Australian Capital Territory
Race and Sports Bookmaking (Fees) Determination 2017
Disallowable Instrument DI2017–90
made under the  
Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001, section 97 (Determination of fees)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001 (the Act) regulates the activities of race and sports bookmakers within the ACT.

This instrument revokes the determination of fees made by Disallowable Instrument DI2016-156, notified on the Legislation Register on 30 June 2016.

Section 97 of the Act provides that the Minister may determine fees for the Act.  This instrument provides for the fees for approvals under the Act as well as the licensing arrangements of race bookmakers, race bookmaker’s agents, sports bookmakers and sports bookmaker’s agents.

This instrument increases the fees by indexation of 2%, rounded down to the nearest dollar.  A comparative table indicating the previous and revised fees is included as an attachment to this Explanatory Statement.

A determination under section 97 is a disallowable instrument and must be tabled in the Legislative Assembly.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	
Relevant Section of Act	Description of Matter for which Fee is Payable	Previous Fee	Fee from 
1 July 2017	
6(1)	The fee payable under s6(1) of the Act to accompany an application to the Commission for approval of a race bookmaking licence
	221.00	225.00	
7(1)	The annual fee, commencing 1 July, or for any part of the year, under s7(1) of the Act, for a race bookmaking licence
	100.00	102.00	
12(1)	The fee payable under s12(1) of the Act to accompany an application to the Commission for approval of a race bookmaker’s agent licence

The fee payable under s12(1) of the Act to accompany an application to the Commission for approval of a race bookmaker’s agent licence where the nominated person holds a similar licence with another bookmaker
	221.00

35.00	225.00

35.00	
13(1)	The annual fee payable, commencing 1 July, or for any part of the year, under s13(1) of the Act, for a race bookmaker’s agent licence
	35.00	35.00	
25(1)	The fee payable under s25(1)(a) of the Act to accompany an application to the Commission for approval of a sports bookmaking licence where the application is made by an individual

The fee payable under s25(1)(b) of the Act to accompany an application to the Commission for approval of a sports bookmaking licence where the application is made by a syndicate 

The fee payable under s25(1)(b) of the Act to the Commission for each member of the syndicate making the application

The fee payable under s25(1)(c) of the Act to accompany an application to the Commission for approval of a sports bookmaking licence where the application is made by a corporation

The fee payable under s25(1)(c) of the Act to the Commission for each director of the corporation nominated in the application
	936.00

722.00

221.00

722.00

221.00	954.00

736.00

225.00

736.00

225.00	

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	
Relevant Section of Act	Description of Matter for which Fee is Payable	Previous Fee	Fee from 
1 July 2017	
25(5)	The fee payable under s25(5) of the Act to accompany an authorisation for an influential shareholder
	221.00	225.00	
26(1)	The annual fee payable, commencing 1 July, or pro rata thereof, under s26(1) of the Act for issue of a sports bookmaking licence
	14,428.00	14,716.00	
34(1)	The fee payable under s34(1) of the Act to accompany an application to the Commission for a sports bookmaker’s agent licence
	221.00	225.00	
35(1)	The annual fee payable, commencing 1 July, or for any part of the year, under s35(1) of the Act, for a sports bookmaker’s agent licence	35.00	35.00	
44(1)	The fee payable under s44(1) of the Act to the Commission for the replacement of a licence
	35.00	35.00	
80(5)	The fee payable under s80(5) for the assessment of an incoming member of a syndicate or director of a corporation that holds a sports bookmaking licence
	221.00	225.00	
80(6)	The fee payable under s80(6) for an incoming individual who has become an influential shareholder of a corporation that holds a sports bookmaking licence
	221.00	225.00	
80(7)	The fee payable under s80(7) for each director of an incoming corporation that has become an influential shareholder in relation to a corporation that holds a sports bookmaking licence
	221.00	225.00