produce the person’s licence to an official of the commission if asked to do so by the official, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty for subsection (9)—40 penalty units.