Australian Capital Territory
Race and Sports Bookmaking (Sports Bookmaking Venues) Determination 2014   (No 5) 
Disallowable Instrument DI2014—262

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 provides for the approval of a specific area within the Canberra Harness Racing Club’s premises at Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) to be determined as a sports bookmaking venue.

This determination approves the areas within one metre of any selling terminal, owned and operated by Tabcorp ACT Pty Ltd 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 Tabcorp ACT Pty Ltd, the purpose of which is to provide retail sales of Tabcorp ACT Pty Ltd products.

The determination has been amended as a consequence of the sale of former Territory owned corporation ACTTAB Limited to the new totalisator licensee Tabcorp ACT Pty Ltd.  Amendments to the instrument are limited to the removal of all references to former licensee ACTTAB Limited and replaced with the new licensee Tabcorp ACT Pty Ltd.

These Canberra Harness Racing Club oncourse venues are additional to the approved Tabcorp ACT Pty Ltd network of retail venues including agencies,            sub-agencies, its Account Betting Call Centre, oncourse venues at other race clubs together with identified areas at both Canberra Stadium and Manuka Oval.

In all other respects the instrument has not been altered.