New South Wales Consolidated Acts

TOTALIZATOR ACT 1997 - SECT 12

12 Licences may be granted to conduct totalizators of various kinds

(1) A licence may be granted under this Act for the conduct of a totalizator in respect of betting on any one or more of the following events and contingencies:

(a) events and contingencies scheduled to be held at a race meeting on any racecourse within or outside Australia (being horse racing, harness racing or greyhound racing events or contingencies),

(b) any event declared for the time being under section 18 of the Racing Administration Act 1998 to be a sports betting event for the purposes of that Act,

or both.

(2) A licence may only be granted to a company incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth or a racing club.

(3) A licence may be granted for an on-course totalizator or an off-course totalizator, or both.

(4) A licensee may under a contract or other arrangement engage a person to conduct a totalizator on behalf of the licensee as the licensee’s agent or to exercise on behalf of the licensee as the licensee’s agent functions in connection with the conduct of a totalizator.

(5) The licensee may under a contract or other arrangement engage persons to perform any service in connection with the conduct of a totalizator by the licensee.