Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001

If a backer refers a betting dispute with a bookmaker to the commission, the commission must give a written notice of the referral to the bookmaker, unless the commission rejects the referral under subsection (2) or section 58 (3) (Backer to give information about disputed bet).

If a backer refers the dispute to the commission later than 28 days after completion of the event on which the bet was made, the commission must reject the referral by a written notice to the backer that states the reason for the rejection.

However, the commission may accept the referral out of time if there are exceptional circumstances that, in the commission’s opinion, excuse the delay in referring the dispute to the commission.

Note Under pt 10 (Notification and review of decisions), a decision not to accept a referral out of time may, on application, be reconsidered by the commission and reviewed by the ACAT.