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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Victoria Racing Club Act 2006
Act No.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
PART 1--PRELIMINARY 2
1. Purposes 2
2. Commencement 3
3. Definitions 3
PART 2--VRC LIMITED AND FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE
LAND 5
Division 1--Functions, Powers and Responsibilities of VRC
Limited in respect of Flemington Racecourse 5
4. VRC Limited has functions while lessee 5
5. Functions of VRC Limited in respect of Flemington
Racecourse land 5
6. Use of Flemington Racecourse land as public racecourse 5
7. Other use of Flemington Racecourse land 5
8. Borrowing against Flemington Racecourse land not permitted 6
9. Maintenance of buildings on the Flemington Racecourse land 6
10. Erection of new buildings and improvements 6
11. Further lease of land 7
12. Management of land at end of lease 7
Division 2--Maintenance of Flemington Racecourse Land 7
13. Inspection of land and buildings by authorised officer 7
14. Authorised officer to provide identification 8
15. Inspection certificate 8
16. Notice to repair 8
17. VRC Limited may object to notice to repair 9
18. VRC Limited may request extension 11
19. VRC Limited must comply with notice to repair 11
Division 3--Regulations for Flemington Racecourse Land 12
20. Regulations 12
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Division 4--Resumption of Crown Lease 13
21. Crown to resume possession of Flemington Racecourse land
if not used as racecourse 13
22. Effect of declaration 13
23. Flemington Racecourse land to revert to Crown if VRC
Limited wound up 14
24. Compensation for buildings if Crown takes possession of
Flemington Racecourse land 14
25. Registrar of Titles to make necessary amendments to records 14
PART 3--TRANSFER OF PROPERTY, RIGHTS AND
LIABILITIES TO VRC LIMITED 15
26. Definitions 15
27. Crown lease 15
28. Sub-leases and licences 16
29. Legal proceedings 16
30. Property and rights 16
31. Liabilities 17
32. Race-course licence 17
33. Racing-club licence 17
34. Venue operator's licence 17
35. On-premises licence 17
36. Superseded references 18
37. Taxes 18
38. Validity of things done under this Part 18
39. Registrar of Titles to make necessary amendments to records 19
PART 4--REPEALS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS 20
40. Repeal of Acts 20
41. Amendment to Racing Act 1958 20
42. Amendment to Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 20
43. Amendment to Cultural and Recreational Lands Act 1963 21
ENDNOTES 22
INDEX 23
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
A BILL
to provide for the functions, powers and responsibilities of Victoria
Racing Club Limited in respect of Flemington Racecourse, to provide
for the transfer of assets, rights and liabilities held by or on behalf of
the Victoria Racing Club to Victoria Racing Club Limited, to repeal
The Victoria Racing Club Act 1871 and for other purposes.
Victoria Racing Club Act 2006
Preamble
The Chairman of the committee of the Victoria
Racing Club (and his or her successors), on behalf
of the Victoria Racing Club, was, by operation of
The Victoria Racing Club Act 1871 and The
Victoria Racing Club Act 1956, granted a Crown
lease of land at Flemington to be used for the
purpose of a public racecourse.
Victoria Racing Club Limited A.C.N. 119 214 078
was incorporated under the Corporations Act on
10 April 2006.
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It is expedient to provide for Victoria Racing Club
Limited to be the lessee under the Crown lease and
to be responsible for the management of the public
racecourse and the leased land in place of the
Chairman of the committee of the Victoria Racing
Club.
It is also expedient to provide for the transfer of all
other property, rights and liabilities held by the
Victoria Racing Club or the Chairman on behalf of
the Victoria Racing Club to Victoria Racing Club
Limited.
The Parliament of Victoria therefore enacts as follows:
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Purposes
The main purposes of this Act are--
(a) to provide for the powers, functions and
responsibilities of Victoria Racing Club
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Limited in respect of the management of
Flemington Racecourse;
(b) to transfer the Crown lease vested in the
Chairman of the committee of the Victoria
Racing Club to Victoria Racing Club
10
Limited;
(c) to transfer all other property, rights and
liabilities held by the Victoria Racing Club
or the Chairman of the committee of the
Victoria Racing Club on behalf of the
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Victoria Racing Club to Victoria Racing
Club Limited;
(d) to repeal The Victoria Racing Club Act
1871.
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2. Commencement
(1) Subject to sub-section (2), this Act comes into
operation on a day to be proclaimed.
(2) If this Act does not come into operation before
1 January 2007, it comes into operation on that
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day.
3. Definitions
In this Act--
"authorised officer" means a person appointed
under Part 9 of the Conservation, Forests
10
and Lands Act 1987 as an authorised officer
for the purposes of this Act;
"Crown Land Minister" means the Minister for
the time being administering the Crown
Land (Reserves) Act 1978;
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"Crown lease" means Crown Lease Volume
1205 Folio 019 and, in Part 2, includes a
lease granted under section 11;
"Flemington Racecourse land" means the
land--
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(a) for the time being described in the
Crown lease; and
(b) any land adjoining that land that is
leased to VRC Limited under the Land
Act 1958 for a purpose relating to the
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public racecourse;
"inspection certificate" means an inspection
certificate completed under section 15(1);
"Racing Minister" means the Minister for the
time being administering the Racing Act
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1958;
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"Secretary" means the body corporate
established by Part 2 of the Conservation,
Forests and Lands Act 1987;
"VRC" means the Victoria Racing Club;
"VRC Limited" means Victoria Racing Club
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Limited A.C.N. 119 214 078.
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PART 2--VRC LIMITED AND FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE
LAND
Division 1--Functions, Powers and Responsibilities of VRC
Limited in respect of Flemington Racecourse
4. VRC Limited has functions while lessee
5
VRC Limited has the functions, powers and
responsibilities conferred on it under this Part only
while it is the lessee of the Flemington
Racecourse land.
5. Functions of VRC Limited in respect of Flemington
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Racecourse land
The functions of VRC Limited in respect of the
Flemington Racecourse land are--
(a) to manage the land for the purpose of a
public racecourse; and
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(b) to maintain and use that land for that purpose
and any other purpose authorised under this
Part.
6. Use of Flemington Racecourse land as public
racecourse
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VRC Limited may use the Flemington Racecourse
land--
(a) as a site for a public racecourse; and
(b) for any other purpose not inconsistent with
the use of the land as a public racecourse.
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7. Other use of Flemington Racecourse land
(1) VRC Limited may use or grant sub-leases or
licences in respect of any part of the Flemington
Racecourse land for any purpose approved in
writing by the Crown Land Minister.
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(2) The Crown Land Minister must not grant an
approval under sub-section (1) unless the Crown
Land Minister considers that the purpose--
(a) is connected with and for the benefit of
horse-racing in Victoria; and
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(b) will not prevent or hinder the use or
development of the remainder of the land as
a public racecourse.
(3) VRC Limited may determine the terms and
conditions on which a sub-lease or licence is
10
granted under sub-section (1).
8. Borrowing against Flemington Racecourse land not
permitted
VRC Limited must not charge or borrow against
the Flemington Racecourse land.
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9. Maintenance of buildings on the Flemington
Racecourse land
VRC Limited must ensure that all buildings on the
Flemington Racecourse land are maintained.
10. Erection of new buildings and improvements
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(1) VRC Limited may erect or re-erect buildings and
improvements on the Flemington Racecourse land
if this is--
(a) necessary or expedient for the use of the land
as a public racecourse; or
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(b) not inconsistent with the use of the land as a
public racecourse.
(2) With the approval of the Crown Land Minister,
VRC Limited may erect other buildings and other
improvements on the Flemington Racecourse
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land.
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(3) The Crown Land Minister may only approve a
proposal under sub-section (2) if the Minister is of
the opinion that the erection of the proposed new
buildings or improvements will not be detrimental
to the use of the Flemington Racecourse land as a
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public racecourse.
11. Further lease of land
(1) The Governor in Council may grant a further lease
or leases of any part of the land described in
Crown lease Volume 1205 Folio 019 to VRC
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Limited for a term not exceeding 99 years.
(2) A lease granted under this section may contain
options for the lessee to renew the lease for a
further term or terms.
(3) If the lease contains options for renewal of the
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lease by the lessee, the aggregate of the original
term and the further term or terms must not
exceed 99 years.
12. Management of land at end of lease
VRC Limited may continue to manage the
20
Flemington Racecourse land for a period of
3 months after the end of the term of the Crown
lease on the same terms as if the land were still
subject to that lease.
Division 2--Maintenance of Flemington Racecourse Land
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13. Inspection of land and buildings by authorised
officer
An authorised officer may enter the Flemington
Racecourse land at any reasonable time and on
reasonable notice to inspect the land and
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buildings.
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14. Authorised officer to provide identification
An authorised officer must, at any time during the
exercise of a power under section 13, produce
evidence of his or her appointment as an
authorised officer for inspection on request by an
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officer or employee of VRC Limited.
15. Inspection certificate
(1) After completing an inspection under section 13,
an authorised officer must complete an inspection
certificate if the authorised officer is of the
10
opinion that--
(a) the Flemington Racecourse land is not fit for
the purposes of a public racecourse; or
(b) a building on the Flemington Racecourse
land is--
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(i) in want of repair; or
(ii) unsafe to the public; or
(iii) unfit for use in any other respect.
(2) An inspection certificate must be provided to the
Secretary as soon as possible after the inspection
20
is completed.
16. Notice to repair
(1) The Secretary may issue a notice to repair to VRC
Limited if the Secretary has been provided with an
inspection certificate.
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(2) A notice to repair must--
(a) contain a detailed statement of the matters
identified by the authorised officer in the
inspection certificate;
(b) set out how each matter is expected to be
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repaired, remedied or otherwise addressed;
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(c) direct VRC Limited to repair, remedy or
otherwise address those matters;
(d) state the date by which those matters are
expected to be repaired, remedied or
otherwise addressed;
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(e) state that VRC Limited may object to the
notice to repair in accordance with
section 17;
(f) state the date (being not less than 14 days
after the date of the notice) by which the
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objection must be made.
(3) A date set out in a notice to repair by which a
matter must be addressed must be reasonable in
the circumstances having regard to the nature and
extent of the matters identified and must not be
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less than 21 days after the date of the notice.
(4) The Secretary must cause a notice to repair to be
served on VRC Limited by registered post
addressed to the registered office of VRC Limited.
17. VRC Limited may object to notice to repair
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(1) VRC Limited may object to the Crown Land
Minister against a notice of repair.
(2) An objection to a notice to repair must--
(a) be in writing; and
(b) be given to the Crown Land Minister within
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the time for objection set out in the notice to
repair; and
(c) set out the reasons for objection.
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(3) If VRC Limited objects under this section to a
notice to repair, it is not required to comply with
the notice to repair until a decision is made under
this section confirming the notice to repair.
(4) Before making a decision on an objection, the
5
Crown Land Minister must consider--
(a) the authorised officer's inspection certificate;
and
(b) the notice to repair issued by the Secretary;
and
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(c) the reasons for the objection.
(5) After considering the matters under sub-
section (4), the Crown Land Minister may--
(a) cancel the notice to repair; or
(b) confirm the notice to repair with or without
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variations.
(6) The Crown Land Minister must advise VRC
Limited of a decision under sub-section (5).
(7) The advice of the decision must--
(a) be in writing; and
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(b) set out the reasons for making the decision;
and
(c) if the notice to repair is confirmed, set out--
(i) any variations made by the Crown Land
Minister; and
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(ii) the date by which the notice to repair
must be complied with; and
(d) be served on VRC Limited by registered post
addressed to the registered office of VRC
Limited.
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(8) The date for compliance set out in the advice must
be reasonable in the circumstances having regard
to the nature and extent of the matters identified
and must not be less than 21 days after the date on
which the advice was served.
5
18. VRC Limited may request extension
(1) VRC Limited may request the Crown Land
Minister for an extension of time to comply with
the notice to repair.
(2) A request under sub-section (1) must--
10
(a) be in writing; and
(b) set out the reasons why VRC Limited is
unable to address the matters set out in the
notice by the required date.
(3) The Crown Land Minister may grant the request
15
and set a new date for compliance with the notice
to repair.
19. VRC Limited must comply with notice to repair
Unless the notice to repair has been cancelled
under section 17, VRC Limited must comply with
20
a notice to repair on or before the last of the
following to occur--
(a) the date for compliance set out in the notice;
(b) if an objection has been made under
section 17, the date for compliance advised
25
under that section;
(c) if a date is set by the Crown Land Minister
under section 18, that date.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
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Division 3--Regulations for Flemington Racecourse Land
20. Regulations
(1) The Racing Minister may make regulations for or
with respect to--
(a) the care, protection and good order of the
5
Flemington Racecourse land; and
(b) the safety of persons or animals on the
Flemington Racecourse land or occupying or
using any building or structure or any part of
any building or structure on the Flemington
10
Racecourse land; and
(c) the imposition, collection and receipt of tolls,
fees, rents or other charges for or in respect
of--
(i) entry on the Flemington Racecourse
15
land or any specified part of the
Flemington Racecourse land by any
person, animal or vehicle; or
(ii) any improvements, services or facilities
on the Flemington Racecourse land
20
(including car parks); and
(d) the setting aside by VRC Limited of
particular areas of the Flemington
Racecourse land for specific purposes; and
(e) any other matter that the Minister considers
25
necessary or convenient to ensure that the
Flemington Racecourse land is used and
managed in accordance with this Act.
(2) The regulations may confer and impose on VRC
Limited any functions, authorities, restrictions and
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duties that the Minister thinks necessary.
(3) The regulations may impose penalties not
exceeding 20 penalty units for a contravention of
the regulations.
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(4) The regulations and any amendment or revocation
of the regulations must be published in the
Government Gazette.
Division 4--Resumption of Crown Lease
21. Crown to resume possession of Flemington
5
Racecourse land if not used as racecourse
(1) If the Crown Land Minister is satisfied that--
(a) VRC Limited has for a continuous period of
11 months, without the consent of the
Governor in Council, ceased to maintain and
10
use the Flemington Racecourse land as a site
for a public racecourse or for a purpose
authorised by or under this Part; and
(b) VRC Limited has not rectified the matter
within 30 days after receiving notice from
15
the Minister to do so--
the Minister may declare by notice in the
Government Gazette that the Crown lease is
terminated.
(2) The Crown Land Minister must not declare under
20
sub-section (1) that the Crown lease is terminated
unless the Minister has first given VRC Limited
an opportunity to be heard.
22. Effect of declaration
When a declaration is made under section 21--
25
(a) any interest created under the lease ceases;
and
(b) the Crown is entitled to resume possession of
the Flemington Racecourse land; and
(c) the right and title of VRC Limited to the
30
lease and the land is terminated.
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23. Flemington Racecourse land to revert to Crown if
VRC Limited wound up
If VRC Limited is wound up, the right to
possession of the Flemington Racecourse land
reverts to the Crown.
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24. Compensation for buildings if Crown takes
possession of Flemington Racecourse land
(1) Before taking possession of the Flemington
Racecourse land under this Division, the Crown
must pay compensation for the value of all
10
buildings and improvements on the land to VRC
Limited.
(2) If there is a dispute about the amount of
compensation to be paid under sub-section (1), the
dispute must be determined in accordance with
15
Part 10 of the Land Acquisition and
Compensation Act 1986.
25. Registrar of Titles to make necessary amendments
to records
The Registrar of Titles, on being requested to do
20
so and on submission of any relevant certificate of
title or other document, must make any
amendments to the Register that are necessary
because of the operation of any provision of this
Part.
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PART 3--TRANSFER OF PROPERTY, RIGHTS AND
LIABILITIES TO VRC LIMITED
26. Definitions
In this Part--
"commencement day" means the day on which
5
this Act comes into operation;
"liabilities" means all liabilities, duties and
obligations, whether actual, contingent or
prospective;
"old Act" means The Victoria Racing Club Act
10
1871;
"old body" means--
(a) VRC; or
(b) the person who is the Chairman for the
time being of the committee of VRC
15
acting on behalf of VRC; or
(c) the members collectively of VRC;
"property" means any legal or equitable estate or
interest (whether present or future and
whether vested or contingent) in real or
20
personal property of any description;
"rights" means all rights, powers, privileges and
immunities, whether actual, contingent or
prospective.
27. Crown lease
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(1) On the commencement day the Crown lease vests
in VRC Limited as lessee for the remainder of the
term of the lease.
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(2) On and after the commencement day--
(a) all references in the Crown lease to the
lessee (however described) are to be read as
references to VRC Limited;
(b) the reference in the Crown lease to
5
section 44 of the old Act is to be read as a
reference to section 24 of this Act.
28. Sub-leases and licences
(1) Any sub-lease or licence authorised under the old
Act and existing immediately before the
10
commencement day in respect of the Flemington
Racecourse land has effect on and from the
commencement day as if it had been granted by
VRC Limited.
(2) On and from the commencement day all
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references to an old body in any sub-lease or
licence referred to in sub-section (1) are to be read
as references to VRC Limited.
(3) Nothing effected by this section in respect of a
sub-lease or licence provides a person with a right
20
to repudiate that sub-lease or licence.
29. Legal proceedings
On the commencement day VRC Limited is
substituted as a party to any proceeding pending
in any court or tribunal to which an old body was
25
a party immediately before the commencement
day.
30. Property and rights
On the commencement day all property and rights
that, immediately before the commencement day,
30
were vested in an old body are deemed to be
vested in VRC Limited.
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31. Liabilities
On the commencement day all liabilities of an old
body existing immediately before the
commencement day are deemed to be liabilities of
VRC Limited.
5
32. Race-course licence
On the commencement day the race-course
licence that immediately before the
commencement day was held by or on behalf of
VRC under section 24 of the Racing Act 1958 is
10
deemed for the purposes of that Act to be held by
VRC Limited.
33. Racing-club licence
On the commencement day the racing-club
licence that immediately before the
15
commencement day was held by or on behalf of
VRC under section 24A of the Racing Act 1958
is deemed for the purposes of that Act to be held
by VRC Limited.
34. Venue operator's licence
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On the commencement day the venue operator's
licence that immediately before the
commencement day was held by or on behalf of
VRC under the Gambling Regulation Act 2003
is deemed for the purposes of that Act to be held
25
by VRC Limited.
35. On-premises licence
On the commencement day the on-premises
licence that immediately before the
commencement day was held by or on behalf of
30
VRC under the Liquor Control Reform Act
1998 is deemed for the purposes of that Act to be
held by VRC Limited.
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36. Superseded references
Unless the context otherwise requires, on and
from the commencement day, in any Act (other
than this Act), or in any instrument made under
any Act or in any document of any kind,
5
references to an old body are to be read as
references to VRC Limited.
37. Taxes
No duty or other tax is chargeable under any Act
in respect of anything done under this Part or in
10
respect of any act or transaction connected with or
necessary to be done by reason of this Part,
including a transaction entered into or an
instrument made, executed, lodged or given, for
the purpose of, or connected with the transfer of
15
property, rights or liabilities of an old body.
38. Validity of things done under this Part
Nothing effected by this Part--
(a) is to be regarded as placing an old body, the
State, a Minister or VRC Limited in breach
20
of contract or confidence or as otherwise
making any of them guilty of a civil wrong;
or
(b) is to be regarded as placing an old body, the
State, a Minister or VRC Limited in breach
25
of or as constituting a default under any Act
or other law or any provision in any
agreement, arrangement or understanding
including, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, any provision prohibiting,
30
restricting or regulating the assignment or
transfer of any property or the disclosure of
any information; or
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(c) is to be regarded as fulfilling any condition
which allows a person to exercise a right or
remedy in respect of or to terminate any
agreement or obligation; or
(d) releases any surety or other obligor wholly or
5
in part from any obligation.
39. Registrar of Titles to make necessary amendments
to records
The Registrar of Titles, on being requested to do
so and on submission of any relevant certificate of
10
title or other document, must make any
amendments to the Register that are necessary
because of the operation of any provision of this
Part.
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s. 40
PART 4--REPEALS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
40. Repeal of Acts
The following Acts are repealed--
(a) The Victoria Racing Club Act 1871;
(b) Victoria Racing Club Act 1881;
5
(c) The Victoria Racing Club Act 1930;
(d) The Victoria Racing Club Act 1956;
(e) The Victoria Racing Club (Amendment)
Act 1993.
See: 41. Amendment to Racing Act 1958
10 Act No.
6353.
In section 22A(1)(a) of the Racing Act 1958 for
Reprint No. 13
"the Victoria Racing Club" substitute "Victoria
as at
31 December
Racing Club Limited".
2005
and
amending
Act No.
45/2003.
LawToday:
www.dms.
dpc.vic.
gov.au
See: 42. Amendment to Conservation, Forests and Lands
Act No.
Act 1987
15 41/1987.
Reprint No. 6
In Schedule 1 to the Conservation, Forests and
as at
3 February
Lands Act 1987, after "Sustainable Forests
2005.
(Timber) Act 2004." insert "Part 2 of the
LawToday:
www.dms.
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Part 4--Repeals and Consequential Amendments
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43. Amendment to Cultural and Recreational Lands See:
Act 1963 Act No.
7101.
Reprint No. 1
For section 2(d) of the Cultural and as at
Recreational Lands Act 1963 substitute-- 11 July 1996
and
"(d) the Flemington Racecourse land within the
5 amending
Act Nos
meaning of the Victoria Racing Club Act 74/2000 and
2006; or". 11/2002.
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Endnotes
ENDNOTES
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INDEX
Subject Clause
Act
amendments to other Acts 4143
commencement 2
purposes 1
repeals 40
3, 1315
Authorised officers
Buildings See Flemington Racecourse land
24
Compensation
Crown Land Minister
approval of buildings, improvements 10
approval of uses of land 7
declaration of termination of Crown lease 21
definition 3
powers regarding notices to repair 1718
Crown lease
definition 3
grant of further leases 11
management of land at end of 12
resumption by Crown 2125
termination 2123
vests in VRC Ltd for remainder of term 27
3, 26
Definitions
Flemington Racecourse land
borrowing against not permitted 8
buildings, improvements on 910
compensation for buildings, improvements on 24
Crown leases over 1112, 27
definition 3
inspection of land, buildings 1315
licences 7, 28
notices to repair 1619
regulations 20
resumption of possession by Crown 2124
sub-leases 7, 28
use 67
VRC Ltd's functions in general 45
3, 15
Inspection certificates
7, 28
Licences
1619
Notices to repair
19
Offences
35
On-premises licence
32
Race-course licence
33
Racing-club licence
3, 20
Racing Minister
25, 39
Registrar of Titles
20
Regulations
40
Repeals
3, 15, 16
Secretary
7, 28
Sub-leases
34
Venue operator's licence
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VRC (def.) 3
VRC Limited
compensation paid to 24
definition 3
transfer of property, rights, liabilities to
amendments to Register 39
Crown lease 27
definitions 26
legal proceedings 29
liabilities 31
no duty or tax payable 37
on-premises licence 35
property, rights 30
racecourse licence 32
racing club licence 33
references to old bodies 36
sub-leases and licences 28
validity of things done under Part 3 38
venue operator's licence 34
winding up of 23
See also Crown leases; Flemington Racecourse land
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