RACING AND WAGERING WESTERN AUSTRALIA ACT 2003
Table of Provisions
PART 1 -- Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Terms used in this Act
PART 2 -- Racing and Wagering Western Australia
Division 1 -- Establishment
- 4 Racing and Wagering Western Australia established
- 5 RWWA not an agent of the Crown
- 6 RWWA and officers not part of public sector
Division 2 -- Board of directors
- 7 Board of directors
- 8 How the board of directors is constituted
- 9 Nomination and selection procedure
- 10 Certain persons not eligible to be a director or a member of a selection panel
- 11 Selection panel
- 12 Eligible bodies
- 13 Failure to nominate, appoint or resign office
- 14 Licensing of directors
- 15 Certain provisions about the board of directors
- 16 Committees
- 17 Remuneration and allowances
- 18 Conflict of duties
- 19 Disclosure of material personal interests
Division 3 -- Staff
- 20 Chief executive officer
- 21A Remuneration of CEO while RWWA is not a Government entity
- 21B Remuneration of CEO while RWWA is a Government entity
- 21 Role of CEO
- 22 Staff
- 23 Superannuation
Division 4 -- Conduct and integrity of staff
- 24 Licensing of key employees
- 25 Duties of CEO and staff
PART 3 -- Functions of RWWA
Division 1 -- General provisions
- 26 General functions
- 27 RWWA can act at its discretion
- 28 Duty to observe policy instruments
- 29 Duty to act on commercial principles
Division 2 -- General powers and related provisions
- 30 Powers generally
- 31 Use of names for RWWA and its operations
- 32 Subsidiaries
- 33 Delegation
PART 4 -- Specialised functions in relation to racing
Division 1 -- General
- 34 Terms used in this PART
- 35 Functions in relation to racing in general
- 36 Thoroughbred racing
- 37 Harness racing
- 38 Greyhound racing
- 39 Licensing of racecourses, race meetings, races and tracks
- 40 Registration of racing clubs
- 41 Registration of horses and greyhounds
- 42 Licensing of owners, trainers, jockeys, drivers and associated persons
- 43 Directions by RWWA
- 44 Other disciplinary action that may be taken by RWWA
- 45 Rules of racing
- 46 Production of racing club records to RWWA
Division 2 -- Integrity Assurance Committee
- 47 Integrity Assurance Committee
- 48 Constitution of IAC
- 49 Functions of IAC
PART 5 -- Specialised functions in relation to gambling
Division 1 -- General
- 50 Functions of RWWA in relation to gambling
- 51 Establishment of offices and agencies
- 52 Commission may direct RWWA not to establish agency
- 53 Payments to Commission
Division 2 -- Conduct of wagering
- 54 RWWA may conduct wagering
- 55 Totalisator and fixed odds wagers authorised
- 56 Wagering on RWWA totalisator or with RWWA is not an offence
- 57 RWWA not precluded from not accepting, or from refunding, wagers
Division 3 -- Totalisator wagering
- 58 Wagers transmitted from racing club to RWWA
- 59 Combined totalisator pool schemes
- 60 Payment of refunds and dividends by RWWA
Division 4 -- Fixed odds wagering
- 61 Fixed odds wagering arrangements with other persons
- 62 Payment of fixed odds winning by RWWA
Division 5 -- Miscellaneous
- 63 Provisions relating to wagers through RWWA
- 64 Wagering accounts
- 65 Minimum amount of a wager
PART 6 -- Accountability
Division 1 -- Strategic development plans
- 66 Draft strategic development plan to be submitted to Minister
- 67 Period to which strategic development plan relates
- 68 Matters to be included in strategic development plan
- 69 Strategic development plan to be agreed if possible
- 70 Minister’s powers in relation to draft strategic development plan
- 71 Strategic development plan pending agreement
- 72 Minister’s agreement to draft strategic development plan
- 73 Modifications of strategic development plan
- 74 Concurrence of Treasurer
Division 2 -- Statement of corporate intent
- 75 Statement of corporate intent to be submitted to Minister
- 76 Period to which statement of corporate intent relates
- 77 Matters to be included in statement of corporate intent
- 78 Minister may request revision of statement of corporate intent
- 79 Statement of corporate intent laid before Parliament
- 80 Modifications of statement of corporate intent
Division 3 -- Directions, consultation and provision of information
- 81 Directions to RWWA
- 82 Consultation
- 83 Minister to have access to information
- 84 Minister to be kept informed
- 85 Notice of financial difficulty
- 86 RWWA records
Division 4 -- Protection from liability
- 87 Protection for disclosure
PART 7 -- Financial provisions
Division 1 -- General
- 88 Bank account
- 89 Investment
- 90 Reserve accounts
- 91 Payment of outgoings and expenses
Division 2 -- Loans and grants
- 92 RWWA may lend or grant money to racing clubs and allied bodies
- 93 Terms and conditions of loan
- 94 Failure to comply with terms and conditions
- 95 Application and security for loan or grant
- 96 Club or allied body may make representations to board
Division 3 -- Borrowing
- 97 Borrowing
- 98 Borrowing restrictions
- 99 Hedging transactions
Division 4 -- Guarantees
- 100 Guarantees
- 101 Charges for guarantee
Division 5 -- Financial provisions in relation to wagering
- 103 Supplementary pool schemes
- 104 Unclaimed dividends, fixed odds winnings and refunds
- 106 Allocation of RWWA’s funds after 31 July 2006
- 107A Distribution of funds from the racing bets levy
- 107B Allocation and distribution of proportion of funds from betting tax
Division 6 -- General
PART 8 -- Miscellaneous
Division 1 -- Protection of people dealing with RWWA
- 109 People dealing with RWWA may make assumptions
- 110 Third parties may make assumptions
- 111 Things that can be assumed
- 112 When those things cannot be assumed
Division 2 -- Other provisions
- 113 Entry and inspection of premises
- 115 Miscellaneous offences
- 116 Immunity from certain claims
- 117 Laying documents before House of Parliament that is not sitting
- 118 Execution of documents by RWWA
- 119 Contract formalities
- 120 Rules of wagering
- 121 Regulations
- 122 Review of Act