Australian Capital Territory
Race and Sports Bookmaking (Sports Bookmaking Venues) Determination 2014 (No 1) 
Disallowable Instrument DI2014—15

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 DI2013-224 dated 23 August 2013 and notified under the Legislation Register on 26 August 2013.

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.

Specifically the instrument provides for the removal of the Mawson Club, Canberra Raiders Sports Club West Belconnen, Canberra Raiders Sports Club in Gungahlin, the Braddon Club, the Southern Cross Club Kaleen and the Southern Cross Club Turner from the Schedule of approved ACTTAB sub-agencies as these clubs have decided to no longer offer these ACTTAB facilities.  

The sub-agency venues identified in the Schedule to this instrument are additional to the determined venues approved under separate instruments 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.