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Schedule 1 Dictionary
section 5
accepted representations, for chapter 2, see section 76(2).
Act document, for chapter 5, part 1, division 1, see section 148.
advertising notice see section 48(2)(a).
affected by bankruptcy action, in relation to an individual, means the individual is insolvent under administration.
animal welfare offence means an animal welfare offence under the Racing Integrity Act.
application code, in relation to an approval application, means the proposed code of racing stated in the application.
approval, in relation to an approval applicant, means the Minister’s approval of the approval applicant.
approval applicant means the applicant named in an approval application as the applicant.
approval application means an application under section 45(1) for approval of a corporation as the control body for an application code.
approval effect day, in relation to a control body, means the day stated in the Minister’s approval as the day on which the approval takes effect.
approved control body means a corporation given a Minister’s approval.
approved form means a form approved under section 164.
assessment report means a report under section 53(2) or 54(3) about an approval application or approval applications.
at, a place, includes in and on the place.
background document, for chapter 5, part 1, division 1, see section 148.
betting exchange, for chapter 3, part 6, see section 132.
betting meeting means a meeting held by a licensed club at a licensed venue under the control of a control body, but at which no race is held.
board means the Racing Queensland Board established under section 6.
board code of racing see section 7.
bookmaking means the business of receiving or negotiating bets and includes the settlement of bets.
business address, of a control body, means the business address of the control body as stated in its approval.
business associate—
means—
for an approval application—a person whom the chief executive believes will, if the approval applicant is approved as a control body, be associated with the ownership or management of the operations of the control body; or
for a corporation approved as a control body—a person whom the chief executive believes is associated with the ownership or management of the operations of the corporation as a control body; and
includes, for any other corporation—an executive officer of the corporation.
chairperson means the chairperson of the board.
chief executive officer means the chief executive officer of the board.
closure date see section 49(2).
club means either of the following that has, as part of its objects, the object of promoting animal racing of a particular breed or type of animal—
a corporation registered under the Corporations Act;
an incorporated association under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981.
code of racing means any of the following—
thoroughbred racing;
harness racing;
greyhound racing;
another code of racing stated in a Minister’s approval.
commission means the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission established under the Racing Integrity Act.
confidential information, for chapter 5, part 1, division 1, see section 148.
control body means—
an approved control body; or
the board.
control body direction see section 82(3).
control body form means a form approved by a control body for its code of racing.
control body officer, for chapter 5, part 1, division 1, see section 148.
conviction, of an offence, means being found guilty of the offence, on a plea of guilty or otherwise, whether or not a conviction is recorded.
copy, for chapter 5, part 1, division 1, see section 148.
court, for chapter 5, part 1, division 1, see section 148.
criminal history, of a person, means the person’s criminal history within the meaning of the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986, and—
despite section 6 of that Act, includes a conviction of the person to which the section applies; and
despite section 5 of that Act, includes a charge made against the person for an offence.
criminal organisation...
deal with, an asset, for chapter 3, part 5, division 4, see section 127.
decision-maker, for an original decision, see section 141(2).
deputy chairperson means the deputy chairperson of the board.
disciplinary action, relating to a Minister’s approval or licence, means 1 or more of the following—
cancelling the approval or licence;
suspending the approval or licence for a stated period;
varying the approval or licence in either of the following ways, except if the variation is made as the result of an application of the control body or licence holder—
changing a condition stated in the approval or licence to which it is subject;
stating a new condition to which the approval or licence is to be subject.
dispose, for chapter 3, part 5, division 4, see section 127.
disqualifying conviction means either of the following—
a conviction, whether or not a spent conviction, for an offence against—
this Act, the Racing Integrity Act or the repealed Act; or
a law of another State, that is prescribed by regulation as a law about racing or betting;
a conviction for an indictable offence against another Act or law, other than an irrelevant spent conviction.
document or information request, for chapter 3, part 6, see section 136.
eligible corporation means a corporation that—
is registered under the Corporations Act; and
has a constitution under the Corporations Act that, at all times, requires—
at least 3 directors; and
the persons appointed or employed as executive officers of the corporation to be eligible individuals; and
has not, at any time, had a licence cancelled under this Act or the Racing Integrity Act.
eligible individual means a person who—
is not affected by bankruptcy action; and
does not have a disqualifying conviction; and
is not subject to an exclusion action; and
is not licensed by, or is not an executive officer of a corporation that is licensed by, the commission; and
is not a member of a committee, or an employee, of a licensed club; and
is not disqualified from managing corporations, under the Corporations Act, part 2D.6; and
has not, at any time, had a licence cancelled under this Act or the Racing Integrity Act.
exclusion action, relating to a person, means—
for an action taken by a control body against the person—naming the person on a list that—
is kept under the control body’s rules of racing and identifies persons whose entitlements under the rules are forfeited; and
is, from time to time, published in the control body’s racing calendar; or
for an action taken by the commission against the person—warning off the person from entering, or remaining at, a licensed venue, or other place at which trials are or are to be conducted, when the licensed venue or place is being used for a control body’s code of racing.
executive associate means—
for an approval application—an executive officer of a corporation, a partner, a trustee, or another person stated by the chief executive, whom the chief executive believes will, if the approval applicant is approved as a control body, be associated with the ownership or management of the operations of the control body; or
for a corporation approved as a control body—an executive officer of the corporation, a partner, a trustee, or another person stated by the chief executive, whom the chief executive believes is associated with the ownership or management of the operations of the corporation as a control body.
executive officer means—
of a corporation—a person who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation’s management, whether or not the person is a director of the corporation or the person’s position is given the name of executive officer; or
of the board—a member, the chief executive officer or another person who is concerned with, or takes part in, the board’s management.
exercise control, by the commission at a licensed venue, see the Racing Integrity Act.
forge, for chapter 5, part 1, division 1, see section 148.
holding company, in relation to a body corporate, see the Corporations Act, section 9.
identified participant...
indictable offence includes an indictable offence dealt with summarily.
information notice, about a decision, means a notice stating the following—
the decision;
the date of the decision;
the date the decision takes effect;
the reasons for the decision;
for a decision that is an original decision—how a person to whom the notice is given may apply for an internal review of the decision within 14 days after the person receives the notice.
interested person, for an original decision, see section 142.
internal review application means an application under section 144 for an internal review of an original decision.
internal review decision see section 146(1)(b).
licence means—
a licence under the Racing Integrity Act in relation to—
an animal that is suitable for racing in a code of racing; or
a person who is suitable to be a participant in a code of racing, including, for example, as the owner of an animal or as a racing bookmaker, racing bookmaker’s clerk, rider, stable supervisor, stablehand or trainer; or
a licence under this Act in relation to—
a club that is suitable to be licensed for a code of racing; or
a venue that is suitable for race meetings for a code of racing.
licence holder means—
for an animal or place—the person stated in the licence as the holder of the licence; or
otherwise—the person who is licensed.
licensed means—
for a club or venue—licensed by a control body under this Act; or
otherwise—licensed by the commission under the Racing Integrity Act.
licensed animal means—
an animal that is licensed by the commission for a code of racing; or
an animal that a person presents at a licensed venue, another place where a trial for licensed animals is or is to be held or any other place, as if the animal were a licensed animal.
licensed club means a club licensed by a control body to hold race meetings for its code of racing.
licensed venue means a place licensed by a control body as a place at which a race meeting may be held by a licensed club for its code of racing.
licensed wagering operator, for chapter 3, part 6, see section 131.
manage—
in relation to a code of racing or application code in an approval application, includes—
regulating activities associated with the code or application code; and
prohibiting some activities, or aspects of an activity, associated with the code or application code; or
in relation to a licensed venue by a control body, means the control body that licensed the venue has included the contest, contingency, event or race meeting to be held at the venue in the control body’s racing calendar.
member see section 14(1).
Ministerial direction means a direction given by the Minister to—
the board under section 44; or
an approved control body under section 71.
Minister’s approval means an approval as a control body given by the Minister to an approval applicant under section 61.
money includes—
bank notes, coins, bank drafts, marketable securities, cheques and other orders, warrants, authorities or requests for the payment of money; and
an acknowledgement, note or other thing purporting or intended to entitle the bearer or another person to money or money’s worth.
non-industry member...
non-proprietary club means a club with a constitution that does both of the following—
provides for the application of all of the club’s profits and other income to the promotion of the club’s objects;
prohibits the payment of dividends to the members of the club.
non-proprietary entity, for chapter 3, part 5, division 4, see section 127.
notice means a written notice.
objector see section 50(1).
operational plan means a control body’s operational plan under chapter 2, part 3, division 5.
original decision see section 141(1).
participant means a person involved with a code of racing, other than—
a club; or
a person who participates merely by doing either or both of the following—
attending a race meeting;
placing a bet with a racing bookmaker, within the meaning of the Racing Integrity Act, at a race meeting.
place includes land and premises.
police commissioner...
policy means a policy made by a control body for its code of racing under chapter 3, part 2.
premises includes—
a building or structure, or part of a building or structure, of any type; and
a group of buildings or structures, or part of a group of buildings or structures, of any type.
principal racing authority, for chapter 3, part 6, see section 131.
proposed action, for chapter 2, see section 75(2)(a).
Queensland race information, for chapter 3, part 6, see section 131.
race means a contest, contingency or event managed by a control body in which 2 or more licensed animals compete against each other for the purpose of providing a contest, contingency or event on which bets may be made.
race information authority, for chapter 3, part 6, see section 131.
race meeting means—
a meeting for conducting racing of licensed animals; or
a betting meeting.
racing calendar see section 84(1).
racing-industry member...
Racing Integrity Act means the Racing Integrity Act 2016.
regulation condition see section 66(1).
relevant control body, for chapter 3, part 5, division 4, see section 127.
repealed Act means the Racing and Betting Act 1980.
review notice see section 146(1)(c).
rider, of an animal, includes—
the driver of the animal; and
the jockey for the animal.
rules of racing means the rules of racing, as in force from time to time, of a control body for its code of racing, as required under section 111(1).
show cause notice—
for chapter 2, part 2, division 8—see section 75(1); or
for chapter 3, part 4—see section 116(1).
show cause period—
for chapter 2, part 2, division 8—see section 75(2)(g); or
for chapter 3, part 4—see section 116(2)(e).
spent conviction...
staff, in relation to a control body, means persons employed by the control body in any capacity.
strategic plan means a control body’s strategic plan under chapter 2, part 3, division 5.
substantial holding see the Corporations Act, section 9.
totalisator, for chapter 3, part 6, see section 131.
trial means a contest, contingency or event managed by a control body, and controlled by the commission, for testing or training licensed animals, but is not a contest, contingency or event on which bets may be made.
UBET means UBET Qld Limited ACN 085 691 738.
unsuitable corporation...
venue includes a track.
wagering monitoring system, for chapter 3, part 6, see section 131.
wagering operator, for chapter 3, part 6, see section 131.
welfare, of an animal, means issues about the health, safety or wellbeing of the animal.
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