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RACING AND WAGERING WESTERN AUSTRALIA ACT 2003

Table of Provisions

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

  • 1 Short title
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  • 2 Commencement
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  • 3 Terms used in this Act

PART 2 -- Racing and Wagering Western Australia

Division 1 -- Establishment  

  • 4 Racing and Wagering Western Australia established
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  • 5 RWWA not an agent of the Crown
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  • 6 RWWA and officers not part of public sector

Division 2 -- Board of directors  

  • 7 Board of directors
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  • 8 How the board of directors is constituted
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  • 9 Nomination and selection procedure
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  • 10 Certain persons not eligible to be a director or a member of a selection panel
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  • 11 Selection panel
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  • 12 Eligible bodies
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  • 13 Failure to nominate, appoint or resign office
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  • 14 Licensing of directors
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  • 15 Certain provisions about the board of directors
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  • 16 Committees
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  • 17 Remuneration and allowances
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  • 18 Conflict of duties
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  • 19 Disclosure of material personal interests

Division 3 -- Staff  

  • 20 Chief executive officer
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  • 21A Remuneration of CEO while RWWA is not a Government entity
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  • 21B Remuneration of CEO while RWWA is a Government entity
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  • 21 Role of CEO
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  • 22 Staff
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  • 23 Superannuation

Division 4 -- Conduct and integrity of staff  

  • 24 Licensing of key employees
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  • 25 Duties of CEO and staff

PART 3 -- Functions of RWWA

Division 1 -- General provisions  

  • 26 General functions
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  • 27 RWWA can act at its discretion
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  • 28 Duty to observe policy instruments
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  • 29 Duty to act on commercial principles

Division 2 -- General powers and related provisions  

  • 30 Powers generally
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  • 31 Use of names for RWWA and its operations
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  • 32 Subsidiaries
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  • 33 Delegation

PART 4 -- Specialised functions in relation to racing

Division 1 -- General  

  • 34 Terms used in this PART
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  • 35 Functions in relation to racing in general
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  • 36 Thoroughbred racing
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  • 37 Harness racing
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  • 38 Greyhound racing
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  • 39 Licensing of racecourses, race meetings, races and tracks
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  • 40 Registration of racing clubs
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  • 41 Registration of horses and greyhounds
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  • 42 Licensing of owners, trainers, jockeys, drivers and associated persons
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  • 43 Directions by RWWA
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  • 44 Other disciplinary action that may be taken by RWWA
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  • 45 Rules of racing
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  • 46 Production of racing club records to RWWA

Division 2 -- Integrity Assurance Committee  

  • 47 Integrity Assurance Committee
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  • 48 Constitution of IAC
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  • 49 Functions of IAC

PART 5 -- Specialised functions in relation to gambling

Division 1 -- General  

  • 50 Functions of RWWA in relation to gambling
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  • 51 Establishment of offices and agencies
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  • 52 Commission may direct RWWA not to establish agency
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  • 53 Payments to Commission

Division 2 -- Conduct of wagering  

  • 54 RWWA may conduct wagering
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  • 55 Totalisator and fixed odds wagers authorised
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  • 56 Wagering on RWWA totalisator or with RWWA is not an offence
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  • 57 RWWA not precluded from not accepting, or from refunding, wagers

Division 3 -- Totalisator wagering  

  • 58 Wagers transmitted from racing club to RWWA
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  • 59 Combined totalisator pool schemes
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  • 60 Payment of refunds and dividends by RWWA

Division 4 -- Fixed odds wagering  

  • 61 Fixed odds wagering arrangements with other persons
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  • 62 Payment of fixed odds winning by RWWA

Division 5 -- Miscellaneous  

  • 63 Provisions relating to wagers through RWWA
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  • 64 Wagering accounts
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  • 65 Minimum amount of a wager

PART 6 -- Accountability

Division 1 -- Strategic development plans  

  • 66 Draft strategic development plan to be submitted to Minister
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  • 67 Period to which strategic development plan relates
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  • 68 Matters to be included in strategic development plan
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  • 69 Strategic development plan to be agreed if possible
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  • 70 Minister’s powers in relation to draft strategic development plan
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  • 71 Strategic development plan pending agreement
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  • 72 Minister’s agreement to draft strategic development plan
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  • 73 Modifications of strategic development plan
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  • 74 Concurrence of Treasurer

Division 2 -- Statement of corporate intent  

  • 75 Statement of corporate intent to be submitted to Minister
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  • 76 Period to which statement of corporate intent relates
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  • 77 Matters to be included in statement of corporate intent
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  • 78 Minister may request revision of statement of corporate intent
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  • 79 Statement of corporate intent laid before Parliament
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  • 80 Modifications of statement of corporate intent

Division 3 -- Directions, consultation and provision of information  

  • 81 Directions to RWWA
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  • 82 Consultation
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  • 83 Minister to have access to information
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  • 84 Minister to be kept informed
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  • 85 Notice of financial difficulty
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  • 86 RWWA records

Division 4 -- Protection from liability  

  • 87 Protection for disclosure

PART 7 -- Financial provisions

Division 1 -- General  

  • 88 Bank account
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  • 89 Investment
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  • 90 Reserve accounts
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  • 91 Payment of outgoings and expenses

Division 2 -- Loans and grants  

  • 92 RWWA may lend or grant money to racing clubs and allied bodies
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  • 93 Terms and conditions of loan
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  • 94 Failure to comply with terms and conditions
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  • 95 Application and security for loan or grant
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  • 96 Club or allied body may make representations to board

Division 3 -- Borrowing  

  • 97 Borrowing
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  • 98 Borrowing restrictions
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  • 99 Hedging transactions

Division 4 -- Guarantees  

  • 100 Guarantees
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  • 101 Charges for guarantee

Division 5 -- Financial provisions in relation to wagering  

  • 103 Supplementary pool schemes
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  • 104 Unclaimed dividends, fixed odds winnings and refunds
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  • 106 Allocation of RWWA’s funds after 31 July 2006
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  • 107A Distribution of funds from the racing bets levy
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  • 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
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  • 110 Third parties may make assumptions
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  • 111 Things that can be assumed
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  • 112 When those things cannot be assumed

Division 2 -- Other provisions  

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