Australian Capital Territory

Betting (ACTTAB Limited) Act 1964
Rules of Betting
Determination 2011 (No 1)

Disallowable instrument DI2011-254

made under the 

Betting (ACTTAB Limited) Act 1964, s55(1) – Rules of Betting
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT _____________________________________________
Section 55(1) of the Betting (ACTTAB Limited) Act 1964 (the Act) provides for ACTTAB Limited (the Corporation) to make Rules providing for the terms on which totalisator bets are accepted by the Company.  Rules made pursuant to Section 55(1) of the Act are disallowable instruments.

This instrument revokes Instrument No. DI2010-190 dated 10 August 2010 and notified on the Legislation Register on 13 August 2010.

This Instrument includes the ACTTAB Limited’s Rules of Betting at Schedule 1 incorporating the Rules Relating to Betting Transactions in Victoria (Tabcorp Totalisator Rules) at Schedule 2.  

Schedule 1 has been amended to address the introduction of Self Service Wagering terminals across the Corporation’s retail network in the Australian Capital Territory.  

The following amendments have been made to Clause 1 Interpretation: 
•	definition of the term “office” and references to that term have been changed to “branch”; and
•	inclusion  of the term “cash outlet terminal”.

Clause 4 has been amended to include “(6) A person who is excluded from ACTTAB in accordance with the Gambling and Racing Control (Code of Practice) Regulation 2002 is prohibited from entering or placing a bet in an ACTTAB Branch, Agency or Sub-Agency”.

Clause 18(8)(a) has been amended to reflect the increase of the dormant account period from 6 months to 12 months.

Clauses 11(2) and 11(3) have been amended to include reference to Duet, First Four and Quaddie.

Schedule 2 has been amended by Tabcorp to include references to Quad and Quarter Quad.  These products are not currently available in the Australian Capital Territory.