New South Wales Consolidated Acts

TOTALIZATOR ACT 1997 - SECT 14

14 TAB entitled to exclusive off-course totalizator licence

(1) TAB or a wholly owned subsidiary of TAB is entitled to be granted a licence (the "TAB off-course licence") to conduct an off-course totalizator during the exclusivity period in respect of betting on 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.

(2) No other person may be granted a licence for the conduct, during the exclusivity period, of an off-course totalizator in respect of an event or contingency referred to in subsection (1).

(3) The Minister may, in the Minister’s absolute discretion, grant the TAB off-course licence for a term that is longer than the exclusivity period.

Note: The TAB off-course licence is only “exclusive” for the exclusivity period, even if it is granted for a longer period.

(4) This section ceases to apply if the exclusive licence is cancelled or otherwise ceases to have effect under this Act.

(5) No application under this Act is required for the purposes of the grant pursuant to this section of the TAB off-course licence (whether it is granted for the exclusivity period or for a longer period).