Tribunal members eligibility requirement—Act, sch 1, s 1.1 (4)

In force

(1)

A person is not eligible to be a member of the tribunal if the person is registered with, or licensed by, an external greyhound racing body other than as the owner of a dog.

(2)

In this section:

external greyhound racing body means a body in another jurisdiction, within or outside Australia, that performs functions relating to the administration and control of greyhound racing.

Dictionary

(see s 3)

Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.

Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

 entity

 external territory

 person

 State.

Note 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Racing Act 1999 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For example, the following terms are defined in the Racing Act 1999, dict:

 betting exchange

 controlling body

 harness club

 racing club

 rules of harness racing

 rules of thoroughbred racing

 tribunal.

approval holder means a licensed wagering operator who has an approval to use race field information.

bet back means a bet by a bookmaker on 1 or more runners in a race if the bet is made to offset, completely or partly, the bookmaker’s liability for bets made with the bookmaker on the race.

bets held on races conducted in the ACT, by a licensed wagering operator—

(a)

means—

(i)

all bets and wagers accepted by the operator for any race conducted in the ACT whether or not the actual amount owing has been paid; and

(ii)

the aggregate of all bets or wagers placed by the operator’s customers on a betting exchange for any race conducted in the ACT; but

Note Aggregate bets on a betting exchange, is the backer’s side of wagers made by the licensed wagering operator’s customers through the operation of the betting exchange, whether or not the betting exchange is a party to the wagering contract.

(b)

does not include—

(i)

free or complimentary bets taken for a race conducted in the ACT; or

(ii)

multi-leg bets that include at least 1 race conducted outside the ACT.

bets paid, in relation to a licensed wagering operator—

(a)

means all bets and wagers paid or settled by the operator for any race conducted in the ACT; but

(b)

does not include—

(i)

payments made by the operator on any free or complimentary bets that were accepted; or

(ii)

payments made by the operator on multi-leg bets that include at least 1 race conducted outside the ACT; or

(iii)

unclaimed bets or dividends of the operator.

defined entity means any of the following:

(a)

Greyhounds Australasia Ltd (ACN 106 879 903);

(b)

Harness Racing Australia Incorporated;

(c)

Racing Australia Limited (ACN 105 994 330);

(d)

the harness club;

(e)

the racing club;

(f)

the tribunal;

(g)

another entity that controls, supervises or regulates racing in the ACT, a State or external territory.

external greyhound racing legislation or rules means—

(a)

legislation relating to greyhound racing in another jurisdiction, within or outside Australia; or

(b)

rules of racing or betting relating to greyhound racing in another jurisdiction, within or outside Australia.

rule of racing or betting includes a rule from the rules of—

(a)

harness racing; or

(b)

thoroughbred racing.

wagering turnover, of a licensed wagering operator, for a financial year means—

(a)

the total amount of bets held on races conducted in the ACT; less

(b)

the amount of any bet back on any race conducted in the ACT in the year.

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