Australian Capital Territory
Race and Sports Bookmaking (Sports Bookmaking Venues) Determination 2012 (No 3) 
Disallowable Instrument DI2012—250

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001 (the Act) regulates the activities of sports bookmakers in the Australian Capital Territory.

Part 3 of the Act provides for the conduct and control of sports bookmaking.   Section 21(1) of the Act provides that the Commission may determine a place to be a sports bookmaking venue for the purpose of the Act.

This determination revokes DI2012-62 dated 24 April 2012 and notified under the Legislation Register on 26 April 2012.

This determination provides for the approval of two specific areas within Manuka Oval to be determined as sports bookmaking venues.

Manuka Oval has previously been determined as a sports bookmaking venue for the purposes of the Act, most recently to permit ACTTAB, as a Greater Western Sydney sponsor with sole sports betting provider status at Manuka Oval, to conduct sports bookmaking operations. 

This determination approves the areas within one metre of any selling terminal, owned and operated by ACTTAB Limited and located within the places identified in the Schedule to the instrument. 

A selling terminal is defined as any Commission approved selling device owned and operated by ACTTAB Limited, the purpose of which is to provide retail sales of ACTTAB products.

The Instrument redefines “selling terminal” from its previous meaning of either:

1.	SELPOS selling terminal; or
2.	AMTOTE AT 1000 selling terminal

to any Commission approved device owned and operated by ACTTAB Limited, the purpose of which is to provide retail sales of ACTTAB products, as a consequence of ACTTAB’s network infrastructure replacement program.  

ACTTAB will progressively commence the operation of new Commission approved sports bookmaking and Keno enabled selling terminals throughout its retail network, however ACTTAB will also retain the SELPOS legacy system to support the payment of winning tickets previously purchased through this type of terminal. The new definition provides flexibility to ACTTAB in implementing its new systems and provides consumers with continued opportunities to claim payments from previously purchased tickets.

The Manuka Oval venues are additional to the determined venues approved for use by ACTTAB as part of its retail network of agencies and sub-agencies, together with identified areas at Canberra Stadium and oncourse venues located at the three ACT Racing Clubs.

In all other respects the instrument has not been altered.