Australian Capital Territory
Race and Sports Bookmaking Regulation 2001    
SL2001-31
made under the
Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001
Republication No 3
Effective:  1 September 2016 – 29 April 2018
Republication date: 1 September 2016
Last amendment made by A2016‑45

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Race and Sports Bookmaking Regulation 2001, made under the Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 1 September 2016.  It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 1 September 2016.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $150 for an individual and $750 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

Australian Capital Territory
Race and Sports Bookmaking Regulation 2001
made under the
Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulation	2
	3	Prescribed particulars for register—Act, s 9 (a) and s 28 (a)	2
	4	Prescribed particulars for register—Act, s 15 (a) and s 37 (a)	2
	5	Disclosure of information by commission—Act, s 46 (3)	3
	6	Accepting bets by telephone—Act, s 75 (a) and (b)	3
	7	Corresponding laws—Act, s 92 (1) (d)	4
	8	Bookmaker not to supply certain information by telephone	5
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	6
	2	Abbreviation key	6
	3	Legislation history	7
	4	Amendment history	7
	5	Earlier republications	8

Australian Capital Territory
Race and Sports Bookmaking Regulation 2001     

made under the
Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001

    

  

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Race and Sports Bookmaking Regulation 2001.
3	Prescribed particulars for register—Act, s 9 (a) and s 28 (a)
	(1)	If the commission issues a race bookmaking licence or a sports bookmaking licence to a person, the commission must enter the following particulars in the register:
	(a)	the name and address of the person; 
	(b)	the licence number;
	(c)	the date the licence was issued;
	(d)	the period for which the licence was issued;
	(e)	any conditions imposed on the licence.
	(2)	If the commission suspends or cancels a race bookmaking licence or a sports bookmaking licence, the commission must enter details of the suspension (including the period of suspension) or cancellation in the register.
4	Prescribed particulars for register—Act, s 15 (a) and s 37 (a)
	(1)	If the commission issues a race bookmaker’s agent licence or a sports bookmaker’s agent licence to a person, the commission must enter the following particulars in the register:
	(a)	the name and address of the person;
	(b)	the name and address of the person who nominated the person for the licence;
	(c)	the licence number;
	(d)	the date the licence was issued;
	(e)	the period for which the licence was issued;
	(f)	any conditions imposed on the licence.
	(2)	If the commission suspends or cancels a race bookmaker’s agent licence or a sports bookmaker’s agent licence, the commission must enter details of the suspension (including the period of suspension) or cancellation in the register.
5	Disclosure of information by commission—Act, s 46 (3)
If the commission issues, suspends or cancels a licence, or the suspension of a licence is ended, the commission must tell the following entities about the matter:
	(a)	ACT Racing Club Inc;
	(b)	Canberra Greyhound Racing Club Inc;
	(c)	Canberra Harness Racing Club Inc;
	(d)	Greyhound Racing New South Wales;
	(e)	Harness Racing New South Wales;
	(f)	Racing NSW.
6	Accepting bets by telephone—Act, s 75 (a) and (b)
The following provisions apply if a race bookmaker or a race bookmaker’s agent is to accept a bet from a person (the backer) by telephone:
	(a)	the bookmaker or agent must record the bet using equipment approved in writing by the commission;
	(b)	the bookmaker or agent must tell the backer that the conversation is being recorded;
	(c)	the bookmaker or agent must record the backer’s name or account number, in accordance with any directions given by the commission under the Act, section 62 (Commission’s directions about conduct of licensee’s operations);
	(d)	the bookmaker or agent must read back to the backer—
	(i)	the person’s name or account number; and
	(ii)	the particulars of the bet;
	(e)	the bookmaker or agent must receive confirmation from the backer that the details mentioned in paragraph (d) are correct;
	(f)	if the bookmaker or agent receives the confirmation—the bookmaker or agent must tell the backer the betting ticket number for the bet;
	(g)	if the bookmaker or agent does not receive the confirmation—the bookmaker or agent must tell the backer that the bet cannot be accepted.
7	Corresponding laws—Act, s 92 (1) (d)
The following are corresponding laws:
	(a)	Betting Tax Act 2001 (NSW);
	(b)	Racing Administration Act 1998 (NSW);
	(c)	Racing Act 1958 (Vic);
	(d)	Racing Act 2002 (Qld);
	(e)	Wagering Act 1998 (Qld);
	(f)	Betting Control Act 1954 (WA);
	(g)	Authorised Betting Operations Act 2000 (SA);
	(h)	Gaming Control Act 1993 (Tas);
	(i)	Racing Regulation Act 2004 (Tas);
	(j)	Racing and Betting Act (NT).
8	Bookmaker not to supply certain information by telephone
A race bookmaker engaging in race bookmaking must not supply by telephone information about betting fluctuations of the Bookmakers Pricing Service.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law.  The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history.  Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2	Abbreviation key

A = Act	NI = Notifiable instrument	
AF = Approved form	o = order	
am = amended	om = omitted/repealed	
amdt = amendment	ord = ordinance	
AR = Assembly resolution	orig = original	
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph	
CN = Commencement notice	pres = present	
def = definition	prev = previous	
DI = Disallowable instrument	(prev...) = previously	
dict = dictionary	pt = part	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	r = rule/subrule	
Assembly	reloc = relocated	
div = division	renum = renumbered	
exp = expires/expired	R[X] = Republication No	
Gaz = gazette	RI = reissue	
hdg = heading	s = section/subsection	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	sch = schedule	
ins = inserted/added	sdiv = subdivision	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	SL = Subordinate law	
LR = legislation register	sub = substituted	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
mod = modified/modification	or to be expired	

3	Legislation history
This regulation was originally the Race and Sports Bookmaking Regulations 2001.  It was renamed under the Legislation Act 2001.
Race and Sports Bookmaking Regulation 2001 SL2001‑31 
notified 7 September 2001 (Gaz 2001 No S68)
commenced 7 September 2001 (s 2)
as amended by
Gaming and Racing (Red Tape Reduction) Legislation Amendment Act 2016 A2016-45 pt 5
notified LR 19 August 2016
s 1, s 2 commenced 19 August 2016 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 5 commenced 1 September 2016 (s 2 (1))
4	Amendment history
Name of regulation
s 1	am R2 LA
Commencement
s 2	om LA s 89 (4)
Disclosure of information by commission—Act, s 46 (3)
s 5	am A2016‑45 s 66
Corresponding laws—Act, s 92 (1) (d)
s 7	am A2016‑45 s 67
Modification of Act, pt 12—Act, s 100 (3)
s 9	om LA s 89 (3)

5	Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.  
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Except for the footer, electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical. 

Republication No and date	Effective	Last amendment made by	Republication for	
R1
12 Sept 2001	12 Sept 2001–
31 Oct 2004	not amended	new regulation	
R2
1 Nov 2004	1 Nov 2004–
31 Aug 2016	not amended	includes editorial amendments 
under Legislation Act	

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