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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Racing and Betting Acts (Amendment) Act 1998
Act No.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
PART 1--PRELIMINARY 1
1. Purpose 1
2. Commencement 2
PART 2--AMENDMENTS TO THE RACING ACT 1958 3
3. Principal Act 3
4. Amendment of definitions 3
5. Approval of certain types of betting outside holding of race
meetings 3
6. Insertion of new Division 2A in Part 1 4
Division 2A--Club betting permits 4
5A. Betting in accordance with club betting permits 4
5B. Grant of club betting permits 5
5C. Conditions of the permits 5
5D. Revocation of permits 6
7. Fees for consents for mixed sports gatherings 6
8. Repeal of section 19AA--Mixed Sports Gatherings Fund 6
9. Payment of profits from charitable race meetings 6
10. Power to conduct race meetings on more than one race-course 7
11. Term of office of members of Harness Racing Board 7
12. Term of office of person appointed to fill extraordinary vacancy
in Harness Racing Board 7
13. Power to appoint an administrator to a harness racing club 7
14. Repeal of sections 45AAA and 45AA 8
15. Insertion of new sections 49A to 49C 8
49A. Appeals to the Board 8
49B. Panel of persons for selection for hearing and determining
appeals 10
49C. Panel of assessors 10
16. Repeal of section 59A 11
17. Term of office of person appointed to fill extraordinary vacancy
in the Greyhound Racing Control Board 11
18. Change of reference to Executive Director 11
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19. Substitution of section 80 11
80. Appeals to the Board 11
81. Panel of persons for selection for hearing and determining
appeals 13
81A. Panel of assessors 13
20. Change of heading to Part IV 14
21. Membership of Bookmakers and Bookmaker's Clerks
Registration Committee 14
22. Bookmakers not required to hold more than one licence 14
23. Bookmakers' guarantee 14
24. Payments to persons holding mixed sports gatherings 18
PART 3--AMENDMENTS TO THE LOTTERIES GAMING AND
BETTING ACT 1966 20
25. Principal Act 20
26. Circumstances in which wagers may be recovered 20
27. Fees for approvals for betting on foot races and bicycle races 20
28. Repeal of individual club permit provisions 20
29. Inclusion of greyhounds in section 40 21
PART 4--AMENDMENTS TO THE STAMPS ACT 1958 22
30. Principal Act 22
31. Insertion of new definition 22
32. Betting tickets and betting books 22
33. Powers of inspection 22
34. Bookmakers statements in relation to club betting permits 23
35. Substitution of section 125 23
125. Returns by racing clubs etc. 23
36. Turnover tax payable by bookmakers under club betting permits 24
PART 5--AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS 26
37. Regulations for Calcutta Sweepstakes 26
38. Deletion of reference to bookmaker's course agents in Gaming
and Betting Act 1994 26
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
A BILL
to amend the Racing Act 1958, the Lotteries Gaming and Betting
Act 1966, the Stamps Act 1958, the Gaming No. 2 Act 1997, the
Gaming and Betting Act 1994 and for other purposes.
Racing and Betting Acts (Amendment)
Act 1998
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to amend the Racing
Act 1958, the Lotteries Gaming and Betting Act
5 1966, the Stamps Act 1958, the Gaming No. 2
Act 1997 and the Gaming and Betting Act 1994.
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2. Commencement
(1) Part 1 comes into operation on the day on which
this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Subject to sub-section (3), the remaining
5 provisions of this Act come into operation on a
day or days to be proclaimed.
(3) If a provision referred to in sub-section (2) does
not come into operation before 1 December 1999,
it comes into operation on that day.
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PART 2--AMENDMENTS TO THE RACING ACT 1958
No. 6353.
3. Principal Act
Reprint No. 10
In this Part the Racing Act 1958 is called the as at
22 August
Principal Act. 1997. Further
amended by
Nos 93/1997,
46/1998 and
48/1998.
5 4. Amendment of definitions
In section 3(1) of the Principal Act insert the
following definition--
' "club betting permit" means a permit issued
under Division 2A of Part 1;'.
10 5. Approval of certain types of betting outside holding of
race meetings
For section 4(1) of the Principal Act substitute--
"(1) Despite anything in the Lotteries Gaming
and Betting Act 1966 or any other law, it is
15 not a contravention of that Act or law, and a
race-course is not a common gaming house
or place for the purposes of that Act, if a
person bets by way of wagering--
(a) during the holding of a race-meeting on
20 a race-course licensed under this Part,
on--
(i) any horse race, harness race or
greyhound race; or
(ii) any other sporting contingency
25 approved by the Minister; or
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(b) at any time on a race-course licensed
under section 24(1)(a) for horse racing
and approved by the Minister for the
purposes of this paragraph--
5 (i) on any sporting contingency
(other than a horse race, harness
race or greyhound race) approved
by the Minister; or
(ii) on a group of races approved by
10 the Minister under section 40 of
the Lotteries Gaming and
Betting Act 1966 or on a race
from such a group of races.
(1A) An approval of a race-course by the Minister
15 under sub-section(1)(b)--
(a) must be in writing; and
(b) is subject to any conditions imposed by
the Minister; and
(c) may be amended, or revoked by the
20 Minister.
(1B) The Minister may amend or revoke any
condition imposed on an approval of a race-
course under sub-section (1)(b).".
6. Insertion of new Division 2A in Part 1
25 In Part 1 of the Principal Act, after Division 2
insert--
'Division 2A--Club betting permits
5A. Betting in accordance with club betting
permits
30 Despite anything in the Lotteries Gaming
and Betting Act 1966 or any other law, it is
not a contravention of that Act or law, and a
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premises is not a common gaming house or
place for the purposes of that Act, if a person
bets by way of wagering--
(a) at that premises and that premises is a
5 premises specified in a club betting
permit; and
(b) in accordance with the conditions of the
permit.
5B. Grant of club betting permits
10 (1) The Minister may grant a permit to any
specified body to allow betting on any horse
race, any harness race, any greyhound race
or on any other sporting contingency
approved by the Minister under section
15 4(1)--
(a) at the premises; and
(b) in accordance with the conditions; and
(c) on the day and for the period--
specified in the permit by the Minister.
20 (2) In this section--
"specified body" means--
(a) any racing club licensed under
section 24A; or
(b) the Victoria Racing Club, the
25 Harness Racing Board or the
Greyhound Racing Control Board;
or
(c) the Stawell Athletic Club
Incorporated or the Victorian Club
30 Limited.
5C. Conditions of the permits
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(1) The Minister may specify conditions in the
permit dealing with all or any of the
following matters--
(a) the type of betting;
5 (b) the class of bookmakers who may
conduct the betting;
(c) the supervision of the betting and the
body who is to conduct the supervision;
(d) any other matter the Minister thinks fit.
10 (2) The permit is subject to a condition that the
holder of the permit must not obtain any
financial benefit from bets made under the
permit.
(3) The Minister may add to, vary or revoke any
15 conditions on a permit.
5D. Revocation of permits
The Minister may revoke a permit, for any
just and reasonable cause, at any time.'.
7. Fees for consents for mixed sports gatherings
20 In section 19(1) of the Principal Act, after
"prescribed fee" insert "(if any)".
8. Repeal of section 19AA--Mixed Sports Gatherings
Fund
Section 19AA of the Principal Act is repealed.
25 9. Payment of profits from charitable race meetings
In section 21 of the Principal Act, for sub-sections
(2) and (3) substitute--
'(2) The net profit from any such meeting must
be paid by the racing club conducting the
30 meeting to the Hospitals and Charities Fund
within 2 months from the day on which the
meeting was held.
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(3) In this section "Hospitals and Charities
Fund" means the Hospitals and Charities
Fund established under the Health Services
Act 1988.'.
5 10. Power to conduct race meetings on more than one
race-course
(1) In section 24A(3) of the Principal Act, for "on one
specified race-course licensed under section 24 for
harness racing" substitute "on one or more
10 specified race-courses which are licensed under
section 24 for harness racing".
(2) In section 24A(4) of the Principal Act, for "on one
specified race-course licensed under section 24 for
greyhound racing" substitute "on one or more
15 specified race-courses which are licensed under
section 24 for greyhound racing".
11. Term of office of members of Harness Racing Board
In section 40(1) of the Principal Act, for "the term
of three years from the date of appointment"
20 substitute "the term, not exceeding 3 years, which
is specified in the instrument of his or her
appointment,".
12. Term of office of person appointed to fill
extraordinary vacancy in Harness Racing Board
25 In section 41 of the Principal Act, for sub-section
(3) substitute--
"(3) Any person appointed to fill an extraordinary
vacancy holds office for the period, not
exceeding 3 years, which is specified in the
30 instrument of his or her appointment.".
13. Power to appoint an administrator to a harness racing
club
In section 45 of the Principal Act, after sub-
section (2) insert--
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"(3) The Minister, on the recommendation of the
Board, may suspend the members of a
committee or other managing body of any
harness racing club and may appoint some fit
5 and proper person to be administrator of the
club.
(4) An administrator appointed under sub-
section (3) is deemed to be the committee or
other managing body of the club and--
10 (a) has and may exercise all the powers
and is subject to all the duties of the
club or other managing body; and
(b) has and may exercise all the powers
and is subject to all the duties of the
15 members of the committee or other
managing body of the club.
(5) At any time after an administrator has been
appointed, the Minister, after consultation
with the Board, may remove the suspension
20 of the members of the committee or other
managing body of the club and upon that
removal the powers of the administrator
cease.".
14. Repeal of sections 45AAA and 45AA
25 Sections 45AAA and 45AA of the Principal Act
are repealed.
15. Insertion of new sections 49A to 49C
After section 49 of the Principal Act insert--
"49A. Appeals to the Board
30 (1) A person--
(a) on whom a penalty has been imposed;
or
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(b) against whom any other decision has
been made--
by a steward under the rules may appeal to
the Board against that decision.
5 (2) For the purposes of hearing and determining
an appeal, the Board may be constituted
by--
(a) the whole Board, or, one or more
members of the Board, selected by the
10 chairperson of the Board; or
(b) the whole Board, or, one or more
members of the Board, selected by the
chairperson of the Board, sitting with
one or more persons, selected by the
15 chairperson of the Board, from the
panel of persons appointed by the
Minister under section 49B; or
(c) one or more persons, selected by the
chairperson of the Board, from the
20 panel of persons appointed by the
Minister under section 49B.
(3) For the purposes of hearing and determining
an appeal, the Board may be assisted by an
assessor, selected by the chairperson of the
25 Board from the panel of persons appointed
by the Minister under section 49C.
(4) If more than one person is to hear and
determine an appeal, the chairperson of the
Board must choose the person who is to
30 preside.
(5) If an assessor is to assist the Board in the
hearing of an appeal, the assessor must not
take part in the making of any decision or
order or the giving of any direction by the
35 Board.
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49B. Panel of persons for selection for hearing
and determining appeals
(1) The Governor in Council, on the
recommendation of the Minister, may
5 appoint a panel of persons to be available for
selection by the chairperson of the Board for
the purposes of hearing and determining
appeals.
(2) A member of the panel--
10 (a) holds office for the period, not
exceeding 3 years, specified in the
instrument of his or her appointment
and is eligible for re-appointment; and
(b) may be removed from office at any
15 time by the Governor in Council; and
(c) is entitled to receive the remuneration
and travelling and other allowances (if
any) which are fixed by the Governor
in Council for that member.
20 49C. Panel of assessors
(1) The Minister, after consultation with the
Board, may appoint a panel of persons to be
assessors, to assist the Board in the hearing
and determining of appeals.
25 (2) A member of the panel--
(a) holds office for the period, not
exceeding 3 years, specified in the
instrument of his or her appointment
and is eligible for re-appointment; and
30 (b) may be removed from office at any
time by the Minister; and
(c) is entitled to receive the remuneration
and travelling and other allowances (if
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any) which are fixed by the Minister for
that member.
(3) The Minister must cause the names of
members of the panel to be published in the
5 Government Gazette.".
16. Repeal of section 59A
Section 59A of the Principal Act is repealed.
17. Term of office of person appointed to fill
extraordinary vacancy in the Greyhound Racing
10 Control Board
In section 71 of the Principal Act, for sub-section
(3) substitute--
"(3) Any person appointed to fill an extraordinary
vacancy holds office for the period, not
15 exceeding 3 years, which is specified in the
instrument of his or her appointment.".
18. Change of reference to Executive Director
In section 75A(7) of the Principal Act, for
"executive director" substitute "chief executive
20 officer".
19. Substitution of section 80
For section 80 of the Principal Act substitute--
"80. Appeals to the Board
(1) A person--
25 (a) on whom a penalty has been imposed
or against whom any other decision has
been made by a steward under the
rules; or
(b) who is affected by a decision of the
30 National Coursing Association of
Victoria with respect to the registration
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of greyhounds or any other decision the
Association makes under the rules--
may appeal to the Board against that
decision.
5 (2) For the purposes of hearing and determining
an appeal, the Board may be constituted
by--
(a) the whole Board, or, one or more
members of the Board, selected by the
10 chairperson of the Board; or
(b) the whole Board, or, one or more
members of the Board, selected by the
chairperson of the Board, sitting with
one or more persons, selected by the
15 chairperson of the Board, from the
panel of persons appointed by the
Minister under section 81; or
(c) one or more persons, selected by the
chairperson of the Board, from the
20 panel of persons appointed by the
Minister under section 81.
(3) For the purposes of hearing and determining
an appeal, the Board may be assisted by an
assessor, selected by the chairperson of the
25 Board from the panel of persons appointed
by the Minister under section 81A.
(4) If more than one person is to hear and
determine an appeal, the chairperson of the
Board must choose the person who is to
30 preside.
(5) If an assessor is to assist the Board in the
hearing of an appeal, the assessor must not
take part in the making of any decision or
order or the giving of any direction by the
35 Board.
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81. Panel of persons for selection for hearing
and determining appeals
(1) The Governor in Council, on the
recommendation of the Minister, may
5 appoint a panel of persons to be available for
selection by the chairperson of the Board for
the purposes of hearing and determining
appeals.
(2) A member of the panel--
10 (a) holds office for the period, not
exceeding 3 years, specified in the
instrument of his or her appointment
and is eligible for re-appointment; and
(b) may be removed from office at any
15 time by the Governor in Council; and
(c) is entitled to receive the remuneration
and travelling and other allowances (if
any) which are fixed by the Governor
in Council for that member.
20 81A. Panel of assessors
(1) The Minister, after consultation with the
Board, may appoint a panel of persons to be
assessors, to assist the Board in the hearing
and determining of appeals.
25 (2) A member of the panel--
(a) holds office for the period, not
exceeding 3 years, specified in the
instrument of his or her appointment
and is eligible for re-appointment; and
30 (b) may be removed from office at any
time by the Minister; and
(c) is entitled to receive the remuneration
and travelling and other allowances (if
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any) which are fixed by the Minister for
that member.
(3) The Minister must cause the names of
members of the panel to be published in the
5 Government Gazette.".
20. Change of heading to Part IV
In the heading to Part IV of the Principal Act, for
"BOOKMAKERS' CLERKS AND
BOOKMAKERS' COURSE AGENTS"
10 substitute "AND BOOKMAKERS' CLERKS".
21. Membership of Bookmakers and Bookmaker's Clerks
Registration Committee
In section 85(2)(e) of the Principal Act, for
"Federated Clerks' Union of Australia (Victorian
15 Branch)" substitute "Australian Services Union
(Victorian Clerical and Administrative Branch)".
22. Bookmakers not required to hold more than one
licence
In section 91 of the Principal Act, after sub-
20 section (1C) insert--
"(1D) If the Victoria Racing Club requires a
bookmaker to hold a club bookmaker's
licence for the purposes of betting in
accordance with section 4(1)(b), the
25 bookmaker is not required to obtain a club
bookmaker's licence from any other racing
club in respect of that betting.".
23. Bookmakers' guarantee
(1) In section 94A(1) of the Principal Act, for "at
30 race-meetings or sports at which such bookmakers
or substitutes are authorized under this Part to
carry on business" substitute "in accordance with
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section 4, a club betting permit or section 38 of
the Lotteries Gaming and Betting Act 1966".
(2) In section 94A of the Principal Act, for sub-
sections (3), (4) and (5) substitute--
5 "(3) The revocation of a bond does not affect the
liability of the company to make any
payment due under the conditions of the
bond in respect of defaults occurring in the
payment of wagers made in accordance
10 with--
(a) section 4; or
(b) a club betting permit; or
(c) section 38 of the Lotteries Gaming
and Betting Act 1966--
15 while the bond was in force.
(4) If a bookmaker, or his or her substitute, has
defaulted in the payment of a wager made in
accordance with--
(a) section 4; or
20 (b) a club betting permit; or
(c) section 38 of the Lotteries Gaming
and Betting Act 1966--
the company is not liable to satisfy the
default unless the backer who made the
25 wager makes a written complaint, either to
the company or to the relevant authority.
(5) A complaint must be made--
(a) if the backer paid the amount to the
bookmaker, or his or her substitute, at
30 the time the wager was made, within 60
days after the day of the race meeting
or sport in respect of which the wager
was made; or
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(b) if the backer did not pay the amount to
the bookmaker, or his or her substitute,
at the time the wager was made, within
21 days after the day of the race
5 meeting or sport in respect of which the
wager was made.
(5A) If the registration of a bookmaker has been
revoked, surrendered or suspended, the
Committee, or, at the direction of the
10 Committee, any person or body to whom a
complaint may be made under sub-section
(4) may, for the purposes of sub-section
(5B), do all or any of the following--
(a) publish notice of that revocation,
15 surrender or suspension; or
(b) give a notice to any backer who has
made a wager with the bookmaker, or
his or her substitute, of that revocation,
surrender, or suspension.
20 (5B) Despite sub-section (5), a backer who had
placed a wager with a bookmaker, or his or
her substitute, in respect of whom notice has
been given under sub-section (5A), may
make a complaint if--
25 (a) the complaint is made within 14 days
after the publication or giving of the
notice, as the case requires; and
(b) if the wager, in respect of which the
complaint is made--
30 (i) was made within the 21 days
immediately before the
bookmaker's registration was
revoked, surrendered or
suspended; and
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(ii) is a wager in respect of which the
backer did not pay the amount to
the bookmaker, or his or her
substitute, at the time of the
5 wager.
(5C) A person or body who receives a complaint
must, by the end of the next business day
after receiving the complaint, forward the
complaint to the Committee.
10 (5D) If the Committee receives a complaint,
forwarded under sub-section (5C), about a
bookmaker, or his or her substitute, the
Committee may, whether or not it conducts
an investigation into the circumstances of the
15 making of the wager, cause a demand in
writing to be made on the company for the
company to pay to the Committee the
amount of the default within 14 days after
the date of the demand.".
20 (3) In section 94A of the Principal Act, for sub-
section (7) substitute--
"(7) Where the total amount of all defaults made
by a bookmaker, or his or her substitute, on
wagers made in accordance with--
25 (a) section 4; or
(b) a club betting permit; or
(c) section 38 of the Lotteries Gaming
and Betting Act 1966--
exceeds the limit of the liability of the
30 company in relation to them under the bond,
the Committee must determine the
proportions in which moneys becoming
available for the satisfaction of defaults is
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distributed among the backers in respect of
whose wagers defaults were made.".
(4) In section 94A of the Principal Act, after sub-
section (10) insert--
5 '(11) In this section--
"relevant authority" means--
(a) in the case of a wager made in
accordance with section 4(1)(a),
the holder of the licence, permit or
10 authorisation which allowed the
race-meeting, at which the wager
was made, to be held; or
(b) in the case of a wager made in
accordance with section (4)(1)(b),
15 the Victoria Racing Club; or
(c) in the case of a wager made in
accordance with a club betting
permit, the permit holder; or
(d) in the case of a wager made in
20 accordance with section 38 of the
Lotteries Gaming and Betting
Act 1966, the person or body to
whom approval was issued under
section 38(2) of that Act.'.
25 24. Payments to persons holding mixed sports gatherings
(1) In the heading to Part VI of the Principal Act,
after "RACING CLUBS" insert "AND
OTHER BODIES".
(2) In section 119 of the Principal Act, after sub-
30 section (2) insert--
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"(3) There shall be paid out of the Consolidated
Fund (which is hereby appropriated
accordingly) an amount equal to 29/70 of the
amount paid in each year by way of stamp
5 duty on bookmaker's statements in respect of
bets made at all mixed sports gatherings,
held in each year, for which consent has
been given under section 19.
(4) The amount paid out of the Consolidated
10 Fund under sub-section (3) must be
distributed by the Treasurer among the clubs,
associations and bodies of persons who held
the mixed sports gatherings in the year in
proportion to the amount of stamp duty paid
15 in respect of bets made at each gathering.".
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PART 3--AMENDMENTS TO THE LOTTERIES GAMING
AND BETTING ACT 1966
No. 7429. 25. Principal Act
Reprint No. 7
In this Part the Lotteries Gaming and Betting
as at 28 July
1997. Further
5 Act 1966 is called the Principal Act.
amended by
Nos 16/1997
and 52/1998.
26. Circumstances in which wagers may be recovered
(1) In section 16(1) of the Principal Act, for
paragraph (b) substitute--
"(b) to any bet made by or with a bookmaker
10 registered under Part IV of the Racing Act
1958 while the bookmaker is carrying on his
or her business or vocation in accordance
with that Part, being a bet--
(i) made in accordance with section 4 of
15 the Racing Act 1958 or a club betting
permit; or
(ii) made in accordance with section 38 of
the Lotteries Gaming and Betting Act
1966; or".
20 (2) At the end of section 16 of the Principal Act
insert--
'(2) In this section--
"club betting permit" has the same
meaning as in the Racing Act 1958;'.
25 27. Fees for approvals for betting on foot races and
bicycle races
In section 38(2A) of the Principal Act, after
"prescribed fee" insert "(if any)".
28. Repeal of individual club permit provisions
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Sections 38A and 66A of the Principal Act are
repealed.
29. Inclusion of greyhounds in section 40
In section 40(1) of the Principal Act, for
5 "combinations of two horses" substitute
"combinations of two horses or greyhounds".
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PART 4--AMENDMENTS TO THE STAMPS ACT 1958
No. 6375. 30. Principal Act
Reprint No. 14
In this Part the Stamps Act 1958 is called the
as at
1 September
Principal Act.
1997. Further
amended by
Nos 103/1993,
101/1995,
84/1996,
86/1997,
46/1998,
48/1998 and
52/1998.
5 31. Insertion of new definition
In section 112 of the Principal Act insert the
following definition--
' "club betting permit" has the same meaning as
in the Racing Act 1958;'.
10 32. Betting tickets and betting books
In section 117 of the Principal Act--
(a) in sub-section (1), after "as the case may be,
on" insert "premises specified in a club
betting permit or";
15 (b) in sub-section (4), after "on race-courses"
insert ", premises specified in club betting
permits".
33. Powers of inspection
In section 118 of the Principal Act, for sub-section
20 (2) substitute--
"(2) The Comptroller of Stamps and any officer
authorised by the Comptroller in writing for
the purpose (whether generally or in any
particular case) may on any day on which
25 betting is being conducted--
(a) at a race-course or sports ground; or
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(b) at premises specified in a club betting
permit, in accordance with the permit--
enter any part of the race-course, sports
ground or premises and may require from the
5 proprietor or a servant or agent of the
proprietor or from a bookmaker or
bookmaker's clerk any assistance for the
purpose of ascertaining whether the
provisions of this Act and the regulations are
10 being observed.".
34. Bookmakers statements in relation to club betting
permits
(1) In section 120(1) of the Principal Act--
(a) for "or on any sports ground" substitute
15 ", on any sports ground or on any premises
specified in club betting permits";
(b) after "Sandown Park greyhound racing
sports ground; and" insert--
"at premises specified in club betting
20 permits".
(2) In section 120(1A) of the Principal Act, for "or on
any sports ground" substitute ", on any sports
ground or on any premises specified in club
betting permits".
25 35. Substitution of section 125
For section 125 of the Principal Act substitute--
"125. Returns by racing clubs etc.
The--
(a) committee or other managing body of
30 any racing club conducting meetings on
any race-course; and
(b) any person who has the management
and control of any race-course; and
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(c) the holder of a club betting permit; and
(d) the promoter of any sports on any
sports ground--
must at the times and in the manner
5 prescribed forward to the Comptroller of
Stamps returns, made by the prescribed
person, setting out the names of the
bookmakers and bookmakers' clerks licensed
or permitted to carry on the business or
10 vocation of a bookmaker or (as the case
requires) a bookmaker's clerk on--
(e) the race-course; or
(f) the premises; or
(g) the sports ground--
15 (as the case requires) and must set out in the
return the other matters that are prescribed
(if any).".
36. Turnover tax payable by bookmakers under club
betting permits
20 In Part XV of Schedule 3 to the Principal Act--
(a) after paragraph (a) insert--
"(aa) in respect of the aggregate of the
amounts wagered by the backers in all
such bets made at premises specified in
25 club betting permits, being premises
within a 32 kilometre radius of the
General Post Office at Melbourne--an
amount equal to 2% of that aggregate;";
(b) after paragraph (b) insert--
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"(c) in respect of the aggregate of the
amounts wagered by the backers in all
such bets made at premises specified in
club betting permits, being premises not
5 within a 32 kilometre radius of the
General Post Office at Melbourne--an
amount equal to 1·5% of that
aggregate;".
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PART 5--AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS
37. Regulations for Calcutta Sweepstakes
In section 6(5)(f) of the Gaming No. 2 Act 1997,
after "in accordance with the regulations" insert
5 "(if any)".
38. Deletion of reference to bookmaker's course agents in
Gaming and Betting Act 1994
In section 114(2) of the Gaming and Betting Act
1994, omit "or a bookmaker's course agent".
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NOTES
By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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