Australian Capital Territory
Race and Sports Bookmaking (Sports Bookmaking Venues) Determination 2013 (No 3) 
Disallowable Instrument DI2013—13

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

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

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 DI2006-246 dated 21 November 2006 and notified under the Legislation Register on 23 November 2006.  The Instrument approves specific areas within the Canberra Racing Club, Thoroughbred Park, Randwick Road Lyneham in the Australian Capital Territory, as approved sports bookmaking venues.

The new determination provides for six further oncourse sports bookmaking venues in addition to those already determined by the Commission as designated sports bookmaking venues.  

The addition of these six oncourse sports bookmaking venues follows a number of renovations at the Canberra Racing Club and provides ACTTAB with an opportunity to enhance its product availability for the patrons of Thoroughbred Park.

Three of the six designated venues are located externally of both the Queen Elizabeth and Acton Stands and will be utilised on major race days as a convenience for customers.  

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 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 and sub-agencies, identified venues at both Canberra Stadium and Manuka Oval, together with oncourse venues located at the two other ACT Racing Clubs.