BETTING CONTROL REGULATIONS 1978 - REG 92
BETTING CONTROL REGULATIONS 1978 - REG 92
92 . Correction of errors and omissions and the giving of certain refunds
(1) If a ticket has
been issued by an on‑course totalisator or a local on‑course
totalisator and there is recorded on the ticket in respect of a race meeting
or (where applicable) a sporting event either an incorrect date or incorrect
designation of the race meeting or sporting event, or if either of those
particulars is omitted, the relevant totalisator may, if satisfied that the
record or omission is an error and that it is manifest that the ticket was
issued and intended to apply to a particular bet, treat the ticket in the
manner apparently intended by the investor and the bet is to be taken to have
been made accordingly.
(2) Subject to this
regulation, the person to whom a ticket is issued by an on‑course
totalisator or a local on‑course totalisator may cancel that
ticket —
(a) more
than 30 minutes prior to the advertised starting time for the race or sporting
event, for any reason; or
(b)
within 30 minutes prior to the advertised starting time for the race or
sporting event, if the cancellation is —
(i)
requested within 2 minutes of the ticket being issued or
the closing sell time, whichever occurs first; and
(ii)
to correct an error or omission.
(3) Despite
subregulation (2), on days designated as “major race days” by
the Commission, a person who has made a bet in person with or through an
on‑course totalisator or a local on‑course totalisator may cancel
the bet prior to the close of betting on the race to which the bet relates,
and receive a refund of the bet if the amount of the bet was less than $200.
(4) If the bet in
respect of which a ticket was issued is one which cannot be recorded on a
totalisator, or is one for which notices exhibited by RWWA or the racing club
(as required) at the relevant totalisator at the time the ticket is issued are
not in accordance with these regulations, the person to whom the ticket
belongs is entitled to a refund of the amount shown on the ticket.
(4a) Where a ticket is
issued as a result of a wager being made, but the person does not have
sufficient funds to pay for that wager, that ticket may be cancelled
immediately by RWWA or the racing club authorised to operate the totalisator.
(4b) In exceptional
circumstances, including equipment failure or where a ticket is misread
electronically, RWWA, or the racing club authorised to operate the
totalisator, may cancel a ticket at any time before the declaration of
dividends.
(5) Unless
subregulation (1) applies, where a ticket is incomplete as to any of the
particulars required to be shown on the ticket, or if —
(a) in
the case of an on‑course totalisator, any of those particulars are in
the opinion of RWWA ambiguous; or
(b) in
the case of a local on‑course totalisator, any of those particulars are
ambiguous,
the person to whom the
ticket belongs is entitled only to a refund of the amount shown on the ticket.
(6) When a ticket is
presented for the payment of a dividend or refund or for the purpose of
correcting an alleged error, if the ticket has been altered, mutilated or
defaced, the relevant totalisator may reject the ticket and the person to whom
the ticket belongs is not entitled to any dividend or refund in relation to
that ticket.
[Regulation 92 inserted: Gazette
21 Jul 2006 p. 2683‑4; amended: Gazette
10 Oct 2006 p. 4392.]