Australian Capital Territory
Race and Sports Bookmaking Regulations 2001
Subordinate Law 2001 No 31

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulations under the Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001.
Dated 4 September 2001.
GARY HUMPHRIES
Minister
BILL STEFANIAK
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Race and Sports Bookmaking Regulations 2001
Subordinate Law 2001 No 31
made under the
Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001

    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulations	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Prescribed particulars for register—Act, s 9 (a) and s 28 (a)	1
	4	Prescribed particulars for register—Act, s 15 (a) and s 37 (a)	1
	5	Disclosure of information by commission—Act, s 46 (3)	2
	6	Accepting bets by telephone—Act, s 75 (a) and (b)	2
	7	Corresponding laws—Act, s 92 (1) (d)	3
	8	Bookmaker not to supply certain information by telephone	4
	9	Modification of Act, pt 12—Act, s 100 (3)	4

1	Name of regulations
These regulations are the Race and Sports Bookmaking Regulations 2001.
2	Commencement
These regulations commence on the day they are notified in the Gazette.
3	Prescribed particulars for register—Act, s 9 (a) and s 28 (a)
	(1)	If the commission issues a race bookmaking licence or a sports bookmaking licence to a person, the commission must enter the following particulars in the register:
	(a)	the name and address of the person; 
	(b)	the licence number;
	(c)	the date the licence was issued;
	(d)	the period for which the licence was issued;
	(e)	any conditions imposed on the licence.
	(2)	If the commission suspends or cancels a race bookmaking licence or a sports bookmaking licence, the commission must enter details of the suspension (including the period of suspension) or cancellation in the register.
4	Prescribed particulars for register—Act, s 15 (a) and s 37 (a)
	(1)	If the commission issues a race bookmaker’s agent licence or a sports bookmaker’s agent licence to a person, the commission must enter the following particulars in the register:
	(a)	the name and address of the person;
	(b)	the name and address of the person who nominated the person for the licence;
	(c)	the licence number;
	(d)	the date the licence was issued;
	(e)	the period for which the licence was issued;
	(f)	any conditions imposed on the licence.
	(2)	If the commission suspends or cancels a race bookmaker’s agent licence or a sports bookmaker’s agent licence, the commission must enter details of the suspension (including the period of suspension) or cancellation in the register.
5	Disclosure of information by commission—Act, s 46 (3)
If the commission issues, suspends or cancels a licence, or the suspension of a licence is ended, the commission must tell the following entities about the matter:
	(a)	ACT Racing Club Inc;
	(b)	Canberra Greyhound Racing Club Inc;
	(c)	Canberra Harness Racing Club Inc;
	(d)	Greyhound Racing Association (NSW);
	(e)	Harness Racing New South Wales;
	(f)	Thoroughbred Racing Board (NSW).
6	Accepting bets by telephone—Act, s 75 (a) and (b)
The following provisions apply if a race bookmaker or a race bookmaker’s agent is to accept a bet from a person (the backer) by telephone:
	(a)	the bookmaker or agent must record the bet using equipment approved in writing by the commission;
	(b)	the bookmaker or agent must tell the backer that the conversation is being recorded;
	(c)	the bookmaker or agent must record the backer’s name or account number, in accordance with any directions given by the commission under the Act, section 62 (Commission’s directions about conduct of licensee’s operations);
	(d)	the bookmaker or agent must read back to the backer—
	(i)	the person’s name or account number; and
	(ii)	the particulars of the bet;
	(e)	the bookmaker or agent must receive confirmation from the backer that the details mentioned in paragraph (d) are correct;
	(f)	if the bookmaker or agent receives the confirmation, the bookmaker or agent must tell the backer the betting ticket number for the bet;
	(g)	if the bookmaker or agent does not receive the confirmation, the bookmaker or agent must tell the backer that the bet cannot be accepted.
7	Corresponding laws—Act, s 92 (1) (d)
The following are corresponding laws:
	(a)	Racing and Betting Act 1980 (Qld);
	(b)	Wagering Act 1998 (Qld);
	(c)	Racing and Betting Act (NT);
	(d)	Betting Control Act 1954 (WA);
	(e)	Authorised Betting Operations Act 2000 (SA);
	(f)	Gaming Control Act 1993 (Tas);
	(g)	Racing Act 1983 (Tas);
	(h)	Racing Act 1958 (Vic);
	(i)	Racing Administration Act 1998 (NSW);
	(j)	Bookmakers (Taxation) Act 1917 (NSW).
8	Bookmaker not to supply certain information by telephone
A race bookmaker engaging in race bookmaking must not supply by telephone information about betting fluctuations of the Bookmakers Pricing Service.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
9	Modification of Act, pt 12—Act, s 100 (3)
	The Act, part 12 (Temporary provisions) is modified by inserting the following sections after section 99:
99A	Transitional—certain existing licences
	(1)	A licence that—
	(a)	was in force under the Bookmakers Act 1985 immediately before the repeal of that Act; and
	(b)	is taken, under section 99 (3), to be an equivalent licence under this Act;
continues in force for 6 months after that repeal.
	(2)	This section expires 6 months after it commences.
99B	Transitional—review of decisions about disputed claims
	(1)	This section applies to an application under the Bookmakers Act 1985, section 39ZI in relation to a direction of the registrar if, before the repeal of that Act—
	(a)	the application had not been rejected under that Act, section 39ZK; and
	(b)	the Sports Betting Disputes Subcommittee established under that Act, section 39ZC had not affirmed or varied the application.
	(2)	The decision to issue the direction is taken to be a decision made on internal review under section 82 (Reconsideration of decisions by commission).
	(3)	The application is taken to be an application under section 84 (AAT review of reconsideration decisions) for review of the decision to issue the direction.
	(4)	This section expires 1 year after it commences.

Endnotes
Notification
1	Notified in Gazette 2001 No S68 on 7 September 2001.
Penalty units
2	The Legislation Act 2001, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units.

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