Regulation-making power
76 Regulation-making power
The Executive may make regulations for this Act.
A regulation may make provision in relation to the following:
the standards to be observed for the conduct of gambling activities;
prohibiting or restricting the offer of inducements;
notices to be displayed about the availability of counselling for financial, social or other problems in relation to gambling;
the inclusion on each betting ticket of—
warnings about gambling; and
contact details of gambling counselling services.
Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions (see pt 7)
column 1 item column 2 section column 3 decision column 4 entity
1
11 (1) (b) refuse to issue licence applicant
2
16 put condition on licence licensee
3
18 (5) (b) amend licence in other way licensee
4
18 (5) (c) refuse to amend licence licensee
5
44 (2) immediately suspend licence licensee
6
50 take disciplinary action licensee
7
51 suspend or cancel licence licensee
8
70 (4) (b) refuse to approve rules licensee
9
70 (4) (c) direct a change to rules licensee
10
71 (4) (b) refuse to approve change to rules licensee
11
71 (4) (c), (d) or (e) direct a change to rules or date licensee
12
71 (6) direct a change to rules licensee
Dictionary (see s 3)
The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
ACAT
ACT
body
corporation
found guilty
gambling and racing commission
individual
Minister (see s 162)
notifiable instrument (see s 10)
penalty unit (see s 133)
person (see s 160)
police officer.
bet means any stake, pledge or wager in money between a person and the licensee on any event or contingency relating to—
a race; or
a computer simulated racing event; or
a sports bookmaking event.
betting includes the negotiation, acceptance and distribution of money in connection with bets and the settling of bets.
commission means the gambling and racing commission.
computer simulated racing event means a computer simulated horse race, harness race or greyhound race.
Control Act means the Gambling and Racing Control Act 1999.
disciplinary action, for division 6.3 (Disciplinary action against licensee)—see section 47.
disciplinary notice, for division 6.3 (Disciplinary action against licensee)—see section 49.
eligible person—
for a corporation—see section 24; and
for an individual—see section 25.
executive officer, of a corporation (including of a licensee), means a person, by whatever name called and whether or not the person is a director of the corporation, who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation’s management.
ground for disciplinary action, for division 6.3 (Disciplinary action against licensee)—see section 46.
licence means—
a licence issued, or taken to be issued, under section 11; or
a temporary licence.
off-course totalisator means a totalisator that is not an on-course totalisator.
on-course totalisator means a totalisator that enables a person to place a bet only if—
the bet is in relation to a race; and
the race is held on a racecourse; and
the person is at the racecourse.
race means—
any of the following, whether conducted within or outside the ACT:
a thoroughbred race;
a harness race; or
a greyhound race conducted outside the ACT; or
a race of a kind prescribed by regulation.
racecourse means land, whether in or outside the ACT, that is used for races and to which admission is obtainable by payment of money, by ticket or otherwise.
rectification direction, for division 6.3 (Disciplinary action against licensee)—see section 52.
reviewable decision, for part 7 (Notification and review of decisions)—see section 65.
rules for sports bookmaking—see the Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001, dictionary.
sports bookmaking event—see the Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001, dictionary.
temporary licence means a temporary licence issued under section 53.
totalisator—see section 6.
totalisator betting means betting on a totalisator operated by a licensee in relation to an event (whether conducted in the ACT or elsewhere) that is—
a race; or
a computer simulated racing event; or
a sports bookmaking event.
totalisator equipment—see section 6.
totalisator rules means the totalisator rules approved under section 70, as changed from time to time under section 71.
totalisator system—see section 6.
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