Australian Capital Territory
Race and Sports Bookmaking (Sports Bookmaking Venues) Determination 2013 (No 1) 
Disallowable Instrument DI2013—6

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 instrument revokes DI2012-249 dated 20 November 2012 and notified under the Legislation Register on 29 November 2012.  

The instrument determines ACTTAB Limited sub-agencies as sports bookmaking venues by approving areas within a one-metre radius of any selling terminal owned and operated by ACTTAB Limited and located within the venues specified in the Schedule to this 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 adds to the list of determined venues the Hellenic Club in the City, located at 13 Moore Street, Canberra City, 2601, as a determined sports bookmaking venue for the purposes of the Act.  

The Instrument also amends the name of a previously determined ACTTAB                     sub-agency to reflect the change in trading name of the venue.  Specifically, “Olims Hotel Canberra” located at the corner of Limestone and Ainslie Avenues, Braddon, 2612, has been amended to “Mercure Canberra” in order to reflect the change in trading name of the approved ACTTAB sub-agency at this location.  

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

In all other respects the instrument has not been altered.