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Western Australia
Racing Bets Levy Bill 2009
CONTENTS
1. Short title 2
2. Commencement 2
3. Terms used 2
4. Levy may be prescribed 2
5. Racing bets levy imposed 3
Defined Terms
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Western Australia
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Racing Bets Levy Bill 2009
A Bill for
An Act to impose a levy on betting operators in respect of gross
revenue or turnover.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
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1 1. Short title
2 This is the Racing Bets Levy Act 2009.
3 2. Commencement
4 This Act comes into operation as follows --
5 (a) sections 1 and 2 -- on the day on which this Act
6 receives the Royal Assent;
7 (b) the rest of the Act -- on the day after that day.
8 3. Terms used
9 In this Act --
10 betting operator, gross revenue, racing bet and turnover have
11 the same respective meanings given to those terms in the
12 Betting Control Act 1954 section 14A(1).
13 4. Levy may be prescribed
14 (1) The Governor may make regulations prescribing an amount by
15 way of levy that is to be payable under the Betting Control
16 Act 1954 section 14A(2) in respect of racing bets placed or
17 accepted on or after 1 September 2008.
18 (2) The regulations may --
19 (a) provide that the levy is to be calculated by reference to
20 gross revenue or turnover, or either gross revenue or
21 turnover; and
22 (b) if the levy is to be calculated by reference to either gross
23 revenue or turnover, prescribe the basis on which one of
24 the 2 is to or may be selected; and
25 (c) prescribe different amounts by way of levy that are
26 payable in respect of different races, classes of race or
27 dates on which races are held.
28 (3) Nothing in this section is to be taken as limiting the operation of
29 the Interpretation Act 1984 section 43.
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1 5. Racing bets levy imposed
2 If an amount by way of levy is prescribed under section 4, that
3 levy is imposed on betting operators.
4
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Defined Terms
Defined Terms
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined.
The list is not part of the law.]
Defined Term Provision(s)
betting operator .....................................................................................................3
gross revenue ........................................................................................................3
racing bet ..............................................................................................................3
turnover.................................................................................................................3
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