Australian Capital Territory
Race and Sports Bookmaking (Fees) Determination 2018
Disallowable Instrument DI2018–194
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 DI2017-90, notified on the Legislation Register on 5 June 2017.

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.

Fees in the 2018-19 financial year have been increased from fees in the previous financial year by indexation of 4%. Calculations are rounded down to the nearest dollar, with the exception of fees that have remained static for over three years, in which case calculations are rounded up to the nearest dollar. The table in this explanatory statement sets out the current fee (in column 3) and the new fee to take effect from 1 July (in column 4) to enable a comparison.

The list of items for which fees are set in this instrument is identical to the list of items in the Disallowable Instrument DI2017-90.

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 2018	
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
	225.00	234.00	
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
	102.00	106.00	
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
	225.00

35.00	234.00

36.00	
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	36.00	
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
	954.00

736.00

225.00

736.00

225.00	992.00

765.00

234.00

765.00

234.00	

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 2018	
25(5)	The fee payable under s25(5) of the Act to accompany an authorisation for an influential shareholder
	225.00	234.00	
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
	14,716.00	15,304.00	
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
	225.00	234.00	
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	36.00	
44(1)	The fee payable under s44(1) of the Act to the Commission for the replacement of a licence
	35.00	36.00	
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
	225.00	234.00	
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
	225.00	234.00	
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
	225.00	234.00