Western Australian Consolidated Acts

BETTING CONTROL ACT 1954

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   4.      Terms used in this Act  
   4AA.    Meaning of “betting exchange”  
   4A.     Application of this Act to certain sporting events other than races  
   4B.     Application of this Act to sporting events  
   5.      Legalisation of betting with bookmakers  
   5A.     Communication and broadcasting of information  

   PART 2 -- Licences, approvals and permits  

   11.     Licences and approvals relating to bookmaking  
   11A.    Bookmaker’s licence -- natural person  
   11B.    Bookmaker’s licence -- partnership  
   11C.    Bookmaker’s licences -- body corporate  
   11D.    Licences -- manager or employee  
   11E.    Security  
   11F.    Notification of Commission in relation to licensed manager  
   11G.    Offences  
   12.     Permits required to bet on race courses etc.  
   12A.    Temporary bookmakers’ employees’ licences  
   13.     Bookmakers’ annual licence fee  

   PART 3 -- Levies and totalisators  

   14.     Bookmakers’ liability to pay bookmakers’ betting levy  
   15.     Payment of levy by bookmakers on bets made at race meetings  
   16.     Payment of levy by bookmakers on bets made at registered premises  
   16A.    Books of account, records etc.  
   17.     Effect on liability for payment of levy where racing authority declares bets off etc.  
   17A.    Annual licence fee in respect of totalisators  
   17B.    Use of the totalisator by racing clubs  
   17C.    Making of bets on designated sporting events not authorised  
   17D.    Commission may authorise possession and operation of a totalisator by a racing club  
   17E.    Percentage of off course bets to belong to RWWA  
   17EA.   Management of fixed odds -- prescribed margin  
   17F.    Percentage of bets to belong to racing club  
   18.     Omission of bets from records or returns does not affect liability for levy or penalty  
   18A.    Payment of levy  
   18B.    Assessments, and additional levy  

   PART 4 -- Enforcement and offences  

   19.     Commission may sue bookmaker for unpaid levy  
   19A.    Commission may recover unpaid money in respect of an annual licence fee  
   20.     Entry and inspection of race courses and certain other premises  
   20A.    Powers of Commission representative  
   20B.    Requirement to provide information  
   20C.    Complying with information requirements  
   21.     Prohibition of betting with minors, intoxicated persons, etc.  
   22.     Offences by minors  
   22A.    Prohibition on assisting minors to bet  
   23.     Prohibition of betting on races unless in accordance with this Act  
   24.     Unlawful betting  
   25.     Bookmakers may be ordered not to bet  
   26.     Loitering in street or public place  
   26A.    Removal of persons  
   26B.    Penalty for persons warning offenders of the approach of a member of the Police Force  
   26C.    Unlawful betting on licensed premises  
   27.     Penalty on owner or occupier of premises used for unlawful betting  
   27A.    Offshore betting  
   27B.    Establishing or operating a betting exchange prohibited  
   27C.    Terms used in, and application of, section 27D  
   27D.    Publication of WA race fields restricted  
   27E.    Delegation  
   27F.    Review of Minister’s decision  
   27G.    Liability of persons who occupy a position of authority in a body corporate  
   27H.    Liability of natural persons, partners, bodies corporate and officers  
   28.     Forfeiture of betting material and money in certain cases  
   28A.    Search warrant  
   28B.    Prima facie evidence of offence  
   28C.    Offences in respect of conducting totalisator agencies  
   28D.    Penalty for acting as totalisator agent  
   28E.    Penalty for officers of RWWA, and racing clubs and employees of totalisators, accepting instructions as to investments on totalisators  
   28F.    Non-application of sections 28D and 28E  
   28G.    Penalty for accepting bets after closing time  
   29.     Penalty for providing credit  
   30.     General penalty  
   30A.    Offences to be dealt with by a magistrate  
   31.     Conduct of betting  
   31A.    Evidence  
   32.     Disputes as to bets with bookmakers  
   32A.    Disciplinary powers  

   PART 5 -- Miscellaneous  

   33.     Regulations  
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Requirements for licensing of a body corporate and continuation of the licence of a body corporate  
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