Totalizator Act 1997

The Minister is authorised, on behalf of the Crown in right of the State, to accept the offer made by TAB Limited in the tabled copy of the deed poll to enter into the deed entitled “NSW Exclusivity Deed” set out in Attachment 1 to that deed poll.

The tabled copy of the deed poll is the copy of the deed poll executed by TAB Limited on 19 June 2013 as tabled, by or on behalf of the Minister introducing the Bill for the Totalizator Amendment (Exclusivity) Act 2013, in the Legislative Assembly on the day that the Bill was introduced.

If and when the NSW Exclusivity Deed comes into force, the exclusivity period referred to in section 11 is taken for the purposes of this Act (including for the purposes of any provision of a licence that refers to the exclusivity period) to have been extended to include an additional 20-year period—

commencing at the beginning of 23 June 2013, and

ending at 12.00 am on 23 June 2033.

However, subsection (3) ceases to have effect if the NSW Exclusivity Deed is terminated before 23 June 2033 in accordance with clause 5.1 of the Deed and, on such a termination, the exclusivity period referred to in section 11 is taken to have ended for the purposes of this Act (including for the purposes of any provision of a licence that refers to the exclusivity period).

For the avoidance of doubt, it is declared that—

the Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing was authorised, on behalf of the Crown in right of the State, to conduct negotiations with TAB Limited concerning the extension of the exclusivity period referred to in section 11 (including in relation to the consideration payable to the Crown for any such extension), and

the tabling of the tabled copy of the deed poll as provided by this section does not abrogate, limit or otherwise affect any right or liability of any person arising under or in relation to the deed poll or the NSW Exclusivity Deed after it comes into force, and

except as provided by subsection (4), nothing in section 107 (No right to compensation for cancellation etc) abrogates, limits or otherwise affects any claim or any other action by TAB Limited against the Crown in right of the State under the NSW Exclusivity Deed after it comes into force.

This section has effect despite anything to the contrary in this Act or any other law.