Australian Capital Territory
Race and Sports Bookmaking (Rules for Sports Bookmaking) Determination 2015 (No 3)
Disallowable instrument DI2015—236
made under the
Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001, s23(1) - Rules for sports bookmaking

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.  In particular, section 23 of the Act provides that the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission may determine rules for sports bookmaking.  Pursuant to section 23(1)(b) of the Act, the Commission may determine rules for the methods of betting including the arrangements and use of telecommunications equipment.

This Disallowable Instrument revokes DI2012-240 dated 28 September 2012 and notified under the Legislation Register on 4 October 2012 and provides for the methods of betting and the use, approval and minimum specifications for telecommunications equipment operated by sports bookmakers when undertaking sports bookmaking operations.  

This instrument amends clause 4.2 and provides that unless approval is granted by the Commission an ACT sports bookmaker’s telephone and internet systems must be located within the ACT.  The amendment of this clause is to enable the Tabcorp ACT Call Centre located at Granville, NSW, to be used for the purposes of conducting sports bookmaking operations.

This instrument also corrects the minor drafting error indentified in Scrutiny of Bills Report No 1 of 29 November 2012 with the headings for clauses 3 and 4 now using the reference ‘Telecommunications Equipment’ to be consistent with the wording in clause 2. 

In all other respects the Instrument has not been changed.