Australian Capital Territory
Race and Sports Bookmaking (Rules for Sports Bookmaking) Determination 2003 (No. 3)
Disallowable instrument DI2003—330

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001 (the Act) governs the activities of bookmakers in the Australian Capital Territory.

Part 3 of the Act provides for the conduct and control of sports bookmaking.  In particular, the legislation empowers the Commission to determine rules for sports bookmaking.

Section 23(1) of the Act provides that the Commission may determine rules for sports bookmaking for the purpose of the Act.

This instrument revokes determination DI2003-284 and replaces it with this determination.  In addition, this instrument changes the special conditions applying to fixed odds betting on tennis.  DI2003-284 provided that bets on tennis tournament finals are play or pay when the bet is made and no refund is to be given should a player withdraw or be disqualified either before or during a tournament.  This new determination provides that if, for any reason, a competitor withdraws, is disqualified, or fails to complete a match after it has commenced, all bets on the match are deemed void and are to be refunded, while affected multiple bets will be recalculated to exclude the voided match.